Overseas Basketball Player Faces Potential Death Sentence For Allegedly Smuggling Drugs Into Indonesia
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton May 19, 2025 Police officers raided his apartment and seized 132 pieces of cannabis candy An overseas basketball player from Dallas, Jarred Dwayne Shaw, has been arrested and is in danger of facing a death sentence in Indonesia after being accused of smuggling drugs into the country. According to The […]
Keke Palmer Explains Why She Prefers Living ‘Under My Means’ Despite Making Millions
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman May 19, 2025 Palmer has been open about her financial journey in the past. Keke Palmer may have reached Hollywood success, but that doesn’t mean her living standards have changed as much as her bank account. The actress came from humble beginnings, with this upbringing shaping her outlook on money. Although she […]
The Enduring Fire: Revisiting Malcolm X’s Vision For Black Liberation On What Would Have Been His 100th Birthday
by Keka Araújo May 19, 2025 On what would have been his 100th birthday, we remember a man whose evolving vision of self-determination and liberation remains a powerful and necessary voice in our ongoing pursuit of a more just and equitable world. Born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, the man who would evolve into […]
Jose Alvarado Suspended 80 Games By MLB, Tests Positive For Performance-Enhancing Substance
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton May 19, 2025 The Philadelphia Phillies reliever is ineligible for the playoffs when he returns from suspension Major League Baseball has suspended professional baseball player Jose Alvarado after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. The relief pitcher, who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies, recently tested positive for exogenous testosterone. According […]
WNBA investigating racial slurs by fans made at Angel Reese during Indiana game, AP source says
The WNBA is investigating racial comments directed toward Angel Reese by fans during the Chicago Sky’s loss to Caitlin Clark and the Fever at Indiana on Saturday, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Sunday on condition of anonymity because the league had not publicly identified the subject […]
From Ashes To Assets: 5 Wealth-Building Essentials From The Wall Street Exec Who Went From Homeless To Millionaire
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors May 19, 2025 Losing everything can happen without warning By Grace Vandecruze The afternoon I stood across the street and watched our Brooklyn home burn down, I witnessed more than the destruction of property — I saw the beginning of my financial awakening. As a college student and one of seven children, my […]
HBCUs Fight Erasure With New Digital Archive: ‘There Were So Many Stories That Needed To Be Told’
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman May 19, 2025 The program will help HBCUs build their own digital archives of images, records, and more. A new partnership between Getty Images and Ancestry.com will preserve the legacy of HBCUs through visual artifacts. Funded by Getty’s HBCU Grants program, the partnership will work with 10 HBCUs to source and preserve […]
Kimora Lee Simmons To Return to Reality TV With ‘Back In The Fab Lane’
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman May 19, 2025 The show will detail her life as a fashion company owner and mom of five. Fans of Kimora Lee Simmons are in for a treat. The fashion designer and media personality is returning to reality television with Back In The Fab Lane, a reboot of her hit show, Life […]
Memphis Curators Work To Preserve Thousands of Photos Highlighting Black Life
by Daniel Johnson May 19, 2025 The 75,000 images chronicle ordinary Black life, capturing decades of Black weddings, graduations, and more. In Memphis, an archive of 75,000 photographs offers an intimate look at Black life in the city over four decades—featuring not only glimpses of icons like B.B. King, Mahalia Jackson, and W.C. Handy, but […]
Trump’s big bill advances in rare weekend vote, but conservatives demand more changes
House Republicans narrowly advanced President Donald Trump’s big tax cuts package out of a key committee during a rare Sunday night vote, but just barely, as conservative holdouts are demanding quicker cuts to Medicaid and green energy programs before giving their full support. Speaker Mike Johnson met with Republican lawmakers shortly before the meeting and acknowledged to reporters that […]
