Robert Downey Jr. Tries To Outdo Chris Evans’ Gift To 6-Year-Old Hero
Add Robert Downey Jr. to the list of Avengers assembling in honor of real-life hero, 6-year-old Bridger Walker, who saved…
Savannah Guthrie Leaves ‘Today’ Early For More Eye Surgery
Savannah Guthrie took off work early Monday for more eye surgery. The “Today” co-anchor said her vision problems were “not…
Princess Beatrice Borrows Vintage Dress From Queen Elizabeth For Her Surprise Wedding
Princess Beatrice really followed through on the “something borrowed” part of her wedding. The royal tied the knot with Edoardo…
‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Composer Reimagines The Creepy Theme Song For A New Generation
A pitch bend. A drum beat. A haunting ostinato. The original theme song of “Unsolved Mysteries,” composed by Gary Malkin…
Alicia Silverstone Reminisces About Brittany Murphy As ‘Clueless’ Turns 25
Alicia Silverstone marked the 25th anniversary of “Clueless” by recalling her time on set with her late co-star Brittany Murphy.…
Olympic Figure Skater Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya Dies At Age 20
Olympic figure skater Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya has died at age 20 of an apparent suicide, according to reports. The International Skating…
Nicki Minaj Announces She’s Pregnant With Her First Child
Pound the alarm: Nicki Minaj is expecting her first child with husband Kenneth Petty. The rap icon announced she’s pregnant…
Singer Avery Wilson Of ‘The Voice’ Comes Out As Bisexual
Avery Wilson celebrated his 25th birthday by going public about his sexuality. The Connecticut-born singer-songwriter, who competed on Season 3…
Workers Nationwide Protest Racial Inequality In ‘Strike For Black Lives’
Workers across the country walked off the job on Monday to protest racial inequality as part of an organized action…
Africa is slowly peeling apart as new ocean forms, scientists say : TheGrio
East Africa Desert Rift, 2005 University of Rochester Millions of years from now, a new ocean and continent will be…
Thank You For The Symbolic Gestures But Black People Need Reparations
By Janice Gassam, Forbes America is finally waking up from its 400-year slumber and an honest acknowledgement of racism is…
Wayne County prosecutor to release list of untruthful cops
By George Hunter, The Detroit News Detroit — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy plans to regularly release to the public…
Emma Sanders, 91, Dies; Challenged Segregating of Democrats
She was one of the “unofficial” slate of Black Mississippians who sought to displace the nonrepresentative all-white delegation at the…
San Francisco Permanently Scraps Jail Phone Call Fees
By Matthew Green, KQED The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday afternoon to permanently end the practice of…
A Teenager Didn’t Do Her Online Schoolwork. So a Judge Sent Her to Juvenile Detention.
A 15-year-old in Michigan was incarcerated during the coronavirus pandemic after a judge ruled that not completing her schoolwork violated…
31 Percent of Children In Florida Have Tested Positive for Coronavirus
By Derek Major, Black Enterprise Thirty-one percent of children in Florida have tested positive for the new coronavirus, worrying health…
Gina Prince-Bythewood To Hollywood: We Can Shape How The World Sees Black People
With The Old Guard, the Love & Basketball director shows how she’s continuing to fight for Black women in Hollywood.…
How Augusta Savage, a Black Art Teacher and Sculptor, Helped Shape the Harlem Renaissance
By Kelly Richman-Abdou, My Modern Met In the early 20th century, a remarkable renaissance emerged in Harlem. On the historic…
Black-Owned 7-Eleven in Texas Setting Record Sales With Black Girl Magic Wine Brand
By Black Enterprise Editors, Black Enterprise Meet Alyson Rae Lawson, the African American owner of a 7-Eleven franchise in Arlington,…
Kimberly Chapman Continues to Expand Chapman Brands
Being multifaceted helps build the type of success others may envy or it can create difficulty in focusing on what…
Black Hollywood Needs To Hire Black Agents And Lawyers Before Crying About Inequality
Back in 2018, Hollywood lawyer Jaia Thomas was excited — as were hordes of fans — when “Black Panther” hit…
Report Shows Black Businesses Close At Higher Rate Amid COVID-19
The spread of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, pandemic has been detrimental to small businesses around the country. Black-owned small…
These Co-Founders Created a Way for Professionals of Color to Rate Their Companies
Professionals of color have a new voice in the workplace thanks to a virtual safe space that lets Black and…
Black-Owned Pizzeria Sources Ingredients From Other Black Businesses
Share0 Image via @themissingbrickindy/Instagram The restaurant industry has suffered greatly due to the spread of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus,…
Lowe’s Customer Claims Employee’s Black Panther Shirt Is Racist
Lowe’s has apologized for forcing a teen employee to change out of his Black Panther shirt after a customer claimed…
Arizona Police Shoot Black Man in Front of Fiancee and Kids (Video)
Police officers in Arizona shot three beanbag rounds at a 26-year-old Black construction worker in front of his fiancée and…
NASCAR Fans Booed Black Driver Bubba Wallace and Cheered After He Crashed on Racetrack
Black Nascar driver Darrell “Bubba” Wallace is receiving backlash after speaking out against the display of the Confederate flag at…
U.K. School Hires 10-Year-Old Nigerian Tech Genius As Coding Instructor
The tech field yields a large portion of high-paying salary jobs with numerous career paths. However, marginalized communities are shut…
Alec Baldwin: Trump could use US armed forces to ‘stop the election’ in November
Alec Baldwin floated a conspiracy theory over the weekend that Donald Trump will use the nation’s armed forces to somehow…
Chrissy Teigen posts video of breast implant removal scars because ‘nobody believes’ she had surgery
Chrissy Teigen posted a candid video showing the scars from her breast implant removal surgery after claiming “nobody believes it.”…
The Chicks talk past backlash, criticize Donald Trump for COVID-19 pandemic, stance on Confederate statues
The Chicks are remaining politically outspoken as their career resurgence continues with the release of their first album in several…
Jada Pinkett Smith relationship seemingly addressed by August Alsina in new song ‘Entanglements’
August Alsina is back with a new song “Entanglements” following the recent revelations about his past relationship with Jada Pinkett…
‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek gets emotional talking about his family’s role in his cancer battle
Alex Trebek got emotional while discussing his ongoing battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, his family’s reaction and his future…
Chris Cornell’s daughter launches Instagram series about mental health, discusses ‘trauma and loss’
Chris Cornell’s daughter, Lily Cornell Silver, will launch a mental health-focused series on Instagram on Monday, July 20, on what…
‘Chappaquiddick’ author Leo Damore, who investigated murdered JFK mistress, the subject of a new doc
Nick Damore is determined to set the record straight about his father. The 34-year-old is currently working on a documentary…
Sculptor of Light and Spectral Materials Dies – ARTnews.com
Keith Sonnier, who starting in the 1960s expanded notions of sculpture with materials including fabric, foam, and incandescent light, died…
Bette Midler calls Donald Trump a ‘murderer’ over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic
Bette Midler took yet another jab at President Trump over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, unequivocally calling him a…
Alicia Silverstone recalls the late Brittany Murphy’s ‘Clueless’ audition on 25th anniversary: ‘So great’
Alicia Silverstone recently shared some special memories from making the film “Clueless,” such as watching the late Brittany Murphy’s audition.…
Danica Patrick posts cryptic quotes about ‘pain’ and relationships following Aaron Rodgers split
Danica Patrick revealed she’s been more mindful about checking in with her emotions following her split from Aaron Rodgers. On…
John Lewis. Mourning the Passing of a Civil Rights Icon – Morgan State University Newsroom
Submitted by President David Wilson This morning, we awaken to the unfortunate news of the passing of the Honorable Congressman…
In Memory of Congressman John Lewis and Reverend C.T. Vivian
In Memory of Congressman John Lewis and Reverend C.T. Vivian Dear Sorors, On July 17, we lost two warriors in…
John Lewis: From Bishop McKenzie
This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally identifiable information’ (PII)…
French Protesters Mark Death of Black Man in Police Custody
By ARNO PEDRAM, Associated Press BEAUMONT-SUR-OISE, France (AP) — Singing “No justice, no peace!” thousands of protesters marched through a…
IN MEMORIAM: Legendary Civil Rights Icon C.T. Vivian Dies at 95
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The Rev. C.T. Vivian, the legendary civil rights activist who marched alongside…
OP-ED (IN MEMORIAM): John Lewis Made America a More Perfect Union
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Washington, DC) – The nation awakes to the overwhelmingly sad news that Congressman…
IN MEMORIAM: John Lewis, an American Hero and Moral Leader Alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., Dies at 80
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent Born in 1940, John Lewis, the son of a sharecropper, helped to lead…
How the Black Lives Matter Generation Remembers John Lewis
By AARON MORRISON, Associated Press Of all the ways that John Lewis influenced American life and politics, his indelible impact…
US Navy Cheats Black-Owned Business Owner Out of $100 Million Contract
By BlackNews.com Nationwide via BlackNews.com — CommsolGlobal, a Black-owned business founded by Victor Ogunniyi, successfully bid on a five-year small…
‘National Treasure’ Anthony Hamilton Interviewed at NNPA Virtual Conference
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The Los Angeles Times proclaimed him a national treasure, and singer, songwriter,…
Police Video Shows Distraught George Floyd: ‘I’m Not A Bad Guy’
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Body-camera footage made public Wednesday from two Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest captured a…
Megan Thee Stallion Says She’s ‘Grateful To Be Alive’ After Suffering Multiple ‘Gunshot Wounds’
Megan Thee Stallion said she was shot multiple times over the weekend in her first statement clarifying earlier reports about…
New Research Finds 40% of LGBTQ Youth Considered Suicide Over Past Year
NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuters) – Forty percent of young LGBTQ people in the United States say they have seriously…
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Calls Kayleigh McEnany ‘Karen’ After Insult
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday called Kayleigh McEnany “Karen” after the White House press secretary referred to her as…
Jamaal Bowman Unseats Rep. Eliot Engel In New York Primary
Bronx middle school principal Jamaal Bowman ousted New York Rep. Eliot Engel in a June primary, landing a major win…
Rep. John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon, Dies At Age 80
Rep. John Lewis, the legendary civil rights leader who helped organize the March on Washington and was later known as…
Petition To Rename ‘Bloody Sunday’ Bridge For John Lewis Nabs Over 460,000 Signatures
More than 460,000 signatures appeared as of Sunday on an online petition that calls for putting the name of late…
Jada Pinkett Smith’s ‘Entanglement’ With August Alsina Just Got Even Messier
Jada Pinkett Smith’s “entanglement” with August Alsina sure is getting twisty. After the “Red Table Talk” host confirmed that she’d…
House Democrats Urge Probe Into Trump’s Use Of Federal Officers To Quell Protests
House Democrats on Sunday sent a letter to the inspectors general of the Justice Department and Homeland Security Department requesting…
U.N. Chief pushes for global equality amid coronavirus pandemic
Exterior view of the United Nations Headquarters building and surrounding midtown area as seen looking West from the East River,…