Churches Commit to ‘Racism Reparations’ in US: ‘We Have a Great Deal to Answer For’ [VIDEO]

*American churches and religious groups appear to be interested in racism-linked reparations. According to reports, the surge in conversation in this area is high among Protestant churches that were active during slavery. Many white religious leaders are said to be addressing how to make amends through financial investments that benefit Black Americans. Here’s more from […]
Beyoncé’s Daughter, Blue Ivy, Receives First Ever Grammy Nomination

*Blue Ivy, daughter of JAY-Z and Beyonce has earned her first Grammy nomination in the Best Music Video category for “Brown Skin Girl,” which appeared on “The Lion King: The Gift (Deluxe Edition)” album . The song previously earned Blue Ivy the NAACP Image award for Outstanding Duo or Group. As reported by TMZ, Blue Ivy was […]
Ashanti’s ‘Verzuz’ Battle with Keyshia Cole Postponed After Positive COVID-19 Test

The highly anticipated Verzuz battle between Ashanti and Keyshia Cole has been rescheduled due to COVID-19. Hours before the event was scheduled to take place, Ashanti took Instagram to announce she had tested positive for the potentially deadly virus. “Hey all, I can’t believe I’m saying this but I tested positive for COVID-19,” Ashanti wrote […]
‘Today’ Sends Love to Co-Host Craig Melvin after Brother, 43, Dies from Colon Cancer (Video)

*”Today” co-anchor Craig Melvin is mourning the death of his older brother, Lawrence Meadows, who has died at 43 from colon cancer. “We lost our older brother this week. Lawrence Meadows was a husband (to Angela, his childhood sweetheart), father (to Addie, 11 and Lawson, 7) Baptist minister, entrepreneur, and one of the best human […]
Biden Has Heated Exchange with Black Civil Rights Leaders Over Police Reform [LISTEN]

*Black liberals are currently at odds on social media after “leaked” audio of President-elect Joe Biden surfaced in which he’s heard pretty much telling civil rights leaders what he’s not going to do for Black Americans. The meeting occurred last Tuesday, during which Biden made clear his belief that Republicans used the “defund the police” […]
‘Lilies of the Field,’ ‘Wattstax,’ ‘Sweetback,’ ‘Cabin in the Sky,’ ‘Freedom Riders,’ ‘Shrek’ Added to National Film Registry (Video)

*Films starring Sidney Poitier and the voice of Eddie Murphy are among this year’s additions to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. The 1963 film “Lillies of the Field,” adapted by James Poe from the 1962 William Edmund Barrett novel of the same name, starred Poitier as an African American itinerant worker who encounters a group of East […]
Keyontae Johnson Update: Gator Remains ‘Critical but Stable’ After On-Court Collapse, COVID Link Possible (Video)

*Florida Gators star forward Keyontae Johnson continues to be in critical but stable condition at a Tallahassee hospital after collapsing during a game Saturday following a timeout. Johnson, the Southeastern Conference’s preseason player of the year, was taken off the court on a stretcher after falling head first onto the court while coming out of […]
Walter E. Williams, Black Voice of Libertarian Economics, dead at 84

*Walter E. Williams, a prominent African American economist, scholar, professor and syndicated columnist, died Dec. 2 after teaching a class at George Mason University, where he was the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics. Considered by his admirers to be a voice of economic rationality, he was among the few prominent African American economists […]