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News that’s happening around the world today. In South Africa, there are protests because of a racist advertisement for hair shampoo. The advertisement depicts white women’s hair as good hair and black women’s hair as bad hair. See the images below. The pharmacy the shampoo was advertised at is Clicks, the second biggest retailer in […]

Chadwick Boseman’s hometown of Anderson, South Carolina paid tribute to him in a public memorial on Thursday evening. The actor, who became widely popular through “Black Panther,” was honored after he shockingly died last week at the age of 43 following a private four-year battle with colon cancer. A viewing of “Black Panther” was held at […]

“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” Cast is reuniting at HBO Max to celebrate the show’s 30th anniversary. Will Smith, Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid, and Alfonso Ribeiro will all be part of the special, as will DJ Jazzy Jeff. It is set to tape on Sept. 10 and is slated to […]

The Hall of Famer, and Legendary Georgetown College Basketball Head Coach John Thompson has passed away. Initially reported by DC Radio station, The Team 980. Thompson was the first black coach to win the NCAA championship. He led the Hoyas to the title in 1984. Thompson coached many NBA players, including Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo […]

A moment in sports history took place on Wednesday in the NBA. The Milwaukee Bucks players refused to leave the locker room to take the floor for Game 5 of their first-round series against the Orlando Magic. Why? Jacob Blake. That’s why. Another act of police violence against a Black person, this time in their […]

UPDATE: An Illinois resident Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, was arrested in Antioch, Ill., on Wednesday morning after being charged with first degree intentional homicide in the fatal shootings of two protestors. __________________________________________________________ Two people were shot dead during the third night of protest in Kenosha Wisconsin, where Jacob Blake was shot in the back several times […]

Two prized items from The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shaku will be apart of the first-ever hip-hop auction by Sotheby’s. The auction features 120 lots and showcases. With everything from iconic artifacts, contemporary and fine art, one-of-a-kind experiences, to rare flyers and posters. Monica Lynch, the former president of Tommy Boy Records in the ’90s, co-organized […]

NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps will become the first black woman to be a crew member on the International Space Station. On Tuesday, NASA said Epps will join astronauts Sunita Williams and Josh Cassada on a 2021 mission aboard a Boeing-built Starliner spacecraft. Epps has a doctorate in aerospace engineering. Served seven years as a technical […]

Gray started the nonprofit, My Good, earlier this year to support families and loved ones of victims of police violence. Offering support emotionally, mental health and financially as well as connecting people to support groups with grief experts and ministers. Those are only a few examples of the work that My Good does. She is […]

Today we celebrate our Forever President Barack Obama because it is his birthday!! Barack Hussien Obama II was born August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the first black president of the United States and the 44th President. President Obama served in the Oval Office from 2009-2017 and prior to him becoming president he […]