by Daniel Johnson February 1, 2025 Jackson’s family and community leaders in Headland noted the tremendous impact Jackson had on his community, describing him as someone who would give the shirt off his back if someone was in need Samuel Jackson, a former head basketball coach at Fort Valley State University, an HBCU, and boys’…
by Mary Spiller February 1, 2025 Trump’s announcement came the same day as the Pentagon causes events, activities related to MLK Day, Black History Month. On Jan. 31, President Donald Trump released a statement stating that he is “honored” to recognize Feb. 1 as the beginning of Black History Month. Trump’s address said “Black Americans…
by Mary Spiller February 1, 2025 Mansur Ball-Bey, 18, was shot in the back by police officers who entered his home on a search warrant. A jury has awarded nearly $20 million to the family of Mansur Ball-Bey, a St. Louis man fatally shot by police officers. Despite the two officers not facing criminal charges,…
by Ahsan Washington February 1, 2025 Civil rights leadership is not dead As Black Americans enter Black History Month and stand in the face of what might very well be a Civil Rights Movement 2.0, it’s fitting to celebrate our contemporary heroes and know who these 10 leaders who take Black lives and our civil…
by Daniel Johnson February 1, 2025 Abbott called DEI policies ‘new forms of racism.” Texas Governor Greg Abbott followed in Donald Trump’s footsteps on Jan. 31, issuing an executive order that directed state agencies like the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas Education Agency to be “colorblind” and called for the elimination of diversity,…
Love & Hip-Hop’s Masika Kaylisha claims she’s not in Matt Barnes’ egregiously eight-deep roster of suspected side chicks, but his fiancée Anansa Sims still wants All The Smoke and clapped back with receipts. Source: Amy Sussman/Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Welp, Anansa isn’t done letting the chopper sing after airing out her baller baby daddy’s alleged…
by Derek Dingle February 1, 2025 Founder and Publisher Earl G. Graves, Sr. launched a publication and gave birth to a media company In August 1970, the visionary Founder and Publisher Earl G. Graves, Sr. launched a publication and gave birth to a media company that to this day has enabled generations of African Americans…
by Mary Spiller February 1, 2025 The lawsuit was filed after UT threatened to expel Kimberly Diei from school over a tweet she made containing the lyrics of Cardi B’s ‘WAP.’ Kimberly Diei, a former pharmacy student at the University of Tennessee, has secured a $250,000 settlement after a legal battle that began when the…
by Kandiss Edwards February 1, 2025 Beware the evolved catfishing scam. A Nigerian couple has been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a “catfishing” scheme using the U.S. Postal Service. Julie Okoronkwo and her husband, Edwin Okoronkwo, were convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to the Department…
by Jeroslyn JoVonn February 1, 2025 Angel Reese is making history with the fast-food chain. Angel Reese is making history with McDonald’s as the first female athlete to get her own special meal. On Jan. 30, McDonald’s unveiled “The Angel Reese Special,” a tribute to the WNBA Chicago Sky rookie who has become a standout…
