Michelle Obama Will Dodge, Duck And Dive In ‘Late Late Show’ Dodgeball Game
Forget the 2019 NBA Finals. Next week, all sports talk will be about a massive dodgeball match-up between an all-female…
Drake Sends ‘True Warrior’ Kevin Durant Supportive Message After Injury
Drake, a global ambassador of the Toronto Raptors ― and the king of trolling the team’s opposition ― sent a…
Lee Daniels Really Wants To Believe Jussie Smollett
“Empire” co-creator Lee Daniels desperately wants to believe that the accusation that the show’s former star Jussie Smollett staged a…
Congo declares measles epidemic after it kills more than Ebola
DAKAR (Reuters) – Congo’s government has declared an epidemic of measles, which the latest health ministry figures show has now…
Red Cross says only 3 percent of US population donate blood
The American Red Cross launched its Missing Type campaign on Tuesday in an effort to grow the number of donors…
HIV prevention pill recommended for healthy people at risk
(Reuters Health) – Healthy people at risk for HIV should take a daily pill to minimize their chances of getting…
Women could gain weight by sleeping with TV on, study claims
Women who sleep with a TV on or with other artificial light in the room may have a higher risk…
Uganda confirms first case of Ebola, a Congolese child – WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – A first case of Ebola has been confirmed in Uganda, a five- year-old Congolese child who is…
Florida wildlife officer with Lyme disease opens up about living with tick-borne illness
When it comes to living with Lyme disease, an officer with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) wasn’t…
The Crips Go Corporate and Make Move to Trademark Nipsey Hussle’s Slogan
They’ve been immortalized in rap music, movies, and the crime blotters of national newspapers. Now, the notorious Crips gang is…
Barack and Michelle Obama Partner with Spotify to Produce Exclusive Podcasts
Barack and Michelle Obama recently partnered with Spotify to produce podcasts that will cover an array of their favorite topics…
5 Secrets of Successful Entrepreneurs
If you have the goal of becoming a successful entrepreneur, it is crucial you work on improving yourself personally as…
Richard Grundy: Leading Youth On A Tech JOURNi
BE Modern Man: Richard Grundy Nonprofit founder and executive, 36, CEO of JOURNi Twitter: @mrrichgrundy; Instagram: @mrrichgrundy I cofounded JOURNi…
Black-Owned ‘Go Green’ Brand Focused on Creating Healthy Lifestyles
Tierra Goes Green (TGG), is a black-owned “go green” brand providing products and services that help individuals transition their lifestyles…
Gagosian Will Open Gallery Number 17 in Basel, Switzerland -ARTnews
Installation view of “Continuing Abstraction” at Gagosian’s new Basel location. COURTESY GAGOSIAN On Monday night, as rain poured down on…
Phillips Collection Receives Collection of Nabi Art from Vicki and Roger Sant -ARTnews
Félix Vallotton , Passerby (La Passante), 1897, oil on cardboard. COLLECTION OF VICKI AND ROGER SANT/COURTESY THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION The…
Penguins Stanley Cup Edition -ARTnews
Bakewell, Page & Bakewell tumbler made in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ca. 1825–30. COURTESY THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART News Gagosian announced…
Hauser & Wirth Now Represents Annie Leibovitz -ARTnews
Annie Leibovitz. ©ANNIE LEIBOVITZ/COURTESY THE ARTIST AND HAUSER & WIRTH Annie Leibovitz, the photographer behind some of the most famous…
Guggenheim Museum Workers Take Steps Toward Unionization -ARTnews
The Guggenheim Museum. DAVE KING/DK IMAGES/SHUTTERSTOCK Over the past year, museums in North America have seen workers band together to…
American Museums Take Measures Mindful of Repatriation of African Art -ARTnews
The coffin of Nedjemankh (detail), which was returned to Egypt in early 2019. KELLEN ANNA-MARIE This past February, the Metropolitan…
At Art Basel, Sales Extend Into Virtual Realm at David Zwirner, With $20 M. Richter Painting at Booth and $1.8 M. Kusama Online -ARTnews
Yayoi Kusama, Pumpkin, 2015. © YAYOI KUSAMA/COURTESY DAVID ZWIRNER, NEW YORK/OTA FINE ARTS, TOKYO, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI; VICTORIA MIRO, LONDON/VENICE At…
United Talent Agency Names Arthur Lewis Creative Director of Fine Arts Division and Artist Space -ARTnews
Arthur Lewis. ALEX J. BERLINER/ABIMAGES/COURTESY UNITED TALENT AGENCY The talent and entertainment company United Talent Agency has appointed Arthur Lewis…
See 45 Highlights from Art Basel -ARTnews
Lunch at Art Basel: The central courtyard thrums with activity. It is a time for sausage, oysters, ice cream, Champagne.…
Stacey Abrams not sitting down in abortion rights fight, funds pro-choice orgs
Stacey Abrams has taken action to fund several critical abortion rights groups with $10,000 donations in the wake of Georgia’s…
Sarah Hyland slams trolls who criticized Emily Ratajkowski
Sarah Hyland wasn’t happy when social media trolls criticized Emily Ratajkowski on her page. The “Modern Family” star posted a…
Byron Allen, Marsai Martin and others honored at Culture Creators Awards
This year Byron Allen and Marsai Martin (l-r) will be honored at the fourth annual “Innovators & Leaders” Culture Creators…
‘Designated Survivor’ showrunner calls Mitch McConnell ‘as bad as ISIS,’ slams Stephen Miller
“Designated Survivor” showrunner Dr. Neal Baer celebrated the series’ return by bashing both Stephen Miller and Mitch McConnell. The show,…
Is Diddy’s Soul Food Sundays giving Kanye West’s Sunday Service a run for its money?
Getty, Getty It looks like Diddy is following Kanye West’s footsteps in starting the week off full of love, fellowship…
Miley Cyrus slams Liam Hemsworth break up rumors in tweet celebrating anniversary
close Video Miley Cyrus reveals NSFW fact about Liam Hemsworth’s anatomy Miley Cyrus revealed details about Liam Hemsworth’s anatomy that…
Meek Mill, now a soldier for reform, gets recognition for his stance against injustice in the system
Meek Mill was one of the honorees at New York University’s 2019 McSilver Awards. (Photo: NYU McSilver/DavidPaulOnline) In the midst…
Exclusively on ESPN+: Declared Featuring Chris Brickley
New seven-part series features premier NBA skills trainer with four top NBA prospects Produced by MATTE Films and 7x Media…
Third Game of the WNBA Regular Season Delivers 0.6 Rating, Up 200% Compared to Last Year
Arlington, TX – May 20, 2018 – College Park Center: A basketball during a regular season game ABC’s presentation of…
ESPN Presents the Pat Tillman Award for Service to Former U.S. Marine Kirstie Ennis at The 2019 ESPYS on July 10 on ABC
While on duty in Afghanistan, former Marine Corps Sergeant Kirstie Ennis was in a helicopter crash in an active combat…
Mother Says Utah Officer Pulled Gun on her Son
By BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A mother wants an independent investigation Friday after she says…
Ex-Classmates at all-Black Dallas School Gather to Remember
By SARA COELLO The Dallas Morning News DALLAS (AP) — Fifty years after desegregation separated classmates at Booker T. Washington…
Fighting Germans and Jim Crow: Role of Black Troops on D-Day
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — It was the most massive amphibious invasion the world has…
COMMENTARY: U.S. Attempt to Erase Harriet Tubman
By A. Scott Bolden, NNPA Newswire Contributor With uniquely American hypocrisy, the Trump Treasury Department has pushed back the 2016…
Abrams Going to Hollywood Over GA Abortion Ban
By The Atlanta Voice After Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp postponed a trip to Hollywood amid fallout over the abortion…
General Strike Launched in Sudan After Security Crackdown
By BASSAM HATOUM and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Shops were closed and streets were empty across…
Is Pete Buttigieg Black Voters’ 2020 Presidential Dark Horse?
From Black women to Black LGBTQ millennials, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s messages on economic opportunity and gun violence are resonating…
Winston to lead Bed, Bath, Beyond
By Defender News Service Bed, Bath & Beyond now has Black girl magic on the executive board. The company has…
Rapper Scarface Running for Houston City Council Seat • EBONY
Rapper Scarface, best known as a member of Geto Boys, is running for a Houston City Council seat. Scarface, 48,…
PTSD Includes Physical Symptoms. Here Are Some Of Them.
Our society tends to talk a lot about the ways that post-traumatic stress disorder impacts mental health. But the illness…
Missouri’s only abortion clinic to stay open after injunction issued
(Reuters) – The only abortion clinic in Missouri can stay open after a St. Louis judge issued a preliminary injunction…
Echoing Green Announces 2019 Black Male Achievement Fellowship Winners
There are black leaders making extremely powerful moves in their communities and Echoing Green, a prestigious fellowship program that helps…
The Man They Called ‘Trane’, Remembering A Jazz Giant | uDiscoverMusic
John Coltrane died on 17 July 1967 having given more to jazz in his 40 years than many who live…
Sanaa Lathan Admits She Was ‘Miserable’ While Filming ‘Love & Basketball’ | Essence
Love & Basketball has become a cult classic in the repertoire of Black films to which we know all the…
Report: Wrongful convictions have stolen at least 20,000 years from innocent defendants | The Washington Post
The National Registry of Exonerations (NRE) will soon publish the second part of a study it commissioned of its database…
25 years after murders, OJ says ‘Life is fine’
Twenty-five years after the grisly killings that transformed him from Hall of Fame football hero to murder suspect, 71-year-old O.J.…
Trump teases additional deal that Mexican Foreign Secretary suggests doesn’t exist
“We have an agreement on something that they will announce very soon. It’s all done. They have to get approval,”…
California county questions security deal for men-only club
An annual retreat in California put on by an elite club whose ranks include former Presidents Ronald Reagan and Richard…
Cooper: All of Trump’s threats were about nothing
Anderson Cooper 360 CNN’s Anderson Cooper evaluates President Donald Trump’s claims on the immigration deal with Mexico after it was…
Government surveillance photos of travelers hacked in ‘malicious cyber-attack’
Government surveillance photos of international travelers and license plates were hacked as part of a “malicious cyber-attack” on a federal…
Fact check: Here’s what Trump got wrong in CNBC interview
Facts First: This isn’t even close to true; nor is it clear what Trump is actually referencing here. The entire…
‘I heard a buzz and bang’: Firsthand account of inside the NYC building of chopper crash
There was massive confusion inside a Manhattan skyscraper Monday afternoon after a helicopter crashed on the building’s roof. Interested in…
Donald Trump’s CNBC phone interview: The 27 most dubious lines
I went through the transcript and picked out the Trump lines you need to see. They’re below. 1. “Well, I…
Red Sox legend David Ortiz to be flown to Boston hospital after getting shot in Dominican Republic
Red Sox legend David “Big Papi” Ortiz arrived in Boston on Monday night from a hospital in the Dominican Republic…
Leslie-Lohman Museum Will Stage Procession of ‘Queer Icons’ During NYC Pride March -ARTnews
Gabriel Garcia Roman, Yves, 2014, photogravure with Chine-Colle. COURTESY THE ARTIST As celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall…
Miles McEnery Gallery Now Represents Warren Isensee and Daniel Rich -ARTnews
Warren Isensee, Birth of the Square, 2017, oil on canvas. COURTESY THE ARTIST AND MILES MCENERY GALLERY New York’s Miles…
Tiona Nekkia McClodden, ‘Radical Love,’ Software Art, and More -ARTnews
Rodríguez Calero, Barrio Boogie Movement, 2006, collage. “Culture and the People.” EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO, NEW YORK, ANONYMOUS GIFT TUESDAY,…