by Sharelle Burt April 5, 2024 The next solar eclipse, which can be viewed in the U.S., won’t be until 2044. A group of inmates in New York will be able to marvel at the eclipse like the rest of the nation after winning a lawsuit against the New York …
Read More »First Patient With Transplanted Pig Kidney Discharged From Hospital, And He’s Black
by Rafael Pena April 5, 2024 On April 3, Richard Slayman, 62, became the first patient to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig. According to The New York Times, a groundbreaking moment for medical science happened on April 3, when Richard Slayman, 62, became the first patient to …
Read More »‘Tis The Season’ For Mega Music Festivals That Are Black AF
by Ahsan Washington April 5, 2024 Nowadays, music festivals are serving up more than just food and music. As the weather heats up, so do outdoor music festivals. The spring and summer seasons are ideal for music lovers and concertgoers to kick it in the elements with a community of …
Read More »Black Woman Goes Viral For Alarming Outburst On Spirit Airlines Flight
Screenshot: TikTok Though we have become somewhat accustomed to Karens having outbursts in public being caught on camera, a Black woman has gone viral for having an alarming meltdown on a Spirit Airlines flight. This Juneteenth We Revisit The Anderson .Paak BLM Track “Lockdown” The footage, which is from March …
Read More »Sister to Sister: Two Black women writers talk loving and leaving Islam
“Are you participating in Ramadan this year?” This is the question my sister and I often ask each other, even when we already know the answer. It is a question I wish neither to answer nor be asked. It reminds me that I am only Muslim by word and by …
Read More »The Reintroduction of Dev Patel
In Monkey Man, the actor and filmmaker channels his persistent irritations about Hollywood into a stylish thriller. Universal Pictures April 5, 2024, 11:20 AM ET As an actor, Dev Patel has tended to play bighearted softies in rousing crowd-pleasers. Though he’s occasionally ventured beyond such territory—see his brooding, magnetic work …
Read More »High School Tennis Player Sues SC School District For Racial Discrimination After Allegedly Being Used As ‘Target Practice’
by Sharelle Burt April 5, 2024 So glad this student spoke up! Horry County Schools in South Carolina has a lawsuit on their hands as a Black high school student is accusing them of racial discrimination. Court documents reveal that Crystal Dozier filed the lawsuit on Mar. 16 on behalf …
Read More »7 Healthy Tips For The Impulsive And Impatient
by BlackEnterprise.com April 5, 2024 Originally Published Oct. 14, 2012. One of the things I find most mystifying about the holiday season is why people want to waitpeople rushing around completing last minute tasks. See, I’m impatient. And impulsive. The two traits combined have resulted in many a comical life …
Read More »Saturday Night Live’s Joke About Biden’s Black Support Falls Flat With Audience
by Daniel Johnson April 4, 2024 Michael Che looked like he was taken aback at the audience’s lukewarm response, remarking at one point that he thought they should read the polls. Saturday Night Live attempted to make a joke about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, tying the disintegrated …
Read More »Kim Fields Shares the Details of a Kiss With Her Teen Crush
Photo: Disney/Randy Holmes (Getty Images) Growing up on television, Kim Fields has had much of her life play out in public, including the guys she’s kissed – something she shared during a recent appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” The Upshaws Are Back & So Is Tracy Morgan On The Stand …
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