Coronavirus pandemic: Updates from around the world
A new genetic analysis of the virus that causes Covid-19 taken from more than 7,600 patients around the world shows…
Trump denies ties to Venezuelan attack with 2 US men jailed
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States had nothing to do with an alleged incursion…
Michelle Obama still upset by low voter turnout in 2016 election
Former First Lady Michelle Obama may be riding high of the record-breaking success of her memoir Becoming, and the upcoming…
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized for gallbladder condition
She is expected to participate in the telephonic oral arguments Wednesday. May 6, 2020, 12:43 AM 3 min read 3…
Coronavirus spread around the world fast, new genetics analysis shows
Researchers in Britain looked at mutations in the virus and found evidence of quick spread, but no evidence the virus…
Trump to ABC’s David Muir: ‘Possible there will be some’ COVID-19 deaths as country reopens
President Donald Trump said in an exclusive interview with ABC “World News Tonight” Anchor and Managing Editor David Muir on…
3 Challenges I Overcame As A Black Woman Starting My Own Business
I decided to define my own path … Some of you may have heard the statistic that Black women only…
Trevor Noah: Trump Will Do Anything To Positively Spin The Coronavirus Death Toll
Weeks ago, Trump said he anticipated no more than 50,000 or 60,000 deaths, a number he boosted to between “75,…
Chris Evans Regrets Attempt At Quarantine Haircut: ‘It Went So Wrong, So Fast’
Actor Chris Evans recently tried to give his dog, Dodger, a trim while in quarantine. It didn’t go well. Evans,…
Anthony Fauci Says Chris Cuomo Was Sicker Than Viewers Knew
Dr. Anthony Fauci phoned Chris Cuomo daily when the CNN host was sick with the coronavirus, telling viewers that his…
Mick Jagger Doing Quarantine Chores Is Must-Watch Inspiration
Wild horses couldn’t drag us away from watching Mick Jagger do household chores during the coronavirus lockdown. (See the video…
Tom Cruise And Elon Musk Working On Action Movie To Be Shot In Space: Report
Major Tom to ground control? Tom Cruise is planning to make an action movie in outer space with Elon Musk’s…
Channing Tatum Wore Gold Harem Pants To Take Out The Garbage And It’s A Vibe
Channing Tatum is serving serious lockdown looks, even while taking out the garbage. The 40-year-old actor was photographed taking out…
Jimmy Kimmel Turns Trump Into Joe Exotic, AKA The ‘Lyin’ King’
Hey all you cool cats and kittens, things are coming full circle … of life. Ever since the debut of…
Blake Lively Reveals A Hilarious Connection Between Her Met Gala Looks And The Carpet
Maybe it’s a coincidence, maybe not, but either way Blake Lively revealed something incredibly funny on Monday: The actor’s gowns…
Katy Perry Unveils Madonna-Inspired Maternity Look She Would Have Rocked At 2020 Met Gala
Katy Perry had a custom corset to wear to the Met Gala, and she liked it … so she posted…
Melissa Rauch Welcomes A Baby Boy With Husband Winston
In an Instagram photo of the infant’s blue knit hat, Rauch wrote that she and husband Winston, who also have…
Anderson Cooper’s Ex Benjamin Maisani Will Be A Co-Parent To Son Wyatt
Two years after their split, Anderson Cooper and Benjamin Maisani continue to be a major part of each other’s lives.…
How Long Does It Take To Recover From Coronavirus?
News about the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, is more scary than reassuring. We hear a lot about…
Wall Street rises as lockdowns ease, healthcare shares jump
(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes gained on Tuesday as healthcare stocks rallied, oil prices surged and a number of…
Quincy Jones’ $9.4 Million Verdict Against Michael Jackson Estate Overturned
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court on Tuesday overturned most of a 2017 jury verdict awarding Quincy Jones…
EA sees full-year revenue above estimates as home-sheltering boosts gaming
(Reuters) – Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc forecast full-year adjusted revenue above Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, riding on…
Ashton Kutcher And Mila Kunis Cracking Each Other Up On ‘Tonight Show’ Is The Best
Celebrities get the sillies in lockdown, too. Jimmy Fallon introduced “Voice Swap,” in which one player answers a question and…
Elon Musk And Grimes’ Baby Boy Has Arrived And Here Are Photos
Elon Musk and Grimes are officially parents and have revealed their offspring to the world in the most on-brand way…
Sarah Jessica Parker And Andy Cohen Mark Met Gala Monday With Masked Selfie
Andy Cohen and Sarah Jessica Parker didn’t let lockdown stop them from acknowledging one of their most beloved traditions this…
Daniel Radcliffe Reading ‘Harry Potter’ Is The Magic We Needed
Chapter One: The Boy Who Made The Internet Siriusly Lose Its Mind. As part of Harry Potter at Home, an…
Netflix’s Sterile Reality Hits Were Made For A World In Quarantine
The Trump administration wasn’t ready for a pandemic, but apparently Netflix was. Not only is the streaming giant poised to…
The Colorful Way Dearborn Muslims Are Celebrating Ramadan In Isolation
Muslims in Dearborn, Michigan, are observing Ramadan in a way that would have been inconceivable just a few months ago.…
Investors Buy Old Hotel and Convert It into 139 Mini-Apartments for the Homeless
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH), a non-profit organization in Denver, recently decided to make an investment and purchase…
Five Days of Unrest After Rodney King Beating Trial Ends in No Convictions
In late April 1992, residents of Los Angeles, California, took to the streets to protest after four police officers captured…
15 children in NYC affected with COVID-19 related illness
New York City in lock down due to the coronavirus. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) As if the coronavirus weren’t…
Cheryl A. Wall, 71, Dies; Champion of Black Literary Women
An author and longtime professor at Rutgers, she pressed for the inclusion of black authors in curriculums and was an…
In Dawoud Bey’s Photography, the Past Isn’t Past
A new retrospective presents Bey’s “American Project.” “It begins with the subject,” Dawoud Bey has said of his photography. “A…
Nikole Hannah-Jones’ essay from ‘The 1619 Project’ wins commentary Pulitzer
Of all the thousands upon thousands of stories and projects produced by American media last year, perhaps the one most-talked…
Chicago Defender Publishes First Issue
On May 5, 1905, the Chicago Defender, a major publication of the black press, published its first issue. Founded by…
Colson Whitehead wins the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead just became the fourth writer ever to win two Pulitzers for fiction. Colson Whitehead has won the 2020…
Georgia poet and Emory professor Jericho Brown awarded the Pulitzer
Pulitzer judges: Brown’s poems ‘combine delicacy with historical urgency’ Emory University professor Jericho Brown has won the Pulitzer Prize for…
Museums Must Do More to Survive Online – ARTnews.com
David Resnicow is the president and cofounder of the communications agency Resnicow and Associates. During the past month, museums across…
Rising Chinese Art Star Dies of Illness at 43 – ARTnews.com
Li Hui, an artist whose grandiose installations filled with lasers and lights earned him significant attention in the Chinese art…
Where Is Jackson Pollock’s ‘Mural’? – ARTnews.com
The legend goes like this: In 1943, Jackson Pollock—then far from a household name—was commissioned by art dealer Peggy Guggenheim…
Gabrielle Union draws backlash for saying some Black celebs are struggling financially during pandemic
Gabrielle Union (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Gabrielle Union raised some eyebrows and sparked some backlash after she…
PAC committee seeks to draft Michelle Obama as Biden’s VP nominee
A new political action committee is working to build “substantial grassroots support for a potential Michelle Obama candidacy and help…
Grand jury weighs charges on Ahmaud Arbery death
Ahmaud Arbery A Georgia grand jury will now decide if charges will be brought against a longtime Glynn County investigator…
‘There are going to be deaths’
The former governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, said yesterday that America needs to reopen despite the data that shows…
DJ Khaled shuts down twerking woman on IG Live: ‘I got a family’
DJ Khaled attends 2019 Roc Nation THE BRUNCH. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Roc Nation ) DJ Khaled is…
In ‘Becoming,’ a starring role for Michelle Obama
First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama speaks during a panel discussion at Glamour Hosts “A Brighter Future: A…
Aaron Douglas: African-American painter (1898-1979)
Aaron Douglas (May 26, 1898 February 3, 1979) was an African American painter and a major figure in the Harlem…
Charles Barkley leaves out Kobe Bryant, LeBron James as top 5 ballers
Every basketball fan has a top-five list. The same is true for every basketball player. Black America’s “Uncle Chuck” is…
‘The Last Dance’ director on Obama’s viral ‘former Chicago resident’ title
Without a doubt, Americans are more protective of President Barack Obama than they have been over any other president in…
Silence The Shame founder Shanti Das talks trauma, mental health
Shanti Das attends “The Oval” & “Sistas” Atlanta Screening at 200 Peachtree on October 20, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.(Photo by…
Rep. Ayanna Pressley on Biden allegations: ‘We still don’t know what survivor justice looks like’
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) speaks during a news conference targeting students of color. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Massachusetts…
In clamor to reopen, many black people feel overlooked
In this May 4, 2020, file photo, volunteers line up to begin taking hundreds of free COVID-19 tests at a…
Beyoncé honors Megan Thee Stallion’s late mother, rapper makes chart history
Beyonce, left, Megan Thee Stallion, right, dropped their new song “Savage (Remix)” to the surprise of music listeners. (Photo: Instagram)…
Detroit automakers look to restart N. America plants May 18
DETROIT (AP) — Major U.S. automakers are planning to reopen North American factories within two weeks, potentially putting thousands of…
Joe Biden releases ‘Lift Every Voice’ plan for African Americans
Democratic presidential hopeful and the presumptive presidential nominee, Joe Biden unveiled a new agenda for Black America on Monday called…
Barack and Michelle Obama to give commencement speech on YouTube
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are giving the graduates of 2020 something to look forward to amid the coronavirus pandemic.…
Mom of bystander punched by cop in viral arrest says son is hospitalized
Donna Wright and son, Donni Wright (Social Media, family personal photo) Donni Wright’s concerned mother says that she plans to…
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms Sends Sharp COVID Warning After Shoppers Line Up to Buy New Air Jordans
After Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp reopened many businesses within the state, a group of Atlanta shoppers ignored the basic protocols…