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Two and half years after Kevin Hart publicly apologized for cheating on his pregnant wife, Hart is sharing how he and wife Eniko Parrish were able to move past his cheating scandal. Hart recently appeared on The School of Greatness podcast and said that the reason he and his …

Spelman College Class of 2020 Graduate Gabrielle Sumpter reacting to news that her tuition was paid off.Screenshot: Spelman College (Youtube) Frank Baker, an African-American investor who heads the billion dollar private equity firm Siris, has paid off the remaining tuition balances for the 2020 class of graduates at Spelman College …

A Mississippi man is dead after he drowned in a pond in Tunica County Saturday afternoon (May 23), and video footage capturing the horrifying incident has gone viral on social media. The footage, originally filmed on Facebook Live, shows the man’s friends coercing him into jumping into a pond …

The Breakfast Club co-host Charlamagne Tha God appeared Sunday (May 24) on MSNBC’s AM Joy to discuss his reaction to Joe Biden’s controversial comment on his show and the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s apology. On Friday (May 23), Charlamagne asked the former vice president about doing enough to win the Black …

Photo: JEFF HAYNES (AFP via Getty Images) In the aftermath of ESPN’s The Last Dance, there have been quite a few ruffled feathers. Reports have surfaced about Scottie Pippen being “beyond livid” at his portrayal and another former teammate, Craig Hodges, ripped Michael Jordan for statements that he made about …

Kandi Burruss is spilling some tea on the true reason why her Real Housewives of Atlanta co-star, NeNe Leakes, walked off part two of the virtual reunion last Sunday (May 17). Burruss spoke with Too Fab to call out Leakes’ hasty exit off the reunion saying that although Leakes is …

Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood star Milan Christopher posted a photo on Sunday (May 24) of him and his new girlfriend out on a date, seemingly confirming the new relationship. Upnewsinfo identifies her as a transgender woman named Lauryn England. The couple each posted a picture of them holding hands …

Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood star Milan Christopher posted a photo on Sunday (May 24) of him and his new girlfriend out on a date, seemingly confirming the new relationship. Upnewsinfo identifies her as a transgender woman named Lauryn England. The couple each posted a picture of them holding hands …

Photo: Mark Kolbe (Getty Images) Tennis Star Naomi Osaka has broken the all-time record for female athlete’s earnings in a single year, according to a new report from Forbes. 22-year-old Osaka earned $37.4 million in the last 12 months from prize money and endorsements, making her the world’s highest paid …

*** Your silent tents of green We deck with fragrant flowers Yours has the suffering been, The memory shall be ours. About this poem “Decoration Day,” a remembrance honoring the Civil War dead, was first published in our June 1882 issue. As our poetry editor David Barber explains, the piece …