Torrei Hart and Kevin Hart divorced each other in 2011, but Torrei has no plans to give up her ex-husband’s last name. “That’s something that people always ask me, and I’m like: That’s my name — get over it!” Torrei told Toofab.com on Oct. 12 while leaving LAX. “They’re gonna …
Read More »Penn State Student Found In Landfill After Deadly Plunge Down A Trash Chute
Nineteen-year-old Penn State sophomore Justine Gross was found dead in a landfill last week, just hours after her mother had been alerted that she was missing. According to the New York Post, police in State College, Pa. are investigating Gross’ death as an accident. A man believed to be a …
Read More »President Biden Issues Statement Commemorating Transgender Day of Remembrance
Photo: Sumy Sundrani (Getty Images) Although President Biden often voices questionable statements, here’s one we can get behind. This Saturday, Biden honored Transgender Day of Remembrance with an official statement to commemorate the lives of transgender people lost to violence this year within the United States and beyond. “This year, …
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In December 1999, Naomi Harris turned down a job offer, left her apartment in New York, and checked into the Haddon Hall Hotel, in Miami Beach. She was 26. She wanted to be a photographer. The hotel was a year-round home for some and a seasonal residence for others—snowbirds, mostly …
Read More »2021 'Soul Train Awards' Will Be At The World-Famous Apollo
After breaking records for its 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards, on Monday (Oct. 18) BET announced today (Oct. 18) that the 2021 Soul Train Awards will be held for the first-time ever at the World-Famous Apollo in Harlem, New York. The award show, now in its 33rd year, will commemorate …
Read More »Delta Sigma Theta Welcomes Joy-Ann Reid, Ledisi, Abby Phillip Among 2021 Honorary Members
On day two of its 55th National Convention, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. released its list of 2021 Honorary Members, which includes journalists Joy-Ann Reid and Abby Phillip, and singer Ledisi. The complete list of honorary sorors, revealed via the organization’s Instagram page on Saturday morning, also includes former Navy …
Read More »Young Dolph's Partner, Mia Jaye, Refocuses 'Black Men Deserve To Grow Old Campaign' Following Rapper's Death
Young Dolph performs onstage at night three of the STAPLES Center Concert, sponsored by Sprite, during the 2017 BET Experience at Staples Center on June 24, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Bennett Raglin (Getty Images) “How am I going to tell my babies that daddy is never coming home?” …
Read More »<em>Tick, Tick … Boom</em> Is Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Best Work Since <em>Hamilton</em>
Jonathan Larson is someone who writes like he is running out of time. That’s the underlying message of “30/90,” the first song in his original musical Tick, Tick … Boom and an energized ballad about the theatrical composer’s worries that he hasn’t accomplished enough—at the age of 30. As he …
Read More »Ahmaud Arbery Mother’s Speaks Out As Murder Trial Begins
Jury selection begins Monday for the three Georgia men accused in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, more than a year and a half after he was shot dead while jogging through a neighborhood near his home. Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, has long maintained that her son was targeted and killed …
Read More »Triller Introduces Jean-Michel Basquiat HBCU Tour Exhibit and Historic First-Ever Live NFT Auction of Rare Photos
Triller x The Bishop Gallery will present the “Our Friend, Jean: HBCU Tour.” The exhibition will embark on a tour to eight HBCU (Historically Black Colleges/Universities) schools. According to a press release shared with BLACK ENTERPRISE, the tour will kick off in early 2022 and land in eight cities, where Alexis …
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