Photo: Prostock-studio (Shutterstock) Ummm…we are now within two weeks of Christmas (and Kwanzaa—and nearly halfway through Hanukkah)—have you locked down your holiday gifts yet? With shipping slower than usual this year, most retailers aren’t guaranteeing holiday delivery on orders placed past the middle of this week, so your options are …

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+ The party is headed down a dangerous road. “In elections going forward, not trying to steal the election will be seen as RINO behavior,” one strategist told Ronald Brownstein. Further reading: How should Biden investigate Trump’s misdeeds once in office? James Fallows, a longtime correspondent for the magazine, has …

Country music legend Charley Pride has died. According to a statement from his publicist provided to RollingStone.com, Pride passed away in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, December 12, due to COVID-19 related complications. Pride was 86.  Known as the first Black man to integrate the nearly all, Southern white genre of country music, Pride’s hits include “Kiss …

According to the Brewer’s Association, Black people only make up 1% of beer brewers within the country. Now, the city of Baltimore is teaming up with Irish brewer Guinness to create a new program to bring more diversity to the beer industry. Visit Baltimore announced its new Diversity Apprenticeship Program …

Photo: Frazer Harrison (Getty Images) Jeremiah “Jerry” Harris, the breakout star from Netflix’s reality TV series Cheer, is now facing additional charges related to child pornography and sexual misconduct with a minor following his initial arrest for similar alleged crimes in September. On Thursday, the U.S. District Court of Northern …

She met Freddy in her third year of high school. Her parents were not for it, because Freddy was older, and they thought she was too young to attach herself. So when she graduated from high school, they made her travel for several months. Freddy was quite despondent; I felt …

Fans anticipating Ashanti and Keyshia Cole square off in a Verzuz battle tonight (December 12) are unfortunately going to have to wait. The hit-to-hit was reportedly cancelled after Ashanti tested positive for the coronavirus. The virtual event was months in the making, which built huge anticipation for millions of fans. …

image: BlackNews.com 0 Jasmine Logan, a 34-year old African American mother from Detroit who was already infected with COVID-19 when she gave birth to twins, has finally awakened from a medically-induced coma after more than 2 weeks. Her husband, Steven Logan, is thankful that Jasmine’s condition seemed to be improving …

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