Gov. Cuomo warns non-compliant New Yorkers as state reopens
New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference on the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in New…
Kim Kardashian shares apprehension about attending Scott Disick’s birthday party amid coronavirus pandemic
Kim Kardashian opened up about the apprehension she felt going to a family birthday party amid the coronavirus pandemic. The…
B. Simone breaks silence about allegations of plagiarism: ‘I’m here to fix it’
B. Simone (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for BET) Actress/entrepreneur B. Simone has been in the crosshairs of controversy…
Angelina Jolie shares thoughts on systemic racism, wonders if her daughter will be affected
Angelina Jolie shared her thoughts about systemic racism as the mother of adopted children of color. The “Maleficent” actress addressed…
Minneapolis Police Department will not remove Floyd memorial
People visit a memorial at the site where George Floyd was killed on June 3, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo…
Oscars ceremony delayed to April 2021 due to coronavirus
The Oscars are officially postponed. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the ABC Television Network announced Monday…
BET Awards to air on network TV for the first time in history
Amanda Seales arrives at the 2017 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 25, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo…
Alanis Morissette opens up about depression after suffering ‘a bunch of miscarriages’
Alanis Morrisette had a tough journey filled with “a bunch of miscarriages” in order to have her three children. The…
Bifties makes it easy to shop Black-owned for someone else
Courtesy of Bifties Bifties is the online store making it convenient to shop Black-owned when gift-giving. Founded by Constance Panton,…
5 Seconds of Summer guitarist Michael Clifford apologizes for past offensive tweets
Michael Clifford, the guitarist from the band 5 Seconds of Summer, apologized for past offensive tweets that resurfaced online recently.…
Stacey Abrams says ‘Defund the Police’ campaign is a ‘false choice’
Stacey Abrams, former Democratic leader in the Georgia House of Representatives and founder and chair of Fair Fight Action, prepares…
Aaron Carter announces engagement to Melanie Martin 2 months after split
Aaron Carter and Melanie Martin announced that they are engaged less than two months after their messy split. The 32-year-old…
Academy delays 2021 Oscars ceremony because of coronavirus
Regina King, winner of Best Supporting Actress for ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ poses in the press room during the…
Sofia Vergara, Joe Manganiello celebrate their 6-year dating anniversary
Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello celebrated six years together on Saturday. The former “Modern Family” star shared a photo of…
NYPD to eliminate plainclothes anti-crime units
Police are viewed outside of the Grand Hyatt hotel in Manhattan following the mistaken arrest of James Blake, a retired…
Former ‘Bachelor’ Nick Viall reacts to rewatching ‘failed engagement’ to Kaitlyn Bristowe
Kaitlyn Bristowe’s season of “The Bachelorette” is reairing Monday as a part of “The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons — Ever!”…
My student died from coronavirus in prison. He didn’t deserve it.
Mr. David Thomas Brown Sledge. (Cofield Mortuary/Adobe Stock) David Thomas Brown Sledge, who was incarcerated at East Jersey State Prison,…
Sadie Robertson on faith and marriage: ‘I did not feel shame when I did it’ God’s ‘way’
Sadie Robertson is offering some relationship advice. The former “Duck Dynasty” star, 23, married Christian Huff in November and has…
The Undefeated to Present Time for Change: We Won’t be Defeated, an ESPN Primetime Special Exploring Black Athletes’ Experiences with Injustice, on June 24
SportsCenter anchors Elle Duncan, Michael Eaves, Jay Harris and college sports reporter Mariah Taylor to host The Undefeated, ESPN’s multiplatform…
How Oprah’s COVID Grant Winners Are Helping Communities In Nashville
Share1 Nashville (Image via @mtzionnashville/Instagram) We previously reported on Oprah Winfrey’s pledge of $10 million toward her COVID-19 relief fund…
White Atlanta Police Officer Fired After Shooting a Black Man, Rayshard Brooks, in the Back
After fatally shooting a black man in the back over the weekend, an Atlanta police officer was fired early Sunday,…
NFL Will Observe Juneteenth as Official League Holiday
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, in an internal memo to staff, announced that the league will observe Juneteenth on Friday, June…
Tamla Horsford’s Case To Be Reopened After Significant Outcry –
An investigation into Tamla Horsford’s death is being reopened after significant public outcry and a request from her family’s lawyer.…
Brands Must Speak Out Against Racial Intolerance or Risk Losing Customers: Report
Following the police shootings of multiple African Americans, people across the country are fed up with brands and organizations that…
Ghanian Minister Invites African Americans To Re-Settle In The Country Amid Protests
Year of the Return was a successful tourism initiative designed by Ghana to encourage African Americans and others within the…
Black Business Owners Have Mixed Feelings About the ‘Defund The Police’ Campaign –
A survey of black business owners shows mixed feelings on defunding the police, a campaign championed by the Black Lives…
19-Year-Old Black Lives Matter Activist Oluwatoyin ‘Toyin’ Salau Found Dead
A social media firestorm started after news circulated that a 19-year-old woman named Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau was found dead on…
A Second Black Man Found Hanging From A Tree in California
A black man’s body was found hanging from a tree last Wednesday in Poncitlán Square in Palmdale, California, which is…
NFL Commits $250 million Over 10 Years To Fight Systemic Racism –
The National Football League (NFL), announced it will commit $250 million over 10 years to a fund to combat systemic…
Exclusive: U.S. companies can work with Huawei on 5G standards – Commerce Department
(Reuters) – The United States on Monday confirmed a Reuters report that it will amend its prohibitions on U.S. companies…
Oil prices rise 2% on optimism around OPEC+ output pact
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose more than 2% on Monday as signs that fuel demand was recovering, while…
NYSE to reopen trading floor to some market makers on Wednesday
FILE PHOTO: The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in the financial district of lower Manhattan during the outbreak…
Wall Street closes higher as Fed soothes recovery worries
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street closed higher on Monday following an announcement by the U.S. Federal Reserve regarding its…
Stocks rebound on Fed debt program, oil recovers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equities rebounded on Monday after the Federal Reserve widened its program of…
JPMorgan to bring back more traders to office next week: source
FILE PHOTO: A sign outside the headquarters of JP Morgan Chase & Co in New York, September 19, 2013. REUTERS/Mike…
Two former Pinterest policy employees say they faced racism at work
FILE PHOTO: A guest hold up a phone during the Pinterest Inc. IPO on the floor of the New York…
Embraer to receive $600 million loan, partly backed by government, due to coronavirus
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA is seen at the company’s headquarters in Sao Jose dos Campos,…
House demands coronavirus loan info from Treasury, banks
The House subcommittee investigating billions of dollars in coronavirus aid is demanding that the Treasury Department, the Small Business Administration…
Apple-backed study sheds light on physical sales through App Store
FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc. logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in…
Six former eBay employees charged with cyberstalking Massachusetts couple
(Reuters) – Six former eBay Inc (EBAY.O) employees have been criminally charged with cyberstalking a Massachusetts couple who published an…
Jerry Lynn | Artist
Identical twin brothers Jerry Lynn and Terry Lynn, make up the artistic duo known as Twin and theirs is one…
19 dead in a decade: the small American city where violent police thrive
By Sam Levin, The Guardian Police killed Sean Monterrosa amid protests against brutality. His death is part of a fatal…
The End of Black Politics
By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, The New York Times Young black people have exploded in rebellion over the grotesque killing of George…
White men sue D.C. Mayor Bower over Black Lives Matter mural
By Matthew Allen, The Grio Three white men suing Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser claim that Black Lives Matter is…
Ice Cube offers to pay Walmart $100K if looters are not charged
By Stephanie Guerilus, The Grio The West Coast rap legend offers to pay the retail store’s losses if they agree…
Minneapolis Organizers Are Already Building the Tools for Safety Without Police
By Jae Hyun Shim,, Truthout In 2018, members of the Minnesota grassroots groups Reclaim the Block and Black Visions Collective…
Do Diversity-Inspired Fellowships at Art Museums Lead to Success? – ARTnews.com
This “Perspectives” column was written in April and appears in the Summer 2020 issue of ARTnews. Over the past few…
Activists Try to Steal African Artifact from Quai Branly Museum – ARTnews.com
On Friday, amid Black Lives Matter protests in the French capital, activists attempted to seize a 19th-century African funeral pole…
Nicolas Krief’s Accrochages Series Shows Art Behind the Scenes – ARTnews.com
In his ongoing series “Accrochages” (Hangings), Paris-based photographer Nicolas Krief studies the behind-the-scenes logistics that enable museumgoers to experience art…
Black Member of Goldsmiths Art Department Staff ‘Withdraws Labor’ – ARTnews.com
A controversy over the uneven racial demographics of the faculty at London’s top art school has reached a head, with…
Chen Ronghui Captures China’s Youth – ARTnews.com
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Salman Toor Joins Luhring Augustine Ahead of Whitney Show – ARTnews.com
With a Whitney Museum show in the pipeline, the New York–based painter Salman Toor has joined the roster of Luhring…
Photographer Chen Ronghui is A Pivotal Figure in Chinese Art – ARTnews.com
Shanghai-based photographer Chen Ronghui’s principal theme—feeling displaced while still in place—resonates in unanticipated ways for today’s mid-pandemic viewers. In 2016,…
Robert Irwin’s 9 Most Invisible Artworks – ARTnews.com
Now in his 90s, Robert Irwin has been jousting with physical and metaphysical aspects of art since the beginning of…
Francis Alÿs to Represent Belgium at 2022 Venice Biennale – ARTnews.com
The Venice Biennale has been pushed back a year, from next year to 2022, but that has not stopped Belgium—which…
Kenny Scharf Joins Almine Rech – ARTnews.com
Monday, June 15 Kenny Scharf Joins Almine RechAlmine Rech gallery has added American painter and graffiti artist Kenny Scharf to…
Eletricity One by Laurie Cooper – October Gallery
Price: $550Eletricity Oneby Laurie CooperOriginal Pastel on PaperSize 9″ x 12″ Approx Laurie Cooper is artist born and based in…
Cops Are Getting Fired Over Their Racist Social Media Posts
By Katie Way, Vice In the wake of George Floyd’s killing and a national uprising, police officers are actually facing…
Black-Owned Specialty Coffee Brand Expands Into Whole Foods and Amazon
By Selena Hill, Black Enterprise At a time when black businesses are being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, a black-owned coffee…
Ghana Minister Invites African-Americans to Re-settle in Africa If They Feel Unwanted in the U.S.
By Brendan Cole, Newsweek The debate about race following the killing of George Floyd has reverberated across the Atlantic Ocean,…