To successfully elevate and retain Black talent in its organizations, corporate America must adopt an “equity mindset” that goes beyond the “false narrative” of the pipeline problem – one of many provocative concepts to emerge from BE’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Virtual Summit, which goes online Wednesday, June 23. Presented …

Screenshot: KMOV Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple who felt the need to point their guns at a group of protesters who weren’t even bothering them last summer, plead guilty to misdemeanor assault and harassment charges and have lost the guns they used in the incident. According to …

First Peabody for The Atlantic awarded for narrative podcast about New Orleans after the flood The Atlantic’s narrative podcast Floodlines has won a 2021 Peabody Award. The eight-part series, hosted by senior editor Vann R. Newkirk II and executive produced by Katherine Wells, reported on New Orleans after its 2005 …

Nick Cannon confirmed on Father’s Day (June 20) that he’s expecting a baby boy with model Alyssa Scott, People reported. The couple appeared in a photo posted on Scott’s Instagram Story. It shows a shirtless Cannon holding her baby bump. “Celebrating you today,” she wrote to Cannon, Their son will …

Reuters – Siding with student-athletes, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the organization’s bid to maintain limits on education-related compensation for them that critics have said help maintain the fiction of amateurism in college sports. The High Court unanimously ruled the …

Tyler Perry and Bishop T.D. Jakes have some big plans for the film director and showrunner’s studio facility in the next few years. According to Deadline, the two have acquired over 130 acres of land adjacent to Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, and are looking to add a new …

Photo: vmargineanu (Shutterstock) On Dec. 22, a Black mother and father lost one of their two children after a New York state trooper rammed the family’s SUV with his patrol car. According to state police officials, the collision occurred when the driver fled after being pulled over, but the driver …

Written by Clayton Gutzmore The joy of fatherhood is a beautiful experience and one to embrace. Watching a dad support their child as they succeed in their endeavors and pursuits is gratifying. An example of that can be seen between Ice Cube and his son O’Shea Jackson during interviews for …

This article was published online on June 21, 2021. In May 2020, Darnella Frazier, a 17-year-old with a smartphone camera, documented the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. Most Americans who watched the video of Floyd begging for his life, as Officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his …

Love & Hip Hop: New York star Mendeecess Harris posted a modeling photo of his 15-year-old son Mendeecees Harris Jr. on Instagram Friday (June 18) and asked fans to share their thoughts. In the photo, Mendeecees looks poised and confident, as he sports an all-white suite. He’s clearly ready to …