Jamal Bryant-Led New Birth Baptist Church Hosts Black Businesses Market
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman November 30, 2025 New Birth’s lead pastor, Jamal Bryant, has led the initiative to uplift Black businesses that align with shoppers’ values. Almost 100 Black businesses were spotlighted by Pastor Jamal Bryant and the New Birth Baptist Church for its new entrepreneurial initaitive. The Bullseye Black Market, beginning Nov. 28, featured these […]
Former Morgan State Hoops Standout–Now Miss New Jersey–Finishes As First Runner-Up At Miss USA
by Jeroslyn JoVonn November 30, 2025 Former Morgan State basketball star is still processing her rapid rise in the beauty pageant world. Former Morgan State women’s basketball player Ivy Harrington says she’s still in awe after being crowned Miss New Jersey and placing first runner-up in the national Miss USA competition. Last month, Harrington added […]
N.C. Republicans Win Redistricting Battle As Local Dems Call Out Gerrymandering Efforts
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman November 30, 2025 The ruling comes despite lawsuits by the NAACP and local voters. North Carolina Republicans have won a federal redistricting battle, with the move likely flipping an area long-held by Black Democrats. A federal three-judge panel voted in favor of a new congressional map that will mainly impact the North […]
Tuskegee Kicker Faces Backlash After Kicking Ball At Alabama State Marching Band
by Jeroslyn JoVonn November 30, 2025 Tuskegee kicker Ryan Lorcens, a junior originally from Limerick, Ireland, began practicing kicks while the Alabama State Mighty Marching Hornets performed their halftime routine. The rivalry between Alabama State and Tuskegee University thickened at the Turkey Day Classic when a Tuskegee kicker began practicing on the field during Alabama […]
SZA says memes of Cynthia Erivo on ‘Wicked: For Good’ press tour are ‘classic misogynoir’
SZA has a word for the discourse surrounding Cynthia Erivo after the “Wicked: For Good” press tour: misogynoir. The “Good Days” singer shared her opinion in the comments of an Instagram Reel posted by @thefilmdiva, who was calling out the memes of Erivo making fun of an incident where the actress protected her co-star Ariana […]
Muni Long drops out of ‘The Boy is Mine’ tour, citing health issues
Muni Long is out of Monica and Brandy’s “The Boy is Mine” tour. The “Made For Me” singer announced on social media yesterday that she would no longer be performing as an opener because of her health. “As many of you know, I’ve been battling some health issues throughout The Boy Is Mine Tour,” she […]
Two sisters with ‘big hearts’ died in a house fire on Thanksgiving after trying to save their father
Two sisters were killed in a house fire on Thanksgiving while trying to save their father. According to reporting from CBS News New York, a fire broke out in an Orange, New Jersey home around 5 p.m. local time on the holiday. The cause of the fire that disrupted the family gathering, which included 49-year-old […]
4 dead and 10 wounded in shooting at banquet hall in Stockton, California
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Four people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting during a family gathering at a banquet hall in Stockton, sheriff’s officials said Saturday. The victims included both children and adults, said Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County sheriff’s office. Early indications “suggest this may have been a […]
Cory Booker and Alexis Lewis tie the knot in New Jersey and DC ceremonies
Cory Booker and Alexis Lewis are officially husband and wife. The New Jersey senator and Lewis, a director of a real estate investment firm, were married in two ceremonies: one at a courthouse in Newark, New Jersey on Monday, witnessed by their parents, and one on Saturday in Lewis’s native Washington, D.C, which was followed […]
Denny’s In Pennsylvania Sued By 5 Black Women For Racial Discrimination
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton November 30, 2025 The women were told there were electrical issues and couldn’t be served, yet, there were white customers enjoying their meals. After five Black women were told that the Denny’s that they stopped in was having electrical issues and couldn’t be served, they are suing the Pennsylvania restaurant […]