American student, 21, stabbed to death in Netherlands: Officials
A 21-year-old American student has been stabbed to death in the Netherlands, according to police. Sarah Papenheim, a Minnesotan who…
CNN reporter explains how law enforcement is responding
Dozens of institutions across the country received email threats, prompting evacuations and sweeps of buildings. CNN’s Polo Sandoval reports. Source…
Bomb threats demanding bitcoin funds reported across the country, authorities say
Multiple bomb threats have been reported across the country, according to authorities. The New York Police Department said it was…
Bomb threats emailed to multiple locations across the country
At this time it’s unclear if the threats — which have been received in San Francisco, New York, Seattle, Miami,…
Some romaine lettuce is safe to eat after E. coli outbreak, but caution urged
U.S. officials said Thursday they are cautiously optimistic that romaine lettuce tainted with E. coli that prompted a nationwide recall…
S&P 500 ends choppy session little changed
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 11, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan…
Jerry Seinfeld Says Kevin Hart’s Oscars Withdrawal Is Academy’s Loss
Jerry Seinfeld suggested the withdrawl of fellow comic Kevin Hart from hosting the Oscars hurts the ceremony, not the “Night…
Ex-NFL cheerleader diagnoses own rare condition after symptoms dismissed
A former NFL cheerleader is urging others to be vigilant about their health after she claims her chest pain and…
Black-Owned Company That Makes Shaving Brand Bevel, Gets Acquired by Procter & Gamble
Walker & Company Brands, the black-owned company that makes health and beauty products for people of color, including Bevel, the…
Letitia James First Black New York Attorney General is Coming For Trump’s Neck – And His Family
Michael Cohen won’t be the only Trump associate serving time in the pen for breaking the law if it’s up…
Finalists Named for 2019 Mario Merz Prize for Art and Music -ARTnews
Unknown Friend, Sivilizations Wake, 2018, production still. COURTESY THE ARTIST The Fondazione Merz in Turin, Italy, has named the finalists…
Morning Links: Increasingly Fake Edition -ARTnews
Anna Uddenberg, Cutesy Counts, 2015, mixed media. COURTESY THE ARTIST Disillusion Anna Uddenberg discusses her sculptures, which combine models of…
Generations Lost by WAK – Kevin A. Williams – October Gallery
Price: $325 NOW $245The Worst Sight: Generations LostWAK – Kevin A. WilliamsLimited Signed and Numbered LithographEdition 850Size: 25″ x 28″…
Letitia James Wants to Investigate Trump When She Becomes NY Attorney General • EBONY
NEW YORK CITY – APRIL 15 2017: Thousands rallied at Bryant Park before marching to Trump Tower demanding the President…
Facebook Offers Hope for `Team Deandre’
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, When I entered the gates of the massive Montgomery Park complex on Monroe Street…
‘The Five Heartbeats’ Introduced Me to Black Hollywood
Harry Lennix sat down with EBONY to discuss the beginning of his television and film career. Through his tenure and…
Hogan Secretly Tries to Keep NFL Franchise in Prince George’s County
By Mark Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, With the District of Columbia ready to make a strong run at luring the…
FBI Investigating Attack By White Supremacists on Black DJ • EBONY
Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0) An attack by suspected White supremacists in Washington on a Black DJ is being…
The Worst Sight (Male) by WAK – Kevin A. Williams – October Gallery
Price: $325 NOW $245The Worst Sight (Male) WAK – Kevin A. WilliamsLimited Signed and NumberedLithograph / Edition 850Size: 25″ x…
NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Semifinals and Championship on ESPN Networks
Semifinals Thursday, Dec. 13; Championship Saturday, Dec. 15 NCAA Division I Football FCS Semifinals on ESPN2 NCAA Division II &…
Young Musician Tariq Al-Sabir Talks The Wire and Why He Believes Stevie Wonder is the Greatest
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO Baltimore born and raised composer and vocalist Tariq Al-Sabir found himself attending Hollywood…
Michelle Obama Shares The Empowering Advice She’d Give To Her Teenage Self
In a letter that the former first lady imagined writing to herself as a teenage freshman at Princeton University, she…
Representative of Union by Don Stephens – October Gallery
Price: $775 NOW $375Representative of Unionby Don StephensOriginal Acrylic and Oil on BoardSize 20.5″ x 29″ Approx Donald Stephens resides…
Stephen Curry Denies Moon Landing. NASA Launches Rebuttal.
NBA superstar Stephen Curry is in a space jam. The two-time MVP said this week he doesn’t think men have…
SAG Awards 2019: ‘A Star Is Born’ And ‘Maisel’ Lead Film And TV Nominations
We’re far from the awards season shallow now … There are no tougher critics in Hollywood than actors themselves, so…
Ellen Pompeo Responds To Hoda And Kathie Lee Tweet: ‘Lay Off The Booze’
Ellen Pompeo is not pleased with the way Kathie Lee Gifford, Hoda Kotb and the “Today” show’s social media team…
Quakers, Rabbis, Imams Protest For Migrant Rights Because ‘Love Knows No Borders’
Interfaith leaders have joined forces to protest the militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border this week ― many putting their bodies…
World Cup semi-final Croatia celebrates, England lose: FansEyeView (LIVE + Tape)
It’s here. The 2nd clash for the final. Croatia vs England.Here you’ll find pre-game interviews from the streets of Moscow,…
California suffers the deadliest wildfire in its history
There’s much-needed rain on the way to #California – which is suffering its longest #wildfire season in 15 years. It’s…
Should spoils of former British empire be returned to their righful owners?
The British Museum has agreed to give back a collection of bronze staues to Nigeria – but only on loan.…
Bipartisan Support: Senators Cory Booker and Tim Scott just got a law passed to help fight sickle cell disease
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC ) led the passing of a bill this week to address…
Nickelodeon not planning to serve up ‘Good Burger’ sequel yet
For more than 20 years, fans of the Nickelodeon movie Good Burger have been dying for a sequel, but it…
‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Is A Spoonful Of Sugar, Both Familiar And Fresh
Remakes and sequels? Pshht. They’re old news in Hollywood. Today, it’s all about the requel, remake-sequel hybrids that borrow once-dormant…
UN preparing for possible spread of Ebola into South Sudan
Health workers walk with a boy suspected as having the Ebola virus at an Ebola treatment centre in Beni, Eastern…
Netflix to Order African Original Series in 2019 | Variety
Netflix’s Europe team is “in the process of looking at opportunities in Africa. It’s definitely the case that we’ll commission…
Menial Tasks, Slurs and Swastikas: Many Black Workers at Tesla Say They Faced Racism | The New York Times
FREMONT, Calif. — Owen Diaz had seen swastikas in the bathrooms at Tesla’s electric-car plant, and he had tried to…
Film About Free Black Women Millionaires In The 1800s Coming To Screen | Madame Noire
One of the criticisms we’ve had about period pieces that center Black people is the fact that so many of…
Theresa May wins confidence vote: Live updates
British Prime Minister Theresa May returns to Downing Street after the Confidence Vote in her leadership on Dec. 12, 2018…
Authorities find 123 missing children in just ONE day during a Michigan sex trafficking operation | MSN
More than 120 missing children have been found in just one day during a wide-scale law enforcement operation in Michigan.…
Manhunt continues for shooter in suspected terrorist attack in France
A major manhunt is underway in France for a suspect who opened fire in a Christmas market in Strasbourg on…
Michael Cohen sentenced to three years in prison
His sentence will be the longest thus far for anyone involved with the President or stemming from special counsel Robert…
Michael Cohen, in emotional courtroom plea for leniency, says Trump made him ‘cover up his dirty deeds’
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump‘s former personal lawyer, slammed his old boss during his sentencing hearing on Wednesday, saying that…
Live updates: Michael Cohen sentenced to 3 years in prison
The sentencing hearing for Michael Cohen was emotional at times, CNN’s Kara Scannell reported. Scannell, who was inside the courtroom,…
Pompeo casts doubt on Saudi prince’s role in Khashoggi murder as CIA Director briefs House, Senate prepares to vote
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo again cast doubt on the reported CIA assessment that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman…
Prosecutors reveal plea deal with tabloid publisher involved in former Trump lawyer hush money payment
Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York announced Wednesday they have reached an agreement with American Media Company,…
Rapper Juicy J Invests In CORE Hydration – Brand is Sold for $525 Million as Part of Acquisition
Three 6 Mafia’s Juicy J invested in CORE Hydration not knowing what the results would yield. It looks like his…
Girl Boss! 12-Year-Old GaBBY Bows Founder Launches Entrepreneurship Academy
Gabrielle “Gabby” Goodwin and her mother Rozalynn Goodwin are the creators of the first patented double-face, double-snap barrette also known…
Black-Owned Company That Makes Shaving Brand Bevel, Gets Acquired by Proctor and Gamble
Walker & Company Brands, the black-owned company that makes health and beauty products for people of color, including Bevel, the…
GoFundMe for Jazmine Headley, Brooklyn Mother Who had Baby Ripped From Her Arms by Cops, Exceeds $25,000 Goal
A GoFundMe campaign to raise $25,000 for Jazmine Headley, the Brooklyn mother who had her toddler wrestled from her arms…
From Panels on Collecting and Politics to a Party With JR and Lil Wayne Along the Beach -ARTnews
Lil Wayne at ARTnews & YoungArts unveiling of JR’s Inside Out Project Miami Beach Edition at the Confidante Miami Beach.…
Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art Makes Five Curatorial Appointments -ARTnews
The Smart Museum of Art in Chicago. COURTESY SMART MUSEUM The University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art has made…
Julie Mehretu Will Have First Traveling Mid-Career Survey in 2019 -ARTnews
Julie Mehretu, Retopictics: A Renegade Excavation, 2001, ink and acrylic on canvas. ©JULIE MEHRETU/ERMA ESTWICK The abstractionist Julie Mehretu will…
Guggenheim Museum to Expand Open Hours, With Daily Visitation and Evening Access -ARTnews
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. DAVID HEALD/©THE SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION, NEW YORK The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum…
Morning Links: ‘Little Dancer’ Edition
Here’s what we’re reading this morning. Read More The post Morning Links: ‘Little Dancer’ Edition appeared first on ARTnews. Source…
Joan Mitchell Foundation Names Recipients of 2018 Painters & Sculptors Grants -ARTnews
Kenny Rivero, ADAB’s (Afro Dominican American Brothers), 2016–18. COURTESY THE ARTIST/JOAN MITCHELL FOUNDATION The Joan Mitchell Foundation announced the 2018…
Brian Faucette Heads to Night Gallery as Senior Director -ARTnews
Brian Faucette. Night Gallery in Los Angeles has tapped Brian Faucette, a director at Derek Eller Gallery in New York…
Joyce Foundation Names 2019 Winners of Awards for Work by Artists of Color in Great Lakes Region -ARTnews
Adela Goldbard, Mission Accomplished, 2016, performance view at Gil/Zarate Gallery, Mexico City. COURTESY THE ARTIST The Joyce Foundation in Chicago…
Joyce Foundation Names 2019 Winners of Awards for Work by Artists of Color in Great Lakes Region -ARTnews
Adela Goldbard, Mission Accomplished, 2016, performance view at Gil/Zarate Gallery, Mexico City. COURTESY THE ARTIST The Joyce Foundation in Chicago…