Eric Reid & Colin Kaepernick Won’t Stop Fighting for Black Rights • EBONY
In the quest for freedom, poet Jorie Graham once said, “Nobody gets what they want. Never again are you the…
Somalia Marks 1 Year Since Devastating Mogadishu Bombing
By ABDI GULED, Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somalia on Sunday marked the first anniversary of one of the…
Martin Luther King Jr. is Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
On this day 54 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize…
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law Receives Recommendations
By Lauren Poteat, Special to the AFRO Just a little over two years ago, Texas Southern University’s (TSU) Thurgood Marshall…
‘I Didn’t Say I Wasn’t Black’
Actress Raven-Symoné interviewed with AM to DM, Buzzfeed News’ morning talk show, on Thursday and discussed her views on race…
Serena Williams Talks Motherhood, Insecurities at Conference
By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Serena Williams has opened up about parenting, motherhood and her own insecurities during…
Black Activist Gives Powerful Speech on Intersectionality • EBONY
Activist, educator and writer Brittany Packnett delivered a riveting break down of intersectionality during the New Rules Summit: Women, Leadership…
Bill Cosby Switches Up Legal Team With Appeal Looming
By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby is switching up his legal team as he looks to appeal…
Kehlani Announces Pregnancy & Reveals Baby Bump (PHOTOS)
Oakland songstress Kehlani recently surprised fans with her pregnancy announcement, revealing her baby bump for the first time on Instagram.…
Baltimore ID Cards to “Build an Inclusive City,” Says Pugh
By The Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — An identification card designed to help undocumented immigrants and other vulnerable people will…
Video Proves That Young Black Boy Did Not Grope White Woman • EBONY
Newly released surveillance video proved that the 9-year-old Black child walking past a White woman in a supermarket did not…
Tulane Holding 3rd Biennial Black Women’s Health Conference
By The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tulane University is holding a free conference about black women’s health Friday…
Lauren Underwood on Her Run For Congress & How She Connects With Voters • EBONY
Lauren Underwood, 33, recently spoke to EBONY about her campaign to become the next U.S. Representative for the 14th Congressional…
Fund II Foundation Announces Digital Platform to Help People of Color Gain Access to Jobs
By Delonte Harrod, Special to the AFRO African-American leaders banded together to rewrite the narrative of diversity in the tech…
K. Michelle Talks Struggles with Butt Injections on ‘Uncensored’
Singer K. Michelle will appear on an upcoming episode of TV One’s autobiographical series, UNCENSORED, to talk about following her…
Pastors For Hogan Coalition Join Growing Democratic Coalition for Hogan
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO A coalition of African-American pastors announced its support for Maryland Governor Larry…
White Woman Calls Cops on Black Child Who Brushed Up Against Her • EBONY
A White woman called the cops on a 9-year-old Black child who accidentally touched her in a grocery store in…
Sophisticated Settings — Lifestyle — October 12, 2018
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Celebrities Who Have Come Out in 2018 • EBONY
Oct. 11 marks National Coming Out Day and we at EBONY are throwing our support behind the LGBTQ community for…
Michelle Obama Might Not Want to Do Politics, But She Wants to Make A Difference
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, Despite Beyoncé’s proclamation that girls run the world, it is widely accepted throughout…
Taraji P. Henson Stars in Civil Rights Drama ‘Best of Enemies’
Taraji P. Henson stars alongside Sam Rockwell in The Best of Enemies, a drama about the desegregation of schools in…
Police Investigate Death of Five-Month-Old as Homicide
By Michelle Richardson, Special to the AFRO A five-month-old baby girl’s death has been ruled a homicide and now the…
Celebs Who Have Opened up About Mental Illness • EBONY
Talking about your mental health can be a daunting task, but in recent years celebrities have used their platforms to…
Confronting the Horrific Legacy of Lynching in Maryland
By AFRO Staff The last recorded lynching in the state of Maryland occurred Oct. 18, 1933, when George Armwood, a…
Georgia GOP Official Accused of Purging Voters • EBONY
Brian Kemp, Georgia’s current Secretary of State and the Republican candidate for governor is accused of purging millions of voter…
Actress Comedian Phoebe Robinson Talks About Her New Book And Co-Starring With Taraji P. Henson
By Nadine Matthews, Special to the AFRO Comedian, actress and television writer Phoebe Robinson has also just completed her second…
Dwayne Johnson to Portray John Henry in Netflix Film
Former wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will star in and produce John Henry and the Statesman for Netflix, according to…
Testimony in Police Shooting Reveals Chaotic Scene
By ANDREW SELSKY, Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Grand jury testimony released by a district attorney Tuesday into the…
Kenya Moore Reveals Due Date & Hints at ‘RHOA’ Return
Kenya Moore confirmed her pregnancy to the world during the Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 10 reunion. The former beauty…
Post #MeToo, Opportunity Still a Mixed Bag for Women in Film
By LINDSEY BAHR, AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the year after the downfall of Harvey Weinstein and…
Tracee Ellis Ross Rocks Black Designers for the Culture at AMAs
Comedian Tracee Ellis Ross hosted the 2018 American Music Awards wearing pieces from Black designers in all of her press…
Kanye West to Visit Trump, Discuss Prison Reform, Violence
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rapper Kanye West has been invited to the White House. White House press…
Ex-Cop Fired for Assaulting Black Man Says Nazi Flashlight Wasn’t His • EBONY
A former police officer who allegedly used excessive force on a handcuffed Black man claims that another cop vandalized a…
Amandla Stenberg: I’m Still Finding My Voice
By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Amandla Stenberg was named after a 1989 Miles Davis…
Family Calls 911 on Whales for Swimming in the Ocean
Being able to experience wildlife up close and personal is a privilege many will never have. That isn’t to say…
Eric Reid Cites Kavanaugh, Rehiring of Tamir Rice’s Killer As Reason For Continuing to Kneel
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid kneeled during the national anthem prior to the Panthers’…
Bill Cosby’s Lawyers Asks for Prison Sentence to Be Voided • EBONY
Bill Cosby’s lawyers claim that a series of errors in his sex assault case is enough reason for his conviction…
Interim Commissioner Tuggle Won’t Seek Permanent Position
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, Interim Baltimore Police Commissioner Gary Tuggle is not interested in removing the “interim” from…
‘RHOA’ Star NeNe Leakes Joins ‘How High 2’ Cast
NeNe Leakes is scheduled to appear in How High 2, the sequel to the marijuana-friendly comedy starring rappers Redman and…
What Does Earl Thomas’ Middle Finger Gesture Mean?
By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley, AFRO Sports Desk Seattle Seahawks super safety Earl Thomas had a unique way…
Dad Who Accepted $100K from NCAA Weeps in Court • EBONY
A father cried in a Manhattan court on Thursday for derailing his son’s college basketball career by accepting $100,000 in…
Another Life Lost in Slew of Slayings on Benning Road
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, Benning Road, in both the Southeast and Northeast quadrants of D.C., has met…
Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Hits Haiti, At Least 12 Dead & 188 Injured • EBONY
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday killing at least 12 people, according to Yahoo. Haiti’s civil protection agency,…
Immigrants Cheer Ruling That Lets Them Keep Protected Status
By PHILIP MARCELO, AMY TAXIN and JENNIFER KAY, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — When Sudanese immigrant Hiwaida Elarabi learned the…
Comedian Katt Williams Arrested on Assault Charges
Katt Williams was jailed on Sunday for allegedly assaulting a limousine driver during a heated argument about taking the Emmy-winning…
Denzel Washington to Receive AFI Life Achievement Award
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The American Film Institute is honoring Denzel Washington with a Life Achievement Award. The organization said…
6 LGBT-Friendly Netflix Shows You Should Binge Watch Right Now
Netflix is proving to not only be the go-to streaming service for racial diversity, but for content that embraces the…
Georgia Baseball Star Dismissed After Calling UGA Quarterback a N*gg*r
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor A star baseball player for the University of Georgia was dismissed from the team…
Harry Lennix Says Black People Are Overly Represented in Negative Ways on TV
Longtime actor Harry Lennix sat down with EBONY to discuss the landscape of Black representation in Hollywood. While there have…
Chicago Verdict Comes 4 Years After Laquan McDonald’s Death
By DON BABWIN and MICHAEL TARM, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Four years after he fired 16 bullets into a…
6 LGBT-Friendly Netflix Shows You Should Binge Watch Right Now
Netflix is proving to not only be the go-to streaming service for racial diversity, but for content that embraces the…
17-Year-Old Charged as an Adult in Killing of Soldier
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, Army soldier Damon Dickens, 23, was visiting family after completing basic training when…
Celebrities Who Graduated From Historically Black Colleges & Universities
Graduation season is in full swing, and EBONY is highlighting some of the biggest celebrities in the entertainment industry who…
Hamilton Claims Pole for Japanese Grand Prix, Vettel 8th
By JIM ARMSTRONG, AP Sports Writer SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — Championship leader Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the Japanese…
Tia Mowry Dishes on Cory Hardrict, Motherhood & Defending Moms Who Don’t ‘Snapback’ After Baby
Tia Mowry recently chopped it up with EBONY about her new #BacktoSchoolProud partnership with Office Depot, what she’s learning about…
Judge: Frederick County Liable in Wrongful Arrest Suit
By The Associated Press FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Frederick County is liable to pay…
Top 10 Blockbusters Directed by Black Filmmakers • EBONY
Black people have been making their mark in Hollywood for decades, despite challenges for roles and lack of opportunities to…
Tina Turner Reveals Husband Gave Her Kidney for Transplant
By The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Tina Turner has revealed that she underwent a kidney transplant with an organ…
Andrea Kelly Describes Alleged Abuse at Hands of R. Kelly (VIDEO)
Andrea Kelly, R. Kelly’s ex-wife, appeared on a recent episode of The View to break silence on the years of…
North Carolina Civil Rights Leader Receives ‘Genius Grant’
By MARTHA WAGGONER, Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Rev. William Barber, one of the newest recipients of the…