WNBA superstar Brittney Griner has been freed from a Russian penal colony for nearly three weeks. And now, the former Olympian is calling on her fans to support former Marine Paul Whelan, who is still held […]
A bronze statue of Henrietta Lacks, the Black woman whose cancer cells were taken without consent or compensation and used to revolutionize biomedical research, will be erected in her hometown of Roanoke, Va. WABE reports that […]
By Jamila Bey (BET.COM) (Photo by RICHARD PIERRIN/AFP via Getty Images) A former rebel known as “the torturer,” who had a history of armed insurrection against Haitian presidents, was apprehended in connection with the murder […]
Thom Bell is a name you may not know, but a man whose talents you certainly recognize. A pioneer of the iconic Philadelphia soul movement, Bell was a classically trained record producer, arranger and songwriter who produced […]
The spiritual dimension of Kwanzaa Kwanzaa Credit: Bill Moore photo by Jitahadi Imara One of the many attractive aspects of Kwanzaa, the African American holiday celebrated December 26th through January 1st, is its spiritual feature. Although Kwanzaa […]
A musical about the life and career of boxing icon and civil rights activist Muhammad Ali is coming to Broadway. Written and directed by Clint Dyer, the upcoming Ali will also be composed by Teddy Abrams, the music lead […]
The Obamas made an official trip back to their former home to be on site for the unveiling of their official White House portraits. Unlike the widely publicized National Portrait Gallery portraits of the first […]
The iconic track meet that for nearly 60 years has been housed at the Northside’s Raines High School is now at the center of controversy as the school’s administration has decided to move the annual […]
Shonka Dukureh was found dead Thursday, “in the bedroom of her Kothe Way apartment that she shared with her 2 young children,” according to Nashville police. Who was Shonka Dukureh? Dukureh had recently achieved notoriety […]
By Bernadette Giacomazzo (Afrotech) James Brown was a musical legend — but his failure to engage in estate planning prior to his passing away left his family in financial turmoil. The “Mother Popcorn” singer had […]
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