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Soul musician, 25-year-old Leon Bridges *The river of soul music flows on deep and strong, and 25-year-old Leon Bridges is immersed in its life-giving current. The Forth Worth, Texas native and Columbia Records artist is currently preparing his debut album for release in the summer of 2015. “I’m not saying I can hold a […]

*Maryland civil rights groups unanimously petitioned to rename the Francis Scott Key Bridge due to its namesake’s history as a slave owner. The group is calling on the Maryland state government to rename the bridge because Key, author of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” was a slave owner, NBC News reports. The bridge was destroyed by a […]

Credit: Twitter / Getty *NBA forward Miles Bridges was arrested Wednesday on a felony domestic violence charge. Bridges, 24, was arrested in Los Angeles following the issue of a warrant, People reports. The athlete — -who most recently played for the Charlotte Hornets — turned himself in to authorities after an alleged physical altercation that […]

*ST. LOUIS  — The Coalition of Concerned Freedmen™, comprised of members of the descendant community of U.S. chattel slaves, descendants of free Negroes, unaffiliated Negro descendants of slaves to Native American tribes (collectively “Freedmen”), and allies, extend sincere condolences to all affected by the tragic loss of life and distress caused by the catastrophic collapse […]

Todd Bridges (Instagram) *An ex-girlfriend of “Diff’rent Strokes” star Todd Bridges is reportedly accusing him of threatening her life on various occasions, with weapons ranging from a crossbow to a taser. Tiffany Wolf, who met the actor on a dating site, was granted a temporary restraining order that prohibits the former TV star from […]

Credit: Twitter / Getty *Charlotte Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak is shutting down reports that Miles Bridges is not being offered a max contract. Bridges’ agent, Rich Paul, reportedly talked him out of accepting a $60 million contract extension last offseason, as Miles is set to earn far more as a restricted free agent […]

Ruby Bridges *A Florida school banned the 1998 Disney movie “Ruby Bridges” after one parent complained students should not see scenes of white people’s hatred toward a 6-year-old Black girl. As EUR previously reported, Bridges experienced racism at its most vile for months after integrating the all-white William Frantz Elementary School. Today, Bridges, 68, […]

*London/New York (CNN) — The bridge collapse that has indefinitely halted the flow of ships in and out of the Port of Baltimore could hurt the local economy, strain supply chains and scramble deliveries along the US East Coast. The Key Bridge collapsed after a container vessel called Dali collided with one of its supports. […]

Julianne Moore and Jeff Bridges at Seventh Son press conference. *Jeff Bridges is Master Gregory in a time of enchantments when legends and magic collide. He is a demon-slayer with a tongue as sharp as his sword in the blockbuster “Seventh Son.” Based on Joseph Delaney’s fantasy novel “The Spook’s Apprentice,” the action filled […]

[…] a talk on infrastructure. “You realize, I’ve been coming to Pittsburgh a long time and as a former Pennsylvanian, but I didn’t realize there are literally more bridges in Pittsburgh than any other city in the world. More than Venice. I knew there were a lot of bridges – I had no idea of […]

*Launched in the midst of a global pandemic, and high tensions of division, the first-ever Black cultural unity podcast called Bridge to U unites Black people worldwide. Available on Apple Podcasts, Bridge to U creates a safe space to have honest & constructive conversations on a number of oftentimes polarizing topics within the global Black […]

Johnnie Cochran appears with client Todd Bridges in a Los Angeles courtroom in 1989 *This is Radioscope Rewind, where we jump into the vault and dust off some of Radioscope’s most buzzed-about segments to revisit (or perhaps introduce) to a whole new generation. Actor Todd Bridges is back in the public eye thanks to […]

*New York – Many pioneers, celebrities and tastemakers have used their platforms to raise awareness of the LGBTQIA+ community its contributions art, culture, industry, civil rights, and social justice.  Bridge Philanthropic Consulting is highlighting 12 members of the LGBTQIA+ community in the company’s newest Iconic Impact Initiative paper, “Our Pride Won’t Stop: Highlighting Pioneers and Champions of […]

*Actress Charlotte Rae died on Sunday (08-05-18), making Todd Bridges the last surviving original member of the “Diff’rent Strokes” cast. As reported by ABC News, Rae survived a bout with pancreatic cancer in 2009, following the deaths of her mother, uncle and sister to the disease. She announced to People magazine in April 2017 that […]

*“Diff’rent Strokes” star Todd Bridges was knocked out in an altercation with a neighbor, according to TMZ, and the blow was caught on camera — see the clip above. According to the site, Bridges was helping his wheelchair-bound neighbor evict a woman from his house in the San Fernando Valley. Things escalated quickly when […]