Kandi Burruss nabs role on ‘The Chi’
(Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Essence) Kandi Burruss is heading to The Chi. The singer, songwriter, and star of…
Jennifer Lopez slammed Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna in resurfaced 1998 interview
Jennifer Lopez did not mince words about her distaste for Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow and other female stars in a resurfaced…
Viewership for Sunday Night Baseball On ESPN Up From Last Year
Viewership for the 30th season of Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Taco Bell was up two percent from last year,…
Exclusively on ESPN+: NBA Rooks to Follow Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, RJ Barrett, De’Andre Hunter, Coby White and Bol Bol Through First Season
First four episodes of the all-access, behind-the-scenes look at NBA rookies debuts today Exclusively on ESPN+, NBA Rooks brings fans…
X Games Aspen 2020 Announces Three-day Music Lineup
Today X Games has announced the musical lineup for X Games Aspen 2020, the world’s top winter action sports, music…
Annie Lee Charm Bracelet – October Gallery
Price: $95 NOW $19Annie Lee Charm Braceletby Annie Lee Presenting the limited edition Annie Lee Collectible Gallery Bracelet.Includes 7 charms…
WNBA Finals Tip Off on Sunday on ESPN
Uncasville, CT – July 27, 2013 – Mohegan Sun Arena: Rebecca Lobo and Ryan Ruocco during the 2013 WNBA All-Star…
ESPN Provides Exclusive Coverage of the American League Wild Card Game presented by Hankook Tire October 2
Sunday Night Baseball’s Matt Vasgersian, Jessica Mendoza, Alex Rodriguez and Buster Olney to call Win-Or-Go-Home Game on ESPN ESPN Continues…
UFC Fight Night on ESPN+: Hermansson vs. Cannonier in Copenhagen
Main Card features Jack Hermansson vs. Jared Cannonier and Mark O. Madsen vs. Danilo Belluardo All fights live and exclusively…
30 for 30 Documentary on UFC Legends Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz Marks the Series’ First to Cover the Sport of MMA
The next documentary from ESPN Films’ Peabody and Emmy award-winning 30 for 30 series, “Chuck & Tito,” will chronicle the…
RAMBLING ROSE | Afro
By Rosa Pryor, Special to the AFRO Hello everyone, I hope everything is well with you. I have been a…
NFL’s McCourty Twins Tackle Sickle Cell Disease [VIDEO] • EBONY
Devin and Jason McCourty, twin brothers and NFL star defensive backs, are tackling an important health issue off the field:…
Sweet, Savory Brunch Vibes Comes to Georgia Avenue
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, Just a couple years ago restaurant industry veterans Monique Rose and Chef Sammy…
Former WNBA Player Talks Life After Basketball & Money Management
Ex-WNBA player Ashley Battle recently spoke with EBONY about money and the NBA’s Basketball Operations Associate Program, which is designed…
Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women
By AFRO Staff In celebration of National Voter Registration Day today, 75 students from the Baltimore Leadership School for Young…
The EBONY Fashion Fair, Making and Changing History • EBONY
The Johnson Publishing Company and its flagship publication, EBONY magazine, helped bring high fashion the Black middle class in America…
BSO Concert Season Begins | Afro
By AFRO Staff The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Inc. (BSO) and members of the Orchestra and the Musicians’ Association of Metropolitan…
Serena Williams to Invest in Businesswomen of Color
Serena Williams is taking an active role in helping businesses founded by women of color receive the investments they need…
AFRO in Africa: Pop Music and Politics, Uganda Style
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, On Sept. 20, the “jam” of cars outside of the Serena Hotel in Kampala…
Live updates: Trump whistleblower’s complaint is out
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Questionable rapid-pace decisions spurred by President Trump himself have left some his allies wondering if there’s a…
China criticizes new U.S. sanctions over Iranian oil deals
BEIJING/NEW YORK (Reuters) – China on Thursday criticized the United States for imposing new U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
Julián Castro To Trump: Don’t Treat Homeless People ‘Like They’re Cattle’
OAKLAND, Calif. ― Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro visited a homeless encampment Wednesday to learn more about what he called…
Meet the Man Driving Fifth Third Bank’s Multi-Billion Dollar Community Pledge
As Executive Vice President and Head of Business Banking for Fifth Third Bank, Kala Gibson focuses on helping small businesses…
Half by Laurie Cooper – October Gallery
Price: $450 NOW $75Halfby Laurie CooperOriginal Pastel on PaperSize 8″ x 15″ Approx Laurie Cooper is artist born and based…
Warrior Tribal Two by Laurie Cooper – October Gallery
Price: $1,250 NOW $185Warrior Ritualby Laurie CooperOriginal Pastel on PaperSize 22″ x 28″ Approx Laurie Cooper is artist born and…
'Hearing my new voice for the first time' – BBC News
When Rose Brown was aged 12, she was hit by a drunk driver and left unable to walk or talk.…
Who is Julian Assange? – BBC News
Some see him as a reckless ‘hacktivist’ – others think he’s a campaigner for truth. Julian Assange lived in the…
In 360: Notre-Dame cathedral before the fire – BBC News
Notre-Dame cathedral in the months before the fire filmed in 360. Footage courtesy Forum des images / TV5Monde Original Footage…
Tusk: 'Please do not waste this time' – BBC News
Brexit: After five hours of talks at a summit in Brussels, the UK and the EU have agreed a “flexible…
'I had horrific symptoms after breast implants' – BBC News
Women who have experienced chronic pain and extreme fatigue after breast enhancement surgery have told the Victoria Derbyshire Programme they…
Congo VR: A Troubled Past – BBC News
The Congo is one of the world’s great rivers. Take a Virtual Reality journey through the Democratic Republic of the…
Police Shooting Records Are Now Public In California — And Cops Are Fighting It (HBO)
Trisha Michael has spent three years trying to find out why her twin sister died. Kisha Michael, 31, was sleeping…
17 Years Since 9/11 And There's Still No Clear End To The War In Afghanistan (HBO)
As Americans mark the anniversary of 9/11, the war that was launched in response to those attacks shows no sign…
Mexico Is Caving in to Trump on Immigration
They’re just doing what the U.S. tells them to do, which is regulating migration.” Read more: … source
Greta Thunberg Rips World Leaders at the U.N. Over Climate Change
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Kids in Bahamas stranded with schools damaged by hurricane
GREAT ABACO ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — As unimaginable winds from Hurricane Dorian pushed the Atlantic Ocean into inland neighborhoods far…
‘Empire’ cast and crew reflect on Jussie Smollet’s absence on the final season of the show
The first episode of the final season of Empire premiered on Tuesday and it seems like the cast and crew…
An irate Malik Yoba reportedly leaves interview after questions on transgender sex workers
Malik Yoba made headlines this month after admitting an attraction to transgender women. Since then the actor has been accused…
Jim Jones mansion foreclosed on…but it was sold for how much?
Rapper Jim Jones and girlfriend Chrissy Lampkin have lost their New Jersey mansion due to foreclosure and it has been…
Michelle Williams tells public to stop mixing her up with ‘Fosse/Verdon’ actress
Getty Images Singer Michelle Williams is fed up with people mixing her up with actress Michelle Williams. The former Destiny’…
Lizzo’s Postmates driver reportedly living in fear after mistaken theft accusation
(Photo by Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Warner Music) Alternative hip-hop hitmaker Lizzo wound up apologizing to a Postmates driver last…
Kanye West’s gospel album drops this month but there’s a particular reason to care
(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella) Kanye West announced earlier this month he would be releasing his ninth studio…
Baby Archie makes first appearance during Meghan and Harry’s South Africa tour
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and their baby son Archie Mountbatten-Windsor at a meeting with…
The Final Season Of ‘Game Of Thrones’ Was A Song Of Hype And Ire
WEST OF WESTEROS — Hannah Floeter slept outside the San Diego Convention Center because, though it was July, winter was…
How a Newspaper Article Saved Thousands of Black Gospel Records From Obscurity |Atlas Obscura
FOR THE LAST DOZEN YEARS, in the basement of a university library in Waco, Texas, a small team of audio…
EXCLUSIVE: How This Woman Became the Youngest Black McDonald’s Owner in the U.S. | Black Enterprise
Jade Colin made headlines earlier this month when The Black Professional broke the news that she held the title of…
How America’s Ugly History of Segregation Changed the Meaning of the Word ‘Ghetto’ | TIME
Today, for many Americans, the word “ghetto” conjures images of run-down and crime-ridden African American segregated areas—“inner cities,” in a…
Chernobyl's 1986 disaster
On 26 April 1986, it was decided at Chernobyl to take advantage of reactor number four’s downtime by carrying out…
California man who set sleeping homeless man on fire and took pictures held for $1 million bail
A California man who purposefully set a homeless man on fire and took pictures of the incident while it was…
House approves whistleblower resolution as lawmakers begin reviewing complaint
House Democrats announced plans to vote on the resolution Tuesday — the same day that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced…
Elephant goes on rampage, flipping 27 vehicles, India
An elephant ran amok during a festival in southern India on Thursday (February 25), attacking nearly 27 vehicles parked near…
Japan partners with Rwanda in education initiative
The Global Japan team has come to Tumba in northern Rwanda to discover a school which trains high-level technicians to…
Ukrainians understood Biden probe was condition for Trump-Zelenskiy phone call: Ukrainian adviser
When Ukrainians voted to elect comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy as their next president in the spring of 2019, the fledgling administration…
Europe's flourishing bioeconomy
Business Planet travels to Turku in Finland in search of what is known as Europe’s bioeconomy to see how firms…
Trump’s Ukraine phone call, annotated
MEMORANDUM OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATION SUBJECT: Telephone Conversation with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine PARTICIPANTS: President Zelenskyy of Ukraine Notetakers: The White…
"He's just a kid!" Onlookers horrified as 9 police arrest teen for 'jaywalking'
In a video released on Tuesday (September 15) a police officer in Stockton, California is seen attempting to restrain a…
No bond for Pirates pitcher in child sex case
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vázquez has been ordered held without bond following his arrest on multiple felony charges including sexual…
President Obama defends Iran deal as 'pursuit of peace'
President Obama has made a passionate defence of the Iran nuclear deal ahead of a congressional vote which could block…
4 reasons conservatives should back impeaching Trump (Opinion)
This kind of stunning evidence of the President abusing his power is the reason that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi finally…
Girl shot inside Illinois home dies on her 12th birthday: Officials
A girl was shot inside an Illinois house just before her 12th birthday and later died on what would have…