WNBA players rallied behind two Florida high school basketball players after their school suspended them for one game on Thursday (Dec. 10) for wearing Black Lives Matter shirts in warm up. Khristina Williams of Girls Talk Sports TV identified the student athletes as Jordana Codio and Khadee Hession of American …
Read More »This Colorado Shop Is Now The Largest Black Owned Bookstore In The Country
Previously, BLACK ENTERPRISE reported how some Black-owned bookstores were seeing a surge in sales amid the protests against racial injustice and police brutality earlier this year. This week, a Colorado-based bookstore found a way to expand their business now making them the largest Black-owned bookstore in the country. The Tatter …
Read More »Wrapping Paper Roll Call: It's Crunch Time—Get Your Shopping in Shape!
Photo: Prostock-studio (Shutterstock) Ummm…we are now within two weeks of Christmas (and Kwanzaa—and nearly halfway through Hanukkah)—have you locked down your holiday gifts yet? With shipping slower than usual this year, most retailers aren’t guaranteeing holiday delivery on orders placed past the middle of this week, so your options are …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily: </em>The GOP Goes Down a Dangerous Road
+ The party is headed down a dangerous road. “In elections going forward, not trying to steal the election will be seen as RINO behavior,” one strategist told Ronald Brownstein. Further reading: How should Biden investigate Trump’s misdeeds once in office? James Fallows, a longtime correspondent for the magazine, has …
Read More »Country Music Legend, Charley Pride Dies At 86
Country music legend Charley Pride has died. According to a statement from his publicist provided to RollingStone.com, Pride passed away in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, December 12, due to COVID-19 related complications. Pride was 86. Known as the first Black man to integrate the nearly all, Southern white genre of country music, Pride’s hits include “Kiss …
Read More »Baltimore Is Teaming Up With Guinness To Launch New Diversity Beer Apprenticeship Program
According to the Brewer’s Association, Black people only make up 1% of beer brewers within the country. Now, the city of Baltimore is teaming up with Irish brewer Guinness to create a new program to bring more diversity to the beer industry. Visit Baltimore announced its new Diversity Apprenticeship Program …
Read More »More Child Pornography Charges Laid Against Cheer Star Jerry Harris
Photo: Frazer Harrison (Getty Images) Jeremiah “Jerry” Harris, the breakout star from Netflix’s reality TV series Cheer, is now facing additional charges related to child pornography and sexual misconduct with a minor following his initial arrest for similar alleged crimes in September. On Thursday, the U.S. District Court of Northern …
Read More »The Friend COVID-19 Took From Me
She met Freddy in her third year of high school. Her parents were not for it, because Freddy was older, and they thought she was too young to attach herself. So when she graduated from high school, they made her travel for several months. Freddy was quite despondent; I felt …
Read More »Verzuz’ Postponed After Ashanti Tests Positive For COVID-19
Fans anticipating Ashanti and Keyshia Cole square off in a Verzuz battle tonight (December 12) are unfortunately going to have to wait. The hit-to-hit was reportedly cancelled after Ashanti tested positive for the coronavirus. The virtual event was months in the making, which built huge anticipation for millions of fans. …
Read More »Detroit Mom With COVID-19 Who Delivered Twins Awakens From Coma
image: BlackNews.com 0 Jasmine Logan, a 34-year old African American mother from Detroit who was already infected with COVID-19 when she gave birth to twins, has finally awakened from a medically-induced coma after more than 2 weeks. Her husband, Steven Logan, is thankful that Jasmine’s condition seemed to be improving …
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