by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman April 2, 2024 Jacksonville Beach renames one of its streets to honor its first Black city councilwoman, Margaret Ann McQueen. Jacksonville Beach is renaming one of its streets to honor its first Black city councilwomen. Margaret Ann McQueen will now be forever remembered for her place in the Florida city’s history. A…
by Daniel Johnson April 2, 2024 Black cadets in the Air Force only graduate at a 60% rate, as opposed to 80% for the rest of the military service branch. The Air Force has long struggled with diversity, and it does not appear to be getting much better. Even though the percentage of Black cadets…
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton April 2, 2024 Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame has announced that it will continue its partnership with HBCU program Kia’s “Accelerate the Good” Program Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame has announced that it will continue its partnership with HBCU program Kia’s “Accelerate the Good” Program and will award…
by Sharelle Burt April 2, 2024 This is tough to watch…. Students and staff at St. Augustine University have transitioned to remote learning while the school figures out their accreditation and financial woes. On Apr. 1, the Raleigh, NC-based HBCU had students move out of their dorms and leave campus with packed cars to start…
Sexyy Red – Source: Cole Burston/Paras Griffin/Derek White/Getty / Cole Burston/Paras Griffin/Derek White/Getty Sexyy Red delivers another hit with “Get It Sexyy” and enlists Drake, Soulja Boy, Fabo, and more for the 2000s-inspired visual. If you want to discuss hitmakers at this point, you must include Sexyy Red in the conversation. She’s delivered hit after…
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton April 2, 2024 A 12-year-old and two 13-year-old girls were charged for an October 2023 attack on 64-year-old Reggie Brown that resulted in his death Three teenage girls have just been charged with murder after the girls, all under the age of 13, were accused of beating a disabled older…
R. Kelly has leveled a startling accusation at the U.S. Federal government, claiming the parents of his alleged victims misled him and the courts withheld vital evidence that could clear his name. In June 2022, R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found guilty on nine counts of a superseding indictment…
by Sharelle Burt April 2, 2024 You can’t celebrate both? Some famous Black conservatives clashed with President Joe Biden recognizing Transgender Day of Visibility. Biden took to Twitter to acknowledge Mar. 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility, which also happened to be Easter Sunday in 2024. He first issued a proclamation on Mar. 29, also…
Kelis may not be as problematic as music lovers once painted her out to be. At least, not now that a recently filed lawsuit alleging Pharrell Williams tried to dupe his producing and songwriting partner Chad Hugo out of profiting from the copyrights of their group name, The Neptunes, has been publicized. Williams is accused…
Lil Darius has quickly become one of the internet’s most popular teenage rappers. His style can be described as fluid because he can fit into different lanes of the genre. Beyond music, his look and personality have made him a popular guest on the YouTube category of 20v1’s, where one person speed dates 20 contestants on…
