A local automotive repair shop is attempting to aid a family in Michigan that suffered the devastating loss of a child and the entirety of their belongings in a house fire last month. Auto DR, a repair shop in Ira Township, gifted Ladarrell Brown and Asia Summers’ family a minivan …
Read More »Tommy Hilfiger Launches New Podcast Highlighting The Contributions Of Black Creatives
Photo: Real Life Design (Shutterstock) Nineties era fashion icon Tommy Hilfiger is set to launch a new podcast on April 20th, highlighting the legacies and contributory threads Black people have woven into the greater fabric of American style and culture. “The Invisible Seam: Unsung Stories of Black Culture and Fashion” …
Read More »Browndages Secures A $100k Deal On ‘Shark Tank’ With Daymond John, Lori Greiner And Mark Cuban
Black and Brown communities know that it is challenging to find products that cater to their respective culture and needs. For example, the simple necessity of finding an adhesive bandage to cover a scrape or cut, most traditional bandages are flesh-colored but only accommodate the white population. However, the lack …
Read More »A UK Teacher Works to Stitch Black Joy into Harsh Histories
Photo: Burlingham (Shutterstock) Following the Black Lives Matter movement and the calls for racial justice in the States, one UK teacher is aiming to decolonize her classroom lessons by infusing Black joy into the curriculum. Bristol, England based Tanisha Hicks-Beresford is a part of a cohort of teachers working to …
Read More »Stockton Police Fatally Shoots Black Woman, Fires Over 30 Shots at Her Car
Disclosure: This post involves mention of murder, police brutality. In body cam footage released April 7, Tracy Gaeta, 54, is fatally shot after a Stockton, California, K-9 unit fires more than 30 bullets into her car on Feb. 22, reports NBC News. Family attorneys are alleging excessive force by …
Read More »VP Harris Urges White House to Make Black Maternal Health A National Priority
Photo: Maverick Pictures (Shutterstock) Not all presidential promises are kept, but VP Kamala Harris is proving to keep one in particular at the forefront of her White House initiatives. In December of last year, Harris hosted the very first Maternal Health Day of Action. It was then that she issued …
Read More »Four ‘Joseline’s Cabaret’ Dancers File a $25M Lawsuit Against Joseline Hernandez for Brutal Assault
Several dancers that appeared on Joseline’s Cabaret are suing the reality TV personality, her boyfriend Ballistic Beats, and the Zeus Network in a massive $25 million lawsuit that allege assault and battery. As previously reported, cast member Amber Ali revealed that Joseline Hernandez and Ballistic brutally jumped the women backstage …
Read More »Person Shot in Leg While Trespassing on DaBaby’s North Carolina Property [UPDATED]
Photo: Paras Griffin (Getty Images) Updated as of 4/15/2022 at 3:30 p.m. ET A person trespassing on DaBaby’s North Carolina property on Wednesday was shot on a football field also owned by the rapper outside of his home, according to WSOC-TV. The rapper was at home at the time of …
Read More »A$AP Rocky Steps Into The Spirits Game And Releases His First Whiskey, Mercer + Prince
A$AP Rocky is an entertainer who is known to wear many hats. He has extended his boundaries beyond rapping and immersed himself in producing, fashion, modeling, acting, and becoming an entrepreneur. He recently launched Mercer + Prince, a new blended Canadian whiskey that he established in partnership with Global Brand Equities and …
Read More »Review: Viola Davis Beautifully Showcases Michelle Obama’s Private Strength in The First Lady
Screenshot: Showtime If there’s one thing that’s made abundantly clear in Showtime’s The First Lady, it’s that these presidents would be completely lost without their wives. With its focus on three of America’s most popular First Ladies, the immensely entertaining anthology series stars Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer …
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