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NBA fans in Memphis knew her first, this little girl photographing Grizzlies games from the baseline at the FedEx Forum.  Storee Elle Walton, who’s just 8 years old, is making national news as one of the youngest NBA photographers in history. The third-grader captured shots at a March 26 game …

A Georgia State University student took her concerns to TikTok after a Black college professor called the campus police on two Black classmates for arriving to class late at Perimeter College. College student Bria Blake puts the professor on blast and further explains the incident in a TikTok video on Wednesday, …

Lee Daniels, Academy Award-nominated Producer/Director, and Mo’Nique, Academy Award-winning actor, pose for a photo at the 14th Annual Human Rights Campaign National Dinner at the Washington Convention Center on October 9, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/WireImage)Photo: Paul Morigi (Getty Images) April Fool’s Day on the internet is …

i. One bright afternoon in early January, on a beach in Southern California, a young woman spread what looked like a very strange picnic across an orange polka-dot towel: A mason jar. A rubber stopper with two holes. A syringe without a needle. A coil of aquarium tubing and a …

A designer’s mind never sleeps. From thinking about new designs for graphics to pondering ways to enhance and spruce up existing designs, there’s always something to consider. There are several tools out there aimed at assisting in these efforts, but few pack as much into a one-stop shop as this …

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​​Disclosure: This post involves mention of murder. Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was convicted to 10 years in prison for the murder of Botham Jean, a 26-year-old Black man who was an accountant and a Harding University alumnus. Last August and November, Guyger was denied two appeals where she …

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A historic first and a lifelong dream were accomplished with the recent grand opening of Alabama’s first restaurant owned and operated by a Black, openly transgender woman. Lady E’s Chick’n Cafe, owned by former hairstylist and reality TV star Lauryn England, opened doors in downtown Birmingham on March 26 to …

Denzel Washington publicly spoke about the Will Smith and Chris Rock on-stage altercation at this year’s Oscars on Saturday during T.D. Jakes International Summit, according to Variety. Jakes invited Washington to the event to discuss his career and faith. The conversation then turned to slapgate, “I got to ask you …