People look at the 1921 Black Wall Street Memorial on the 100 year anniversary of the Greenwood massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 31, 2021Photo: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP (Getty Images) Forensic researchers in Tulsa have discovered 35 unmarked coffins from a mass grave that may be connected to the 1921 Tulsa …

The 21st annual BET awards returned Sunday, June 27 with a theme that focused on the “Year of the Black Woman.” Award-winning actress and producer Taraji P. Henson hosted the ceremony from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, where a live audience attended the nearly four hour show. “Celebrating Black women isn’t a …

Cardi B dropped jaws when she appeared onstage at the BET Awards 2021 with her baby bump on full display! The surprise moment came as she performed with Migos, which included her doting husband Offset! See the jaw-dropping moment below!  Congratulations to the growing family! This makes baby no. 2 for …

Simone Biles has secured her spot on Team USA for the Tokyo Olympic games. On Sunday night, the six female gymnasts selected to represent the United States were announced.  A four-person team and two individual competitors were chosen based on the International Gymnastics Federation’s (FIG) decision to reduce Olympic gymnastics …

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 06: Congressman John Lewis(L) speaks along with other freedom riders during the premiere of “Freedom Riders” to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original Freedom Rides at The Newseum on May 6, 2011 in Washington, DC. Photo: Kris Connor (Getty Images) Sixty years after the Freedom …

Since 2012, most of the humans on Earth have been given a nearly annual reminder that there are entire nations of people who are measurably happier than they are. This uplifting yearly notification is known as the World Happiness Report. With the release of each report, which is published by …

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors in Iowa City, Iowa, on June 24 (Thursday) voted unanimously to change the county’s name from that of a slave owner to that of a Black professor, a pioneer in education. The county is now named in honor of Lulu Merle Johnson. It was …

Gabby Thomas is making headlines for winning the women’s 200 meter dash during Saturday’s U.S. Olympic trials. She clocked in at 21.61 seconds, making her the second fastest runner of all-time, NBC Sports reported. The 24-year-old athlete ranks right behind world-record holder Florence Griffith-Joyner. Her record run of 21.34 seconds …

Gabby Thomas celebrates after winning the final in the women’s 200-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Eugene, Ore.Photo: Chris Carlson (AP) Remember the name Gabby Thomas when the Tokyo Olympics come ‘round next month. Thomas won the women’s 200-meter dash during …

It’s been three years since Red Table Talk aired its first episode on Facebook Watch. Now the co-hosts of the wildly popular series, Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, and Adrienne Banfield-Norris, are getting their well-deserved flowers.  According to PEOPLE, the show was awarded a Daytime Emmy in the Outstanding Informative Talk …