Student Athlete of the Week: Jayden Denegal
June 12, 2024
Quarterback Jayden Denegal is heading into his third season with the Michigan Wolverines.
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Howard University cuts ties with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs after video of attack on Cassie
June 10, 2024
Howard University is cutting ties to Sean “Diddy” Combs, rescinding an honorary degree that was awarded to him and disbanding a scholarship program in his name, after a recently released 2016 video that appeared to show him attacking the R&B singer Cassie.
‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ boosts Will Smith’s comeback and the box office with $56 million opening
June 10, 2024
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” the fourth installment in the Will Smith-Martin Lawrence action comedy series, opened with an estimated $56 million in theaters over the weekend, handing Hollywood a much-needed summer hit and Smith his biggest success since he slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards.
The Irving Effect: Kyrie Irving signs father to signature sneaker deal
June 8, 2024
Dallas Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving recently made history by becoming the first pro athlete to sign his father to a signature sneaker deal
Inside NBC’s Olympics bet on pop culture in Paris, with help from Snoop Dogg and Cardi B
June 7, 2024
NBC is inserting some pop culture flavor into the world’s biggest sports spectacle: From Megan Thee Stallion dancing with dressage horses at the Palace of Versailles to Peyton Manning riding a giant baguette blimp over the Eiffel Tower, the network has strategically partnered with several big names to build anticipation for the Paris Olympics.
Black Music Month has evolved since the 1970s. Here’s what you need to know
June 7, 2024
Every June since the 1970s, across the United States, musicians, fans and industry professionals celebrate Black Music Month. It’s an opportunity to highlight the contributions of Black artists and position Black art at the center of American culture across popular music and beyond.
“All American” Renewed For Seventh Season
June 5, 2024
Actor Daniel Ezra and Showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll discuss the 100th episode
Beyond the Umbrella: Why Black Skin Needs Sunscreen Too
June 5, 2024
The question lingers: Do people with darker skin tones actually need sunscreen? That’s the question I posed to the team behind Black Girl Sunscreen.
Essie Chambers Debuts Captivating Novel, ‘Swift River’
June 5, 2024
Essie Chambers grew up in a house filled with books and parents who read to her and her siblings daily.
‘The Big Cigar’ Is One Of The Greatest Stories Never Told
June 5, 2024
André Holland embodies Black Panther Party Founder, Huey P. Newton in new series
As Mets retire his No. 18, Strawberry tells fans ‘I’m so sorry for ever leaving’
June 3, 2024
Darryl Strawberry stood on the Citi Field grass as his No. 18 was being retired and addressed the New York Mets fans he had jilted 34 years earlier.
He feared coming out. Now this pastor wants to help Black churches become as welcoming as his own
June 3, 2024
It was daunting when the Rev. Brandon Thomas Crowley, at age 22, replaced a beloved pastor who had ministered to one of suburban Boston’s most famed Black churches for 24 years.
India.Arie Announces Hiatus from Touring: “I Need Healing Too”
June 3, 2024
The announcement comes from an artist who has been a powerful voice in the music industry for over two decades.
IRS makes free tax return program permanent and is asking all states to join in 2025
May 31, 2024
The IRS said Thursday it will make permanent the free electronic tax return filing system that it experimented with this year and is asking all 50 states and the District of Columbia to help taxpayers file their returns through the program in 2025.
Statue unveiled at the site where Sojourner Truth gave her 1851 ‘Ain’t I a Woman?’ speech
May 31, 2024
Hundreds gathered in an Ohio city on Wednesday to unveil a plaza and statue dedicated to abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the very spot where the women’s rights pioneer gave an iconic 1851 speech now known as “Ain’t I a Woman?”