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Leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters Julius Malema, during an interview at the election results center in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. With 95 percent of votes counted the ruling ANC appears to have suffered its biggest electoral blow since it won power at the end of the …

Recent research suggests that ignoring sex-specific risk factors of heart disease has resulted in women having a higher risk of dying from heart failure than men. Share on PinterestDifferences between men and women may mean that the latter do not receive the right treatment for heart conditions. A review published …

Issa Rae’s Insecure is finally returning for its fourth season and the first trailer for the HBO breakout series has just been released. The show’s third season wrapped up in September 2018, and apparently, Season 4 is all about “leveling up.” Rae joined her Insecure co-stars Yvonne Orji and Jay …

Photo: Sam Hodgson (New York Times) It’s been a good week for black history. Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, last week it was announced that World War II hero Doris Miller would be honored by the U.S. Navy with an aircraft carrier named for him and on Sunday, …

NeNe Leakes is reportedly doing some soul searching in the midst of Season 12 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. According to a source close to Hollywood Life, the 52-year-old is considering whether this season of RHOA will be her last. “Nene is really seriously contemplating more so than before …

Decades after his death, the legacy and contributions of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the sacrifices he made to bring justice to African Americans and to challenge America to live up to its ideals, are being celebrated more than ever before. It’s fair to say that we have done …

The film’s heroes are Hodaka (played by Kotaro Daigo) and Hina (Nana Mori), two plucky teens struggling to stay above water (metaphorically and literally) in Tokyo’s rat race. Hodaka has run away from home with dreams of writing and big-city life, but can barely earn a living wage. Hina, an …

Sony’s Bad Boys for Life is dominating at the global box office and is expected to cross the $100 million mark through the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. The Will Smith and Martin Lawrence-led action film exceeded expectations, raking in $59 million at the U.S. box office while adding …

Lupita Nyong’o is the queen of the red carpet.  The Us actress attended the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Award in major style. She is wearing a custom Louis Vuitton black-and-white sequin and beaded dress, with a bandeau-looking top at the front. She accentuated her waist with a black belt and diamond earrings by …

Comedian Gary Owen is one proud papa as he just announced that his daughter Kennedy was accepted to an HBCU. Taking to his Instagram account, he wrote, “Ok it’s official my daughter has been accepted to go to NC A&T next year.” He captioned under a post of him holding …