Black America Breaking News for the African American Community
Photo: Shutterstock I don’t know about y’all but I prefer to end the week with some good news. After a week as exhausting as this one, I think we’re all in need of it. CBS News reports that Thursday morning in Maryland, postal worker Keith Rollins found and rescued a …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: Where Working-Class Voters Stand
It’s Friday, February 7. Tonight’s Democratic debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, will begin at 8 p.m. EST. In the rest of today’s newsletter: Joe Biden’s electability argument fell apart in Iowa. Plus: what the moment of reunion feels like for a military spouse. * « TODAY …
Read More »Oprah Gets Emotional Over Best Friend Gayle King’s Kobe Bryant Interview Controversy, Says King is Receiving Death Threats
Media mogul Oprah is no stranger to scrutiny and controversy, but it’s admittedly hard to see her best friend be attacked and dragged on social media. Oprah got emotional today (Feb. 7) during an appearance on Today with Hoda & Jenna while discussing the criticism Gayle King has received …
Read More »10 Music Videos That Remind Us To Root For Everybody Black
These music videos that are essence of #BlackHistoryMonth. Source link
Read More »Which One of Y’all Called Heidi Klum a ‘White Woman’?
Allegedly Heidi KlumPhoto: Jerod Harris (Heidi Klum) I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want. I can tell you that I don’t have money. But what I do have is a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills …
Read More »The Books Briefing: The Act of Writing Is an Oscar-Worthy Performance
📚 The UnAmericans, by Molly Antopol 📚 “Wants,” by Grace Paley A new way of looking at To Kill a Mockingbird “I realized that Atticus, as the protagonist [of the stage version of the] story, has to … have a flaw … It turned out that Harper Lee had [already] …
Read More »Kobe Bryant’s Public Memorial At The Staples Center Has
The City of Los Angeles will host a public memorial for Kobe Bryant’s passing on February 24 at the Staples Center. Two sources familiar with the event told the Los Angeles Times on Thursday (February 6) that Bryant, along with his daughter Gianna and seven other people, will be memorialized. …
Read More »Heidi Klum Talks About Backlash She Received Defending AGT Amid Gabrielle Union Drama: “I Was Called a White Woman”
Terry Crews is not the only member of the America’s Got Talent crew facing backlash for not standing in solidarity with Gabrielle Union. Heidi Klum says she also received criticism after defending AGT amid Union’s claims of racism, sexism, and an overall toxic working environment on the set of …
Read More »Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal Takes 50 Students on Howard University Tour
As part of his efforts to give back to the community, Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal took some neighborhood children on a tour of popular HBCU Howard University, according to NBA.com. The Washington Wizards shooting guard took students from Ron Brown College Preparatory High School (RBHS) to a visit on the campus …
Read More »Vanessa Bryant Makes Heartbreaking Tribute To Gianna
Vanessa Bryant is continuing her social media tributes to her fallen husband and daughter. Yesterday she shared some heartfelt words about her second-born child, Gianna Marie Onore. On Wednesday (February 5), the 37-year-old mother shared a photo from Gianna’s jersey retirement ceremony held earlier that day at Harbor Day School …
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