Sad news for members of one of the nation’s largest Black sororities, as the national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., has passed away.

A federal judge in Maryland has refused to toss out the lawsuit that claims police on Maryland’s Eastern Shore used excessive force on 19-year-old Anton Black, who died in 2018 during a struggle with police who tried to handcuff and shackle his legs, according to the Associated Press.

In case you’ve been wondering about how the growing tensions between Justice League star Ray Fisher and the film’s director, Joss Whedon, have played out since we last updated you, let me be the first to confirm: Things have only gotten messier.Read more...

CNN reported Kansas District Attorney Marc Bennett has announced he will not be filing charges in the Cedric Lofton case citing the state’s “stand your ground” law. In a news conference, he stated the officers who held 17-year-old Lofton in custody acted in a manner of self-defense because Lofton resisted their use of…Read more...

Peacock has rounded out the cast of Bel-Air, adding some familiar faces to play new characters.

It’s coming to an end.Read more...

If you ever walked down a city street and saw someone standing on a box with a microphone screaming about the end of the world and government conspiracies, it honestly could’ve been Maurice Symonette. This 69-year-old Black man is former President Trump’s biggest groupie and the founder of the “Blacks for Trump.” Yet,…Read more...

Calling all Las Vegas residents and frequent visitors: it’s about to get real silk sonic-y real soon!

Shaq is a busy man.Read more...

I think it’s safe to say that historically, the Super Bowl Halftime Show has always been a bit of a mixed bag. While Beyoncé broke Blue Ivy’s internet when she decided to get the entire world in “Formation,” subsequent superstars like Justin Timberlake—yes, that Justin Timberlake—and The Weekend have failed to impress…Read more...

The nominees for the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards feature many familiar favorites, but there are also several new series and stars being recognized.

Former Georgia Senator and loser to now Sen. John Osoff (D-GA) in last year’s election runoff, David Purdue can’t accept that more people voted for the other person. As he makes a new push for the governor’s seat in 2022, Purdue wants to make sure things are “fair” for the next election–the quintessential Republican…Read more...

We never forgot the officers who helped pin George Floyd to the ground as Derek Chauvin took his life. Former officers J. Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are accused of violating Floyd’s constitutional rights while acting under government authority, reported The Associated Press. On the state level, they’re charged…Read more...

When it comes to COVID and schools, the loudest voices are always adults. Lawmakers, governors, and congressional representatives agree that kids need to learn in person–even in the storm of another surge of COVID cases due to the omicron variant. But the prominent voices that get drowned out are the young people.…Read more...

After spending 45 games watching the Los Angeles Lakers (22-23) cough, sputter, and wheeze on both ends of the court, coach Frank Vogel finally did something on Wednesday night to stop the continuous bleeding: He benched Russell Westbrook.Read more...

Well, I hope everyone still loves watching Black Panther, because at this rate, it may be a while before we all get to see Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

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Morehouse College is one of the most prestigious and well-known HBCUs in the country. They have an amazing track record of teaching and preparing young Black men for the professional world. Now, they are taking another step to ensure their students succeed.Read more...

While Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) is not looking to help advance the Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis voting rights bills, he is making a video series. According to the Associated Press, the South Carolina Republican will realize a half-dozen videos between this week and the end of February’s Black History Month. They are…Read more...

In September 2021, Texas passed a set of voting rights limits restricting when counties can offer early voting and blocking them from sending unsolicited mail-in voting applications. Already, we are seeing a high amount of mail-in ballot applications being rejected due to provisions Senate Bill 1 has enacted. If…Read more...

After postponing its originally scheduled Jan. 31 date due to the ongoing Covid-19 surge, the Recording Academy and CBS have now announced the 64th Annual Grammy Awards are moving to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3.

Senate candidate Gary Chambers applied some pressure in his first campaign ad. Sitting back in a leather chair in the middle of a field, he puts a blunt to his lips and lights it. In the voiceover, he says say “Every 37 seconds someone is arrested for possession of marijuana.”Read more...

Willie O’Ree is kind of a big deal.Read more...

Last December, an illustration of a Black woman and her brown fetus went viral on social media. On Twitter, the image was liked over 8,000 times and retweeted over 2,500 times. On Instagram, the image was liked over 100,000 times.Read more...

Though he started his career as an outsider, Spike Lee is now considered a bonafide legend who has finally begun to receive his well-deserved flowers.

If there’s a sports figure who deserves flowers while he’s still here, it’s Willie O’Ree. He got a huge bouquet when the Boston Bruins finally retired his number 22 jersey on Tuesday, more than six decades after he broke hockey’s color barrier with the team.

Paramount Plus will continue to boldly go where no one—except several TV series and a decades-long film franchise—has gone before. The streaming network has renewed all of its Star Trek series.Read more...

The story of Claudette Colvin, the 15-year-old girl who refused to give up her bus seat in 1955—nine months before the Montgomery Bus Boycott officially started—will be getting the feature treatment soon, thanks to Anthony Mackie.Read more...

One of Netflix’s best surprise hits of the last few years is finally returning. According to Deadline, Raising Dion’s Season 2 will premiere on Feb. 1.

On Jan. 9, a horrific fire swept an apartment complex in the Bronx, while taking the lives of 17 people, including eight children. Many more people were also sent to the hospital.Read more...

It looks like Madea, aka “Muh to damn D-E-A” will be making her return to a small screen near us soon.

The Associated Press reported Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing a bill to prohibit public schools and private businesses from making white people feel uncomfortable when teaching students or employees about racism. It’s almost as if racism might be uncomfortable to discuss because its impact on Black Americans…Read more...

While the Biden Administration and a Democrat-controlled Congress dilly-dally about protecting Black Americans’ voting rights, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed $6 million in taxpayer dollars to create a 52-person special police force department to patrol voting.Read more...

Three officers involved in the shootout causing the death of 8-year-old Fanta Bility have been charged with 12 counts of manslaughter and reckless endangerment, according to NPR. In November 2021, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer initially charged teenagers Angelo “AJ” Ford and Hasein Strand for the…Read more...

PBS, which is renowned for its countless series chronicling every part of American history, is finally tackling one of the most influential artistic movements of our time.

ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith is notorious for his boisterous thoughts and opinions. And after a scary battle with the coronavirus, in which the popular talking head suffered from chills and a 103-degree fever, the First Take host is being equally as loud about the importance of COVID-19 vaccines.Read more...

One of basketball’s unheralded heroines, Lucia “Lucy” Harris, who became the first and only woman to be drafted into the NBA in 1977, died on Tuesday, per Yahoo Sports and ESPN. She was 66.Read more...

The Root is sad to report that legendary fashion figure and former Vogue creative director André Leon Talley has died at 73.

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On MLK Day, the slain civil rights leader’s kin called out the senate to pass voting rights legislation.Read more...

Across the nation, Black churches have shut their doors because of the challenges brought upon from the COVID-19 pandemic. Will these churches reopen? Probably not without help.Read more...

CNBC reported 29-year-old Iris Nevins and her team have launched a new NFT brand (non-fungible token or digital item that can be sold and bought online). The brand is focused on Black art and elevating Black creatives in the NFT space. Nevins told CNBC she found NFT’s to be a more effective way to promote artists…Read more...

The woman in charge of America’s money said on Monday that the U.S. economy “has never worked fairly for Black Americans.”

Since 2016, the song is still a familiar tune. A Trump rally and big lies go together like mac and cheese or better yet, in the case of Trump, potato salad with raisins. Saturday night in Arizona began with election security expert and My Pillow owner Mike Lindell proclaiming the 2020 election will be overturned,…Read more...

Despite what some factions of this country may believe, there’s absolutely no denying this country’s history and legacy of slavery. Its roots are so deep and so intertwined in our nation’s past, present and future that it’s full implications can sometimes be hard to fully explore in just one history class, one book,…Read more...

Sometimes batshit crazy is just batshit crazy. There’s no saving batshit crazy from itself, so all that remains is to distance yourself from the crazy of others before it consumes you.

As much as I love to watch the Los Angeles Lakers meander their way to a 22-22 record, and suffer a fate worse than death by getting blown out by 37 points to the Denver Nuggets this weekend—cue obligatory confetti toss—apparently, the rest of Laker Nation feels otherwise.Read more...

Warning. This is nasty.Read more...

Apparently the NFL has no fear of Covid-19.

The 2014 killing of Laquan McDonald, a 17-year-old Black teenager, by a Chicago police officer and the eventual release of the video that showed the fatal shooting led to protests across Chicago. People were angry and frustrated with not only his killing, put CPD’s handling of the case and how long it took for the…Read more...