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by Jeroslyn JoVonn November 26, 2025 Santa Monica will pay $350,000 to Silas White’s descendants for land unlawfully seized in the 1950s. The city of Santa Monica has agreed to a $350,000 settlement with the descendants of a Black entrepreneur whose plans to open a Black beach club were derailed
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton November 26, 2025 Ice-T has been playing the character Sgt. Odafin ‘Fin’ Tutuola since 2001. Although Ice-T has been a mainstay for 20-plus years on “Law & Order: SVU,” the rapper recently revealed that he’ll be seeing reduced screen time this season (Season 27) on
by Mitti Hicks November 26, 2025 In 2016, the Arizona grandmother sent out Thanksgiving invitations to her six grandchildren. She accidentally texted the wrong number, including one to the then 16-year-old Hinton. At this point, we all look forward to the annual Thanksgiving dinner between Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton.
by Jeroslyn JoVonn November 26, 2025 Kenneka Jenkins’ mother speaks out about the alleged “lies” she was told during her daughter’s case. Two years after a $10 million settlement in the death of 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins, her mother is speaking out about the “lies” she says she was told during
by Kandiss Edwards November 26, 2025 The NAACP contends the Trump administration is ‘brazenly defying Congress’ by eliminating the agency. On Nov. 25, several branches of the NAACP and the Missionary Baptist Convention of Missouri filed a federal lawsuit to stop the dismantling of the Community Relations Service (CRS), a
Alexa queue, Beyoncé’s “Run the World (Girls).” 2025 has been a notable year for Black women, as they continue to pave a way for future generations to see what’s possible. Among the many Black women who celebrated becoming the first to do something was Florida A&M University senior theater major,
T-Pain had to get some things off his chest. During a sitdown with Shannon Sharpe for Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” podcast, the former Masked Singer winner and one of the more popular singers of his generation outlined why he is not entirely here for people faking camaraderie with him, particularly
Think your Thanksgiving cooking might be a little last-minute? Before you attempt to head out to the store on Thanksgiving Day because you procrastinated, know that most national retailers will be closed on Thursday (Nov. 27) and will reopen for Black Friday shopping on Nov. 28, with plenty of deals
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton November 26, 2025 The rookie coach is also nominated for the Eddie Robinson Award, given to the FCS Coach of the Year. A first-year HBCU college football coach, Tremaine Jackson, has led his school to the SWAC West Title with a chance to bring home
by Jeroslyn JoVonn November 26, 2025 A new bill is working to prevent women in active labor from being turned away from hospitals. After the now-viral birthing experience of Mercedes Wells in Indiana, a Congresswoman has introduced legislation to ensure women in active labor cannot be turned away from hospitals.
by Jeroslyn JoVonn November 26, 2025 Santa Monica will pay $350,000 to Silas White’s descendants for land unlawfully seized in the 1950s. The city of Santa Monica has agreed to a $350,000 settlement with the descendants of a Black entrepreneur whose plans to open a Black beach club were derailed
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton November 26, 2025 Ice-T has been playing the character Sgt. Odafin ‘Fin’ Tutuola since 2001. Although Ice-T has been a mainstay for 20-plus years on “Law & Order: SVU,” the rapper recently revealed that he’ll be seeing reduced screen time this season (Season 27) on
by Mitti Hicks November 26, 2025 In 2016, the Arizona grandmother sent out Thanksgiving invitations to her six grandchildren. She accidentally texted the wrong number, including one to the then 16-year-old Hinton. At this point, we all look forward to the annual Thanksgiving dinner between Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton.
by Jeroslyn JoVonn November 26, 2025 Kenneka Jenkins’ mother speaks out about the alleged “lies” she was told during her daughter’s case. Two years after a $10 million settlement in the death of 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins, her mother is speaking out about the “lies” she says she was told during
by Kandiss Edwards November 26, 2025 The NAACP contends the Trump administration is ‘brazenly defying Congress’ by eliminating the agency. On Nov. 25, several branches of the NAACP and the Missionary Baptist Convention of Missouri filed a federal lawsuit to stop the dismantling of the Community Relations Service (CRS), a
Alexa queue, Beyoncé’s “Run the World (Girls).” 2025 has been a notable year for Black women, as they continue to pave a way for future generations to see what’s possible. Among the many Black women who celebrated becoming the first to do something was Florida A&M University senior theater major,
T-Pain had to get some things off his chest. During a sitdown with Shannon Sharpe for Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” podcast, the former Masked Singer winner and one of the more popular singers of his generation outlined why he is not entirely here for people faking camaraderie with him, particularly
Think your Thanksgiving cooking might be a little last-minute? Before you attempt to head out to the store on Thanksgiving Day because you procrastinated, know that most national retailers will be closed on Thursday (Nov. 27) and will reopen for Black Friday shopping on Nov. 28, with plenty of deals
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton November 26, 2025 The rookie coach is also nominated for the Eddie Robinson Award, given to the FCS Coach of the Year. A first-year HBCU college football coach, Tremaine Jackson, has led his school to the SWAC West Title with a chance to bring home
by Jeroslyn JoVonn November 26, 2025 A new bill is working to prevent women in active labor from being turned away from hospitals. After the now-viral birthing experience of Mercedes Wells in Indiana, a Congresswoman has introduced legislation to ensure women in active labor cannot be turned away from hospitals.