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Photo: Syda Productions (Shutterstock) Pregnancy is an exciting time for expectant parents, but it can also be lonely, confusing and scary. For Black expectant parents, the nine months they spend waiting for their baby can be filled with even more anxiety. According to the CDC, Black women are three times …
Read More »Family of 13-Year-Old Black Student to Sue City, County of San Francisco Over Racial Profiling
The family of a 13-year-old seventh-grader who says they were racially profiled by police has lawyered up and plans to sue the city and county of San Francisco. Civil rights attorney John Burris claims the student, M.C., was racially profiled and unlawfully detained by a member of the San Francisco …
Read More »MomsRising Leads New Bill to Protect Reproductive Rights
Photo: Beauty Stock (Shutterstock) MomsRising, a grassroots organization dedicated to achieving economic security for mothers and women, is leading the fight against the recent legislative blocks to reproductive freedom. MomsRising found the people who need access to abortions are often mothers. As a result of these abortion bans, we could …
Read More »Community college seeks to place more Black male teachers in Minnesota classrooms
In an effort to close the achievement gap between Black and white students in Minnesota, one community college is looking to recruit more Black male teachers. Normandale Community College, located in Bloomington, has launched a two-year initiative called Sirtify that currently has a half-dozen participants who will become elementary and …
Read More »Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: ‘I Want to Wholeheartedly Apologize to LeBron’
Los Angeles Laker legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been highly critical of LeBron James and went after him again when he recently stated that some of his recent behavior has been “embarrassing” and “beneath him.” Now, a day after slamming him, yet again, Abdul-Jabbar apologized for doing so. According to ESPN, …
Read More »Naturi Naughton marries boyfriend Xavier ‘Two’ Lewis
Naturi Naughton tied the knot over the weekend in a star-studded wedding in Atlanta. Photo: Getty Images As reported by E! Online, the Queens star wed singer Xavier “Two” Lewis on April 2 at the St. Regis Buckhead Atlanta. The milestone comes after a year of dating, with Xavier proposing …
Read More »No Indictment for North Carolina Deputies Charged in Death of Black Man
The family of John Neville is demanding justice after a grand jury decided not to indict the five deputies charged in his death. He was killed while in custody at the Forsyth County Sheriff’s office in North Carolina, according to the Raleigh News and Observer. Neville was killed on Dec. …
Read More »The TSA Insta is hee-lair-eee-ous, and a Black woman runs it
Federal agencies are not usually known for being funny. However, the Transportation Security Administration has managed to find humor in some of the most challenging situations. The bureau’s social media director Janis Burl and her team engage with Americans on the move and people traveling to the country on several …
Read More »<em>Sonic the Hedgehog 2</em> Turns Video-Game Lore Into Hollywood Joy
When Sonic the Hedgehog made his theater debut two years ago, after decades as a famed video-game mascot, the cinematic equivalent of a ball and chain was placed around his speedy little legs. He still looked every inch the big-eyed blue speedster from Sega’s many games, but the movie made …
Read More »Russell Wilson shares how he wooed Ciara
There’s been a lot of chatter about Russell Wilson and Ciara as of late—namely, how the NFL star won the heart of the stunning singer. Recently, former Miami Dolphins linebacker-turned-podcaster Channing Crowder rudely speculated the entertainer’s interest must’ve been sparked by Wilson’s net worth—going so far as to call Wilson “square” as …
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