Kevin Boseman, Chadwick Boseman’s older brother, is congratulating the late actor with his first posthumous award nomination for his role in the Netflix original film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Heading to his Instagram on Saturday (Nov. 15) Kevin gave a special shout out to his baby brother who lost his …
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It’s scary how easy it is for hackers to pry into your personal information. Something as innocent as connecting to a public Wi-Fi network opens the doors to countless security threats that can result in your identity being stolen. No free network, whether it’s at an airport, a public library, …
Read More »'Birthday Sex' Singer Jeremih Hospitalized in ICU With COVID-19
Photo: Leon Bennett (Getty Images) Despite how much we may want it to be over, COVID-19 is not through with us. The latest indication of this is the saddening news that Jeremih, the 33-year-old singer-songwriter from Chicago who broke onto music the scene in 2009 with his massively successful track …
Read More »‘No One Is Listening to Us’
Nurses and doctors are also falling sick themselves. “The winter is traditionally a very stressful time in health care, and everyone gets taken down at some point,” says Saskia Popescu, an infection preventionist at George Mason University, who is based in Arizona. The third COVID-19 surge has intensified this seasonal …
Read More »Report: Jeremih Hospitalized With COVID-19
Jeremih is reportedly fighting for his life against the coronavirus. According to TMZ, sources close to the R&B singer say he’s being treated at a hospital for COVID-19. While it’s unclear how long he’s been admitted or when he got the virus, the source says Jeremih’s condition is getting progressively …
Read More »Student Who Took 21 AP Courses Becomes the First Black Male Valedictorian at His High School
Rawlin Lee Tate Jr., an 18-year old teen from Georgia, has made history as the first Black male valedictorian in his high school. More than that, he has secured $1.3 million in college scholarships. In a now-viral tweet, Tate shared his list of academic accomplishments which included having a 4.7 …
Read More »Newly Released Video Footage Shows Black Veteran Died After Police Hooded Him and Left Him in a Florida Jail Cell
Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) The injustices that led to the creation of the Black Lives Matter movement and this year drove hundreds of people to march in pain and protest against the police’s inhumane treatment of Black Americans, are littered across the this country. The latest development in the story of …
Read More »Whitewashing the Great Depression
In one sense, the lack of diversity in classic FSA photographs comes as little surprise: The country was roughly 90 percent white during the Depression, and the FSA represented Black people in proportion to their share of the population. Yet overall representation is surely only part of the story, given …
Read More »Boosie Badazz Shot In Dallas: Report
Boosie Badazz was reportedly shot in the Dallas, Texas area on Saturday (November 14), just days after the shooting death of his friend and collaborator Mo3. According to TMZ, Boosie was shot in the leg. RELATED: Dallas Rapper MO3 Killed In Highway Shootout The rapper was spotted at an area …
Read More »Byron Allen Discusses His Upbringing, Being A Media Mogul And His Future With Black Enterprise
Media Mogul Byron Allen sat down for a virtual chat with Black Enterprise President and CEO Earl “Butch” Graves Jr. for the opening remarks of day two of the 2020 Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Summit. The two men discussed Allen’s childhood, his career, how he became a media giant, and his plans …
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