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 »Off-White walked Paris Fashion Week with a tribute to Virgil Abloh
“This really feels like a celebration,” Tracee Ellis Ross told Women’s Wear Daily as the Off-White Womenswear Fall/Winter 2022-2023 collection launched as one of Paris Fashion Week’s opening acts on Monday evening. In tribute to its late creative director Virgil Abloh, the label staged a multimedia and interactive runway presentation …
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 »Meghan and Harry invest in gender equality for Women’s History Month
Mere days after being honored by the NAACP for their advocacy and philanthropy in support of racial equality, Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced a new initiative to kick off Women’s History Month on March 1. Appropriately, they are escalating their ongoing support of gender equality. …
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 beloved ‘Peanuts’ animated franchise establishes endowments at two HBCUs
On February 28, comic strip franchise Peanuts Worldwide announced the launch of “The Armstrong Project,” which established $100,000 each in endowments at Howard University and Hampton University. Left: “Peanuts” character Franklin Armstrong was introduced to the strip in 1968. Right: Cartoonist Robb Armstrong, who inspired the character’s surname. Illustration: Peanuts …
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 »New York Governor Hochul announces state park named after Sojourner Truth
New York will be opening a new state park this spring and it will be named after Sojourner Truth. The news was announced by Governor Kathy Hochul in recognition of both Black History Month and Women’s History Month. Sojourner Truth State Park, named for 19th century African American abolitionist and suffragist, …
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