In order to help people and students severely affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Hampton University, along with other institutions, is helping students in Ukraine continue their studies by inviting them to study on their campus, according to a press release from Hampton University.Read more...

Good Morning America co-anchor and ex-NFL star Michael Strahan will be delving deeper into the TV space thanks to a new series expected to drop at ABC soon.

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On Monday, it was announced that two of the finest men on planet Earth actors in Hollywood, a.k.a. Michael B. Jordan and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, would be teaming up for a new thriller for Amazon.Read more...

If you’ve watched football in the last decade there’s one thing you know for sure: Aaron Donald is the best defensive player of his generation. At 6’1” and nearly 300 pounds, with a neck and shoulders that look like they could easily carry one of the Mt. Rushmore sculptures, Donald is impossible to miss. And with 98…Read more...

Christina Lyn Garner and Jeremy Wayne Jones were arraigned Friday on murder charges in the killing of Black Navy veteran Justin Peoples, reported CBS San Francisco. Peoples was stabbed and shot at a gas station last week and his murder was investigated as a hate crime, per the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s…Read more...

Apparently, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson can’t handle other programming getting Starz’s attention. According to Complex, the prolific producer is upset at the cable network for not renewing his Power series fast enough, leading to an extended break between seasons. He recently revealed on Twitter that after Power Book IV:…Read more...

Black Girl Sunscreen has been around since 2016, but because I’m always late to the party, I just discovered it last summer. I immediately fell in love with how it made my skin look and feel and made it my beach bag go-to. But Shontay Lundy wants Black girls to know that they should be wearing sunscreen every day, not…Read more...

Despite previously saying “there is “no question” Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson“ has the qualifications to be on the Supreme Court,” Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) still needs more evidence. As Politico reports, the senator from Kentucky went on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday to state he is undecided on…Read more...

Irvin Moorer-Charley, 34, was shot and killed by Richland County South Carolina deputies, reported The Charlotte Observer. The officers confused the stick in Moorer-Charley’s hand for a weapon. A local activist group claims Moorer-Charley was having a mental crisis.Read more...

In 202o, the FBI reported that hate crimes had been at the highest level in 12 years. That figure jumped ever further in 2021 by 44%, as noted in a study conducted by the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University in San Bernardino.Read more...

An off-duty police officer is accused of placing his knee on the neck of a 12-year-old girl to try and restrain her after a school fight at a middle school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, according to ABC 7.Read more...

If you’re anything like me, then there’s a part of you that loves theorizing and researching everything under the Marvel sun immediately after watching the end-credits scene of any of their films.Read more...

It’s been a week since Jane Campion received backlash for her now infamous Critics’ Choice Awards speech. As she accepted the accolade for Best Director for her film The Power of The Dog last Sunday, Campion started out by acknowledging the “incredible women” in the room. She playfully declared that Halle Berry “had…Read more...

Just days ahead of the season three premiere of Atlanta, show creator, star, and writer Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino gave fans a little more insight into what we can expect in the forthcoming season.

A Black liquor store owner in Decatur, Alabama has sued the white police officer in federal court. He claims in the lawsuit that the officer who responded to a robbery punched him in the face, which broke his jaw on March 2020, according to the Associated Press.Read more...

Turns out a 24 hour Instagram suspension wasn’t the only punishment for Kanye West’s increasingly erratic rage posting. Despite receiving five Grammy nominations for Donda—including Album of the Year—the polarizing rapper has been banned from performing at this year’s ceremony.Read more...

A month ago, it seemed President Joe Biden’s nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court might at least give him a bump in political support among his base. After all, he was fulfilling a campaign promise to Democrats’ most loyal voting bloc, Black women, who had revived…Read more...

Former employee, April Curley, is suing Google, claiming the company systematically discriminates against their Black employees. According to a Reuters report, the lawsuit claims the employees are often steered toward lower-level positions, they are paid less and denied opportunities to climb the company ladder.

Stephen L. Ball, a Harvard Law School alumnus, has been appointed as Harvard Law’s first Black Dean of Students, reported Michigan Daily. Ball’s journey went from simply studying law to mentoring other students on how to be litigators like himself while helping them navigate the racial disparities in the field.

Justice Clarence Thomas, the longest-serving and second-oldest member of the Supreme Court, is hospitalized with an infection and being treated with intravenous antibiotics, as reported by The Washington Post. According to a press release, Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington on Friday…Read more...

A pending lawsuit filed in 2020 includes claims of racial discrimination by seven former agents of State Farm Insurance, the nation’s largest property and casualty insurer. A similar lawsuit was filed by an Indian American man just last month, and the New York Times reports that there are dozens more.Read more...

This past Friday, the US House passed legislation that would ban race-based discrimination in the workplace, and against those participating in federally assisted programs, housing programs, and public accommodations. The passing of the CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Act is a major step…Read more...

Despite the five nominations for the highly anticipated “Donda” album, Kanye West has officially been forbidden to perform at the upcoming Grammy awards. The Blast, first to report the news, broke the story on Friday evening, citing the rapper’s “concerning online behavior” as the cause of the cancellation.Read more...

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A newly launched initiative, Diversity in Design (DID) Collaborative, hosted its first career fair for high schoolers of color, this past week in Detroit. “Designed By” included 30 roundtables, each featuring a Black designer from various industries. Students had the opportunity to engage with executives and…Read more...

Between the recently released Netflix documentary, “Jeen-Yuhs”, the incessant media coverage (guilty as charged), and Ye’s continued personal reporting, you probably thought you had access to all necessary knowledge on the rapper. I’m afraid to say that in that case, you would be wrong dear reader, as that kind of…Read more...

Three Black long-time staffers of the Long Beach Opera have officially resigned, according to The Los Angeles Times, and an open letter posted to Facebook on Tuesday. The trio cite “a culture of misogyny” and “racial tokenism” among other issues as the factors that led to their collective decision.Read more...

Every kind of person is running for public office in Georgia these days. Former NFL players, former KKK leaders, you name it.Read more...

On Monday, President Biden signed a bipartisan bill to honor the only all-Black, all-female battalion to serve in World War II in the U.S. and Europe. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the “Six Triple Eight,” will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, ABC News reports.

Black-owned businesses are thriving because of Black women, but Black women are still struggling in the corporate world. While the gender pay gap is starting to close, Black women are still being paid the least. The worst part is, no matter how many college degrees or years of experience they have, they are paid less…Read more...

On Friday, performers for this year’s Academy Awards were revealed.Read more...

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New disclosures about Stacey Abrams’ personal finances reveal that the Georgia gubernatorial candidate’s finances in some ways aren’t different from many Black womens,’ despite a seven-figure net worth.

From tech to finance to cosmetics, the news is filled with stories of industries that are waking up to the fact that they are lacking in diversity. Today, Black people only represent 5 percent of those working in the field of design. But a new project being led by leaders across fashion, architecture, and industrial…Read more...

Jajuan Henderson was suspected of having a firearm when he was confronted by a group of Trenton police officers. He was shot and paralyzed from the chest down, per a NJ.com report.Read more...

When the need for extensive voting rights protections has been discussed, it’s with foresight that restrictions passed in southern states will adversely impact the outcomes of the 2022 midterms and 2024 general elections. You can’t out-organize against polling place closures or voter ID laws.

Although this shouldn’t have to be newsworthy, you have to give it up to the House of Representatives for continuing to fight for the rights of people of color to wear their natural hair.Read more...

Chris Brown and Drake’s legal teams are responding to a new court filing that claims the two artists violated copyright infringement laws on their 2019 hit “No Guidance.”Read more...

Fresh off the success of instant classic The Harder They Fall, director Jeymes Samuel is sticking with Netflix for his next project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he has signed on to helm the streamer’s adaptation of Boom! Comics’ Irredeemable and Incorruptible.

Looking for a new book to add to your reading list? We strongly recommend Honorée Fanonne Jeffers’ ‘The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois.” The National Books Critics Circle honored the novel with a fiction prize, reported the Associated Press.Read more...

If you’re a fan of college basketball and Black excellence you might want to check out the women’s NCAA tournament, where in the Greensboro region of the bracket alone, there are five Black female head coaches. In the tournament overall, there are 12 Black female head coaches, double the number of Black women-led…Read more...

Starz drama BMF has quietly built up a cast of badass female characters. Now, you can add one more to the list, as SNL alum Leslie Jones is set to recur on Season 2 of the mafia series.

After moving to September in 2021, fashion’s Super Bowl aka the 2022 Met Gala, will return to its traditional first Monday in May date at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. According to Vogue, the hosts for this year’s event will be actress/director Regina King, married actors Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively…Read more...

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On Wednesday, the Biden administration announced The Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) initiative, offering mental health resources and campus security enhancements through targeted grants to HBCUs impacted by the many threats which have plagued their campuses since the beginning of the year.Read more...

After nearly two years, it looks like Meghan Markle is finally launching her podcast series on the streaming platform Spotify this summer. This comes after Archwell Audio, the company she owns with her husband Prince Harry, met with Spotify about cutting down on the amount of misinformation they disseminate to their…Read more...

On Wednesday, Gabrielle Union shared her thoughts on Disney’s handling of Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which seeks to limit conversations about gender identity and sexual identity in an educational setting.Read more...

When you think about the typical craft beer drinker, a bearded hipster who’s definitely white probably comes to mind. And you wouldn’t be too far off from reality. A study commissioned by the Brewers Association found that although Black drinkers compose 11.2 percent of the US population, they’re only drinking 3.7…Read more...