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PINEVILLE, La. — A woman who was once rescued from the Superdome on a helicopter during Hurricane Katrina has gone on to become the Louisiana Army National Guard’s first Black female pilot. Warrant Officer Tatiana Julien of New Orleans pilots a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in B Company, 1-244th Assault …

Taji Johnson, an 8-year old boy from Trenton, South Carolina, is helping homeless people in his community by providing them tents for shelter. I just kept thinking about people who don’t have homes,” Taji told WJBF. He started Taji’s Tents last January to raise funds to purchase tents for the homeless. …

Photo: Scott Dudelson/FilmMagic (Getty Images) The Kanye West saga is never-ending, but isn’t it different this time? One day he’s saying he won’t perform at Coachella unless Billie Eilish apologizes to Travis Scott, the next he’s saying his daughter cannot use TikTok without his consent, not to mention him wanting …

The acclaimed Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Wicked has cast its first Black leading lady in Brittney Johnson, who — as of Monday — began starring as Glinda the Good Witch.  “I’m really excited for people to be able to see someone who looks like them onstage, wearing the crown,” Johnson, who has …

NFL free agent Adrian Peterson says he’s “mind blown” after being arrested for a domestic dispute he had with his wife at Los Angeles International Airport. Peterson was arrested early Sunday morning over allegations of domestic violence aboard an aircraft bound for Houston, ESPN reports. Police responded to a call …

Simone Biles is officially off the market. The superstar gymnast announced that she’s engaged to her boyfriend, Houston Texans safety Jonathan Owens. The four-time Olympic gold medalist posted to social media Tuesday that Owens proposed. “WOKE UP A FIANCÉE,” Biles wrote on Twitter. “I can’t wait to spend forever & …

Seattle Kraken NHL hockey broadcaster JT Brown holds up a fish after he caught it Wednesday, July 21, 2021, during the Seattle Kraken’s NHL hockey expansion draft event in Seattle. The Seattle Kraken say they will make NHL history during Thursday night’s game against Winnipeg when play-by-play announcer Everett Fitzhugh …

Valerie Boyd, the renowned academic, editor and author who wrote the acclaimed biography Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston, has died at age 58. USA Today was among the first outlets to break the news, reporting that Boyd, an associate professor and writer-in-residence at the University of …

A college president in Kansas is under fire after allegedly likening a Black student’s leadership to that of the German dictator Adolf Hitler. An op-ed in Kansas City called for the resignation or firing of Highland Community College in Highland President Deborah Fox. The school leader is accused of making …

Valentine’s Day went without another highly publicized appearance from Kanye “Ye” West and model-actress Julia Fox. In fact, quite the contrary, as Fox confirmed the unexpected pairing had come to an equally abrupt end after only a month. Via a now-deleted Instagram Story captured and retweeted by Pop Crave, Fox …