Former Cincinnati Bengals Running Back Rudi Johnson Dead From Suspected Suicide
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton September 24, 2025 The 45-year-old also played for the Detroit Lions Former NFL player Rudi Johnson, who played for the Cincinnati Bengals, was found dead of an apparent suicide. The NFL team released a statement following the reported death of the former running back, who was 45 years old. “Rudi […]
3 people shot at a Dallas ICE facility and the shooter is dead, official says
Three people, including detainees, have been shot at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas and the shooter is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, federal authorities said. Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons confirmed the shooting during an interview on CNN on Wednesday. Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin later told Fox News that […]
‘The Queens: 4 Legends, 1 Stage’ Tour Resumes In Atlanta
by Jameelah Mullen September 24, 2025 Four legends, one unforgettable night. “The Queens: 4 Legends, 1 Stage” tour made its Atlanta stop Sept. 20, drawing an intergenerational audience to witness four icons — Gladys Knight, Stephanie Mills, Patti LaBelle, and Chaka Khan — come together for a night filled with unmatched vocal prowess, style, ageless […]
Shonda Rhimes To Become First Woman and Black Dartmouth Alum Honored with Building Naming
by Jeroslyn JoVonn September 24, 2025 Shonda Rhimes is making Dartmouth history with her building renaming coming in 2028. Shonda Rhimes will make history at Dartmouth as the first woman and Black alum to have a dorm named in her honor. On Sept. 22, Dartmouth announced Rhimes’ $15 million pledge for a new undergraduate residence […]
Black pastors say Charlie Kirk is not a martyr, while decrying racism and political violence
How Charlie Kirk is being memorialized — with many conservatives and white Christians, particularly evangelicals, emphasizing his faith and labeling him a martyr — has sparked debate among Black clergy, who are trying to square a heroic view of the 31-year-old with insulting statements about people of color that were key to his political activism. “How you die does […]
BlackPast Founder, Dr. Quintard Taylor, Dies At Age 77, Leaving Legacy Of Uplifting Black History
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman September 24, 2025 Taylor spent his lifetime promoting and archiving the Black experience. Dr. Quintard Taylor, a renowned historian specializing in African American history, has passed away at the age of 77. Taylor was a leading voice in the documentation and promotion of Black history. The educator also founded BlackPast.org, a platform […]
Districts around the US are mulling school closures as student enrollment falls
Thomasina Clarke has watched school after school close in her once thriving St. Louis neighborhood, which was hit by a tornado this spring and whose population has plummeted in recent decades. “It’s like a hole in the community,” Clarke said. She fears a new round of closure discussions could strip the historically Black community of a storm-damaged […]
Trump administration rehires hundreds of federal employees laid off by DOGE
Hundreds of federal employees who lost their jobs in Elon Musk’s cost-cutting blitz are being asked to return to work. The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. Those who […]
Ohio To Host Yearlong Celebration Of Toni Morrison In Honor Of America’s 250th Birthday
by Jeroslyn JoVonn September 24, 2025 Morrison won the Nobel Prize and the Pulitzer Prize. As America nears its 250th birthday, the state of Ohio will commemorate the milestone with a yearlong initiative celebrating literary icon Toni Morrison. Starting Feb. 18, 2026, in Columbus and running through Morrison’s 2027 birthday in her hometown of Lorain, […]
Marking 70 Years Since The Acquittal Of The White Men Who Lynched Emmett Till
by Jeroslyn JoVonn September 24, 2025 A look back on the case of 14-year-old Emmett Till, 70 years after his white killers were acquitted of his lynching. Sept. 23, 2025, marks 70 years since two white men were found not guilty in the brutal murder of 14-year-old Chicago native Emmett Till. Half-brothers, Roy Bryant and […]