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Retired NBA player Scottie Pippin walks the runway during the Kith Sport fashion show on September 7, 2017.Photo: Brian Ach (Getty Images) On Monday, Scottie Pippen shared some tragic news via Twitter. His eldest son Antron died this past Sunday at the age of 33. “I’m heartbroken to share that …

So my ears perked up when, maybe two-thirds of the way through watching Chloé Zhao’s third film, Nomadland, my partner, sitting next to me on the couch, suddenly said aloud, as if in recognition, “Oh, right! The Western is always about suicide.” You might not immediately think of Nomadland as …

Vanessa Bryant reflected on the love she and her late husband Kobe Bryant had for each other on Sunday (April 18) — their 20th wedding anniversary. She shared a photograph of them wrapped in each other’s arms and kissing at the altar on their special day. “Happy Anniversary, baby. I …

Thousands of Black Panther fans are petitioning Marvel to recast Chadwick Boseman’s King T’Challa in the upcoming Black Panther sequel. The petition, which has been posted on Change.org, has more than 22,000 of the 25,000 signatures the petition is asking for. “This is a call for the President of Marvel …

Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) A Colorado judge has resigned after telling her colleagues “all lives matter” and repeatedly using the n-word, among other instances of inappropriate comments. According to the Washington Post, Colorado District Judge Natalie T. Chase agreed to step aside after a Colorado Supreme Court censured her based on …

In an attempt to mitigate my own discomfort, I’ve tried to find an episode that feels more helpful than sensational. I haven’t quite found one. Instead, I’ve found Laura from Season 3, a 47-year-old writer with Stage 4 colon cancer. Her husband, Wayne, a psychologist, has stood by her for …

A Texas school board faced a lawsuit after issuing an in-school suspension to an 11-year-old boy who came to class with braided hair in honor of his Black heritage. Hope Cozart said her son, Maddox, spent more than a week isolated in a cubicle at Raymond Mays Middle School, part …

Vanessa Bryant reflected on the love she and her late husband Kobe Bryant had for each other on Sunday (April 18) — their 20th wedding anniversary. She shared a photograph of them wrapped in each other’s arms and kissing at the altar on their special day. “Happy Anniversary, baby. I …

A seven-year-old first-grader at a Michigan school was traumatized after a white teacher cut her hair. According to The Black Wall Street Times, Jurnee Hoffmeyer, who is biracial, came home from Ganiard Elementary School in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, on March 26 with her golden coils whacked off to her scalp. …

Dr. David Fowler testifies as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd.Photo: Court TV (AP) On Wednesday, …