50 Cent‘s latest acquisition “cost more” than a “Rolls Royce” thought it’s something you can enjoy in the club. According to Click2Houston, on Sunday the I Get Money rapper was in Houston attending the annual Uncorked! International Wine Competition at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The competition draws wealthy …
Read More »Black Dad Vlogger Shares the Good, the Bad and the Funny About Parenting
Photo: Courtesy of subject. Nothing warms my heart more than seeing a beautiful Black family. And after spending hours on Instagram and YouTube checking out Beleaf in Fatherhood, I have all the feels. Glen Henry, also known as Beleaf, is a California-based husband and father of four documenting his adventures …
Read More »Cousin Charged With Killing NYC Woman Found in Storage Container
The cousin of a single mother found unresponsive inside of a storage container in the Bronx, New York, has been charged with her horrific murder. The body of 35-year-old Nisaa Walcott was found Friday across from a self-storage facility where people are known to dump “unwanted items,” CBS2 reported. On Saturday, …
Read More »Missouri School District Reverses Ban on Toni Morrison Book Following Lawsuit [UPDATED]
Photo: Rick Bowmer (AP) Updated March 1, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against Missouri School District Wentzville on behalf of two minor students over the removal of books from school libraries, reported CNN. After receiving backlash from taking a Toni Morrison novel off …
Read More »Three Men Plead Guilty to White Supremacist Terror Plot to Cause Race War
Three young white men pleaded guilty to a white supremacist terror plot to disrupt a power grid in hopes of igniting a race war. Christopher Brenner Cook, 20, of Columbus, Ohio; Jonathan Allen Frost, 24, of West Lafayette, Indiana, and Katy, Texas; and Jackson Matthew Sawall, 22, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, …
Read More »The McBride Sisters and Brough Brothers are Leading the Rise in Black-Owned Alcohol Brands
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Black entrepreneurship (led by Black women) has increased in the United States. As a result of the increase in Black entrepreneurs and the continued surge in social awareness among Black consumers, there has been an increase in supporting Black-owned businesses in every industry, …
Read More »20 Perfect TV Shows for Short Attention Spans
In May 2020, my colleague Sophie Gilbert compiled a list of half-hour shows for a “deeply strange and very exhausting era.” The pandemic had just gotten under way, with no semblance of an end in sight, so she sought shows that offered some measure of comfort for a viewership whose …
Read More »House Finally Passes Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act Making Lynching A Federal Hate Crime
After failing to pass anti-lynching bills more than 200 times since 1900, the House finally passed a bill making lynching a federal hate crime. Dubbed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, lawmakers passed legislation on Monday in a 422-3 vote, NBC News reports. As part of the new bill, crimes can …
Read More »13 Actors You Forgot Guest-Starred on Law & Order
Photo: Andrey_Popov (Shutterstock) When the original Law & Order premiered in September 1990, no one thought it would become one of TV’s longest running and most successful franchises. However, here we are seven series later and it’s a television staple. Yes, the shows have their detractors as some episodes have …
Read More »Creative Artist Jesse Forte Is Heading To Space, Making Music & Inspiring Young Black Galactic Dreamers
A creative visionary is on a mission to space, and as he embarks on his journey, he has a message to spread. Jesse Forte, known as Jforte, is an emerging artist, author, analog astronaut, and creative research officer at Space Is More. The multitalented creative had a dream at a …
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