UNCF Atlanta Mayor’s Masked Ball Breaks 33-Year Record, Raising $1.3 Million (PHOTOS)
ATLANTA —The 33rd annual UNCF Atlanta Mayor’s Masked Ball raised more than $1.3 million for HBCU students, surpassing …
Jackie Lacey: LA’s First Black DA Under Pressure to Prosecute ‘Killer’ Cops
*Imagine being the District Attorney and head prosecutor of the second largest city in America and you have to decide …
In New PSA: Morgan Freeman Stands Up to Cancer
*Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, have collaborated on a new public service …
Africans Speak Out Against Mass Circumcision
“We respect science honestly, but we do not support what science brings to finish us, to defile our cultures, …
Radiant Child: First Picture Book About Modern-Artist Basquiat
*Coretta Scott King Award winner Javaka Steptoe has created the first picture book biography about modern art phenomenon …
Oklahoma RB Joe Mixon Says He Punched Woman Because it ‘Felt Like a Dude Hit Me’ (Video)
*The two-year-old video of Joe Mixon punching Amelia Molitor was finally released this week, and now video how surfaced …
Reading and Laughter: Alvin Irby Pens ‘Gross Greg’ Kids Book About Boogers
*Alvin Irby, an award-winning educator, professional comedian, and the founder of the nationally recognized literacy …
The Pulse of Entertainment: Life’s Better When You ‘Sing’ – Arrives in Theaters December 21, 2016
*The Universal Picture’s new animated presentation shows that life is better when you “Sing.” “Sing” is a 3D …
Author Neoshi Green-Kebreau Pens Black Mom Magic
*Author and entrepreneur Neoshi Green-Kebreau is on a mission to help black women get their homes and lives in order …
Shonda Rhimes to Teach Television Writing Class Online for $90
*Aspiring TV writers looking to be the next Shonda Rhimes can now take lessons directly from the writer-producer …
White Students Wave ‘Trump’ Sign and Turn Backs on All Black Basketball Team (Video)
*A predominantly white Missouri school district is apologizing after one of its students displayed a Donald Trump sign …
Oregon State Offering Class Titled ‘African American Resistance in the Era of Donald Trump’
*Among Oregon State University’s Winter 2017 schedule of classes is a new addition created in response to the November 8 …
UPenn Students Replace Shakespeare Portrait with Audre Lorde Poster to Send a Message
*A humongous portrait of William Shakespeare that had been hanging in the English department at the University of …
Kelli Amirah’s Account of Trying to Get with Her Uber Driver Needs a Golden Globe Nomination
*A 19-year-old student at Howard University has gone viral with her tweet-by-tweet account of trying to holla at her …
Lamar Jackson (Louiville Quarterback) Wins Heisman Trophy
*If you hadn’t heard – until you saw our headline – that Louiville‘s Lamar Jackson had won the …
