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Little Richard will reportedly be laid to rest in Huntsville, Alabama next week. According to WAFF 48, the rock and roll legend, born Richard Wayne Penniman, will be buried at Oakwood University Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Al.com reports that the ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. on Wednesday (May 20). …

Rapper, actor and Oscar winner Common is traveling into new territory with his latest venture.  He teamed up with the Fraggle Rock puppets for a new series on Apple TV+. Fraggle Rock, the popular children’s created by Jim Henson that aired 1983 to 1987, is now getting a reboot with …

As the US Chamber of Commerce’s Vice President of Strategic Alliances and Outreach, Rick C. Wade plays a pivotal role in positioning companies, large and small, to take care of business as they grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. For two years, he has been busy initiating programs to forge diverse relationships …

NeNe Leakes knows she is the queen bee of The Real Housewives Of Atlanta franchise but she is not sure if she can take anymore of the popular series. In an interview with The Breakfast Club, Leakes says the show is deeply affecting her on a personal level. “It is …

Screenshot: Daphne Tyus (Channel 19 News) After a 30-year career, Cleveland’s only black woman firefighter has retired. Channel 19 News reports that Daphne Tyus retired from the Cleveland Fire Department on Friday. Tyus was one of only three women in the department and, as the only black woman, she says …

The Real Housewives of Atlanta virtual reunion was a tense one for Eva Marcille who had on-screen blowouts with both NeNe Leakes and Porsha Williams. The drama with Williams stems from comments Marcille allegedly made about Williams’ 1-year-old daughter PJ, saying she resembled Williams’ estranged fiancé, “Dennis with a bow.” …

Noti said the bill wouldn’t do much to fight one major form of scam PAC. Imagine two unscrupulous PACs. One claims to be raising money for an imaginary group, but rather than spending the money on the group—which, after all, doesn’t exist—it redirects donations to the people who set up …

Sheinelle Jones’ story about wearing her natural hair at work is one that many Black women can probably relate to — the only difference is, she had to do it in front of an audience of millions. The Today show co-host, who appears during the third hour of the broadcast, …

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Photo: Frazer Harrison (Getty Images for iHeartMedia) As the state of Georgia has taken the questionable steps to reopen amidst a pandemic, Ludacris and producer Mike Will Made-It have partnered up to ensure Atlanta’s public transit workers are protected. AJC reports that the duo donated 3,000 masks to MARTA workers …