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On Saturday (May 15), Kobe Bryant was posthumously inducted into the 2020 class of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Vanessa Bryant accepted the honor on his behalf and delivered a powerful speech. Vanessa said, “I used to avoid praising my husband in public because I felt like he got …

What once included six African American CEOs in the public restaurant industry has now become zero as leaders work to diversify their executive boards. Former Jamba Juice Chairman, President, and CEO James D. White expressed his disappointment in the steady decline of Black restaurant executives. “It would have been something …

These ain’t it. Image: Take Two Interactive Like clockwork, every April I begin to pay more attention to the NBA as the playoffs get underway. Now this season, I’ve been watching quite a bit more as my Phoenix Suns are finally going off for the first time in a decade, …

On Thursday (May 13), Mtn Dew Rise Energy released its first ad campaign, “The Morning Makes You,” featuring LeBron James. Directed by the legendary F. Gary Gray, the ad shows James doing everything from laundry to salsa dancing.  Mtn Dew Rise Energy, which is available in 16-fl.oz. cans in six …

The wheels of justice sometimes spin in the right direction. Two Black men, half-brothers, who spent several decades in prison due to being wrongfully convicted in the 1983 rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl, have been awarded $75 million. I wrote about the Henry McCollum/Leon Brown case, and the …

Photo: Tony Dejak (AP) The family of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy who was fatally shot by Cleveland police officers in 2014, is campaigning for the Biden administration to reopen the federal investigation into the boy’s death. According to Buzzfeed News, the Rice family is working alongside community organizers to …

Don Lemon asked everyone to “calm down” Friday (May 14) night after he appeared to hint at the end of that evening’s CNN Tonight with Don Lemon broadcast that he’s leaving the network. It turned out that the veteran anchor was teasing a new name for his show. CNN explained …

Despite being established in 1984, it wasn’t until fifteen years ago that employers started looking for certifications from project managers. You’d be hard-pressed to find project management roles that don’t require or at least prioritize certifications like PMP. There are now over 1 million who have earned the certification. There …

Screenshot: YouTube/Netflix UK & Ireland My dearest reader, ‘tis I—Lady Welpington of The Root. It has been quite a while since we’ve last spoken, but I’m beyond pleased that this meeting occasions some news I’m sure you’ll be most delighted to hear. Per the House of Variety, the wonderful world …

Former Real Housewives of Potomac star Monique Samuels shared with her fans on Saturday (May 15) that her cousin was killed Friday (May 14) night. “This hurts so much,” the grief-stricken Samuels said in an Instagram post. Samuel added that she’s not sleeping well and asked her fans to pray …