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Read More »TLC Postpones Tour Due To T-Boz Health Issues
TLC rescheduled two CrazySexyCool performances in Texas after T-Boz (Tionne Watkins) suffered an allergic reaction at a previous show on the group’s national tour. A Twitter message posted on Oct. 2 alerted ticket holders: “TLC has rescheduled the Saturday, October 2nd show at the Smart Financial Center in Houston, TX …
Read More »Marc Lamont Hill Issues Health Warning After Suffering Mild Heart Attack
Marc Lamont Hill is warning his followers of the dangers that can arise when neglecting your health. The Black News Channel’s Black News Tonight host took to Instagram on Thursday to reveal the health scare he recently experienced after suffering a mild heart attack. “I am home and recovering after …
Read More »Things That Make You Go, Hmmm…: More Black People Have Been Looking for Jobs, But Fewer Black People Have Jobs
Photo: Scott Olson (Getty Images) The more things change, the more they stay the same. A year after the country’s recession due to the COVID-19 pandemic slowed down, America’s economic recovery continues to be unequal in regard to race and ethnicity. Among the millions of unemployed Americans who applied for …
Read More »I Didn’t Know My Mom Was Dying. Then She Was Gone.
The pink notebook my mother kept when she was sick contains 18 entries, most of them shorter than a haiku. The pages list medications and surgeries, the names of family members who sent money, and which body parts hurt and how badly. One entry, from October 1995, reads: “Neck (severe …
Read More »Nick Cannon Takes Lengthy Celibacy Vow
In June, Nick Cannon, became a father for the seventh time, welcomed his son, Zen, with model Alyssa Scott into the world. Weeks earlier, he welcomed twin boys, Zion and Zillion, with Abby De La Rosa. He has children with four different women, with plans to have an even bigger …
Read More »White Journalists Suspended after Wearing Afro Wigs Live on TV for Throwback Segment
Two White journalists working at a local television station wore afros on-air as a part of a “back to the 70’s segment.” According to the Washington Post, the news personalities in Little Rock, Arkansas station KATV came up with the idea as a way to demonstrate that the temperatures were …
Read More »Florida Governor to Haitian Migrants: You’re Not Welcome Here
Protesters join together in front of a USCIS Building to denounce the expulsion of Haitian refugees from Del Rio, Texas, on September 22, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Thousands of mostly Haitian immigrants are in limbo on the U.S. Mexico border at Del Rio, Texas. U.S. immigration authorities have been deporting …
Read More »The Myth That Democracies Bungled the Pandemic
The argument that authoritarian governments outperform democracies in a crisis has found new life during the coronavirus pandemic. The data tell a different story. The Atlantic About the author: Justin Esarey is an associate professor of politics and international affairs at Wake Forest University who specializes in political methodology. The …
Read More »Keshia Knight Pulliam Is Married: See Her Wedding Pics!
The Cosby Show alum Keshia Knight-Pulliam has tied the knot. She revealed on Saturday (Oct. 2) that she married actor Brad James. “Last week my life forever changed… I married my best friend at our home surrounded by family & it was magical!!!” she told her Instagram followers. The …
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