Updated at 1:35 p.m. ET on August 6, 2021 Each installment of “The Friendship Files” features a conversation between The Atlantic’s Julie Beck and two or more friends, exploring the history and significance of their relationship. This week she talks with Kappa Delta sorority sisters who attended the University of …

If Tuesday’s (Aug 3) Verzuz performance between The LOX and Dipset showed us anything, it’s that the Yonkers squad are not to be played with, as they were overwhelmingly declared victor.   During a recent interview with Shade45’s Sway,’s The LOX’s Sheek Louch pulled back the curtain and disclosed some behind …

Sheriff Lee D. Vance died Wednesday in his Jackson home, almost two weeks after testing positive for COVID-19. AMR responded to a medical emergency at Sherriff Vance’s home on Wednesday morning, according to a statement released by the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office. When the medical response team arrived, Vance was …

Image: Zoka74 (Shutterstock) The list of inconspicuous things Black folks apparently can’t do in this country without someone calling the cops is already miles long. Alas, it keeps growing. NBC News recently spoke to real estate agent Eric Brown, who said he was showing a friend and his 15-year-old son …

Get the adults in your community vaccinated. Allison Zaucha / The New York Times / Redux The number of kids contracting the coronavirus is rising. In the week that ended with July 29, more than 70,000 children got COVID-19, representing nearly a fifth of all cases. Though a vanishingly small …

After four long years of hissy fits and drama, Meghan McCain’s stint on The View has ended. Twitter, especially Black Twitter, is rejoicing. Meghan McCain’s mother, Cindy McCain, President Joe Biden’s selection for ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, made an appearance to say goodbye. Former …

TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States powered to their seventh successive victory in the women’s 4x400m relay on Saturday as Allyson Felix won gold in the event for the fourth time to extend her Olympic medal haul to a remarkable 11. Poland continued their impressive relay form in Tokyo, having …

Comedian Tony Baker’s son Cerain and three others died this week when the car they were riding in was struck by two other vehicles engaged in an apparent street race, police say. According to a press release, on August 3 at around 11:50 p.m. (PT) in Burbank, California, police were …

In this Sept. 27, 2019, file photo, fired Dallas police officer Amber Guyger becomes emotional as she testifies in her murder trial in Dallas. A Texas appeals court has upheld the murder conviction of Guyger, who was sentenced to prison for fatally shooting her neighbor in his home. A panel …

If you didn’t know, Sanaa Lathan doesn’t drink. Her reasoning? Health.   “I stopped drinking about three years ago. Alcohol was not going well with me physically. Just, it was not working anymore,” the 49-year-old actor told PEOPLE. Lathan, who will be starring in the upcoming Netflix series Hit & Run, …