After her historic election victory in November, Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush was nominated to serve on the House Judiciary Committee. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the announcement on Friday (December 28).  Bush, a 44-year-old single mother of two, defeated Republican Anthony Rogers …

The COVID-19 pandemic has put a lot of Americans out of work or into struggle mode to keep afloat during the economic downturn. After seeing a woman get assaulted while on the job during a trip to a local McDonald’s in Atlanta, Georgia, one young woman decided to help out …

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As 2020 comes to a close and we look ahead to 2021, former President Barack Obama has dropped his favorite songs that got him through the unprecedented year.  In an all-new playlist curated for Spotify, he shared 29 of his top tracks on Twitter on Saturday (Dec. 19). The list …

The dean of the Morehouse School of Medicine  took her first shot of the coronavirus vaccine Friday morning (Dec. 18).  Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice is hoping she can convince more Black people that the vaccine is safe to take, despite widespread skepticism in the African American community. “There are Black …

It has been a month since the cast of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunion special aired on HBO Max for its 30th anniversary. And now Will Smith is sharing everything viewers didn’t see in a seven-minute video.  Smith posted a video on his YouTube channel on Thursday (Dec. 17), …

The Rochester police chief who was fired after the death of Daniel Prude alleged Friday that the city’s mayor pressured him to lie about the incident. La’Ron Singletary was fired in September by Mayor Lovely Warren after announcing he would retire. In a claim of notice, according to NBC News, Singletary …

Emmy and Tony-winning actress Cicely Tyson celebrated her 96th birthday on Saturday (Dec. 19), receiving a groundswell of warm wishes from her fellow Black Hollywood actors.  The Harlem-native is known for her performances in Sounder, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, and more. Tyson’s career dates back to the early …

TV/Radio news anchor with prompter and microphone.Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) JUST IN: The Root is in final talks to acquire NBC in an unprecedented deal. NBC, which stands for Niggas Be Cappin’, will officially merge into The Root’s mega-media conglomerate on Dec. 21, 2020 at approximately 12 p.m. CPT, known as …

A lawsuit between Vanessa Bryant and her mother, Sofia Laine, has taken another turn. And Laine has responded to her daughter’s latest claim that she did not serve as a nanny to her grandchildren.  Bryant has been in a heated back and forth with her mom since the sudden deaths …