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by Sharelle Burt April 5, 2024 The next solar eclipse, which can be viewed in the U.S., won’t be until 2044. A group of inmates in New York will be able to marvel at the eclipse like the rest of the nation after winning a lawsuit against the New York …

by Rafael Pena April 5, 2024 On April 3, Richard Slayman, 62, became the first patient to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig. According to The New York Times, a groundbreaking moment for medical science happened on April 3, when Richard Slayman, 62, became the first patient to …

by Ahsan Washington April 5, 2024 Nowadays, music festivals are serving up more than just food and music. As the weather heats up, so do outdoor music festivals. The spring and summer seasons are ideal for music lovers and concertgoers to kick it in the elements with a community of …

Screenshot: TikTok Though we have become somewhat accustomed to Karens having outbursts in public being caught on camera, a Black woman has gone viral for having an alarming meltdown on a Spirit Airlines flight. This Juneteenth We Revisit The Anderson .Paak BLM Track “Lockdown” The footage, which is from March …

“Are you participating in Ramadan this year?” This is the question my sister and I often ask each other, even when we already know the answer. It is a question I wish neither to answer nor be asked. It reminds me that I am only Muslim by word and by …

In Monkey Man, the actor and filmmaker channels his persistent irritations about Hollywood into a stylish thriller. Universal Pictures April 5, 2024, 11:20 AM ET As an actor, Dev Patel has tended to play bighearted softies in rousing crowd-pleasers. Though he’s occasionally ventured beyond such territory—see his brooding, magnetic work …

by Sharelle Burt April 5, 2024 So glad this student spoke up! Horry County Schools in South Carolina has a lawsuit on their hands as a Black high school student is accusing them of racial discrimination.  Court documents reveal that Crystal Dozier filed the lawsuit on Mar. 16 on behalf …

by BlackEnterprise.com April 5, 2024 Originally Published  Oct. 14, 2012. One of the things I find most mystifying about the  holiday season is why people want to waitpeople rushing around completing last minute tasks. See, I’m impatient. And impulsive. The two traits combined have resulted in many a comical life …

by Daniel Johnson April 4, 2024 Michael Che looked like he was taken aback at the audience’s lukewarm response, remarking at one point that he thought they should read the polls. Saturday Night Live attempted to make a joke about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, tying the disintegrated …

Photo: Disney/Randy Holmes (Getty Images) Growing up on television, Kim Fields has had much of her life play out in public, including the guys she’s kissed – something she shared during a recent appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” The Upshaws Are Back & So Is Tracy Morgan On The Stand …