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LaMarcus Aldridge has announced his retirement from the NBA. The Brooklyn Nets forward said he was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat after a recent game. “Though I’m better now, what I felt with my heart that night was still one of the scariest things I’ve experienced,” Aldridge said in a …

An Atlanta high school previously named after a Ku Klux Klan leader will be renamed after a Black baseball legend. According to USA Today, the Atlanta Board of Education voted unanimously earlier on Monday to change the name of Forrest Hill Academy to Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy. The new …

Kenton Myers is fiercely trying to blaze a path where representation through people of color in the interpreter space is no longer an anomaly. Myers, a trilingual interpreter, helps the hard of hearing through his skills in American Sign Language (ASL), Spanish, and English. The Alabama resident has been in …

Photo: Ethan Miller (Getty Images) If a used domestic terrorist boot and a discarded sock with a meth addiction had a baby it would be Sean Hannity. The inherently racist, spewer of hate and lover of all things white Fox News host will stop at nothing to make his point, …

Economic considerations were paramount, of course. For financially strapped homeowners, monthly royalty checks enabled a modest nest egg, a nice pickup, a new roof, their first dishwasher. Leasing allowed some to hold on to the family farm. One man poignantly described his wish to fund a college education for his …

Daunte Wright’s aunt said she’s been receiving hateful emails since she started a GoFundMe page in order to cover her nephew’s funeral costs. Kelly Bryant told Insider she started the page to help the 20-year-old’s grieving parents. Bryant said she took the initiative “just so they didn’t have to think …

0 (Image via Alex Green/Pexels) Contrary to popular belief, anxiety is commonplace today. In fact, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S. It affects 40 million adults aged 18 and older. That’s 18.1 percent of the …

Rumors were swirling last month that Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez were ending their relationship. However, they released a statement to CNN on March 13, saying they’re “working through some things.” Now, it’s official, J. Lo and A-Rod have officially ended their relationship. The two broke the news exclusively to …

Photo: Stefani Reynolds (Getty Images) If only Rep. Jim Jordan, a former assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State, had something to say when wrestlers were being sexually abused by their team doctor. Instead, Jordan has claimed he had no knowledge of the incidents despite several wrestlers claiming he not only …

Gia Peppers explains the Mountain Dew Real Change Opportunity Fund Pitch Competition, then introduces five entrepreneurs committed to real change for the Black community. Source link