Sharifa Murdock has been a fashion mogul in the making since she was a young girl growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y. Now, the CEO of ENVSN and Chief of People and Culture at KITH, Murdock is sharing her story with BET.com to help other young creatives not only thrive but …
Read More »Bobby Brown Breaks His Silence On Son’s Death
Bobby Brown Jr. passed away last November, and now his father Bobby Brown is opening up about it for the first time. In a preview clip from the new episode of Red Table Talk, the legendary singer told hosts Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield-Norris and Willow Smith that his son’s …
Read More »Sheryl Underwood Speaks On ‘Healing’ After Sharon Osbourne’s Exit From ‘The Talk’
Who better to welcome The Talk viewers back from the show’s controversial hiatus than the co-host who got into the heated race debate with former host Sharon Osbourne. Sheryl Underwood kicked off the daytime talk show’s return to the airwaves on Monday, after almost one month of being off-air pending …
Read More »‘Police Officers Don’t Have to Fight Fair’: Defense Attempts to Frame Derek Chauvin’s Actions as ‘Reasonable’ During Day 12 of Trial
Barry Brodd, a use of force expert testifies as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides, Tuesday, April 13, 2021Image: Court TV-Pool (AP) The twelfth day of the trial of Derek Chauvin saw the defense begin to argue its case that the former Minneapolis Police officer was not responsible for the …
Read More »Seeing America’s Wilderness for What It Is
Illustrations by Sarah Biscarra Dilley This article is part of a new series called “Who Owns America’s Wilderness?” America’s first national park is only 15 years younger than The Atlantic, and at this magazine we have long told ourselves that our histories are intertwined. That John Muir made …
Read More »Opinion: Caron Nazario’s Police Stop Reveals A Low Bar
“Well, at least they didn’t kill him.” This is what it’s come to when we hear or read news stories about interactions between Black folks and police officers in America. It came out of my mouth almost reflexively when I first read about the story of Caron Nazario, a U.S. …
Read More »Pinterest Launches $500K Creator Fund to Create A More Inclusive Social Media Experience
Pinterest has paid attention to user feedback and is working to provide a safer, positive, and more inclusive social media experience for its users. The image-sharing platform held an event on Wednesday, April 7 where Pinterest announced its new update plans and the launch of a $500,000 Creator Fund to …
Read More »Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Teases Bid For President
Can you smell what The Rock is cooking? Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson may be brewing up a bid for the White House after an impressive number of voters would support the Hollywood heavyweight as president. New York Daily News reports Pipslay, a global full-service research operations company, surveyed over 30,000 …
Read More »Barack Obama Calls for Full and Transparent Investigation Into Daunte Wright Shooting, While Biden Talks Tough to Looters
Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty Images) Black America’s president for life, Barack Obama, took to Twitter to call for a “a full and transparent investigation” into the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright and for America to “reimagine policing,” which in layman terms means to stop shooting unarmed Black people. “Our …
Read More »Lala Anthony's Mentorship Moments Presented by Mountain Dew
Entrepreneur, entertainer and host Lala Anthony shares valuable business advice with the finalists of the Mountain Dew Real Change Opportunity Fund Pitch Competition. Source link
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