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As a Black teenager growing up in Boston, Wayne Lucas vividly remembers joining some 20,000 people to hear the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speak out against the city’s segregated school system and the entrenched poverty in poor communities. Sixty years on, Lucas was back on the Boston Common on
by Mary Spiller April 27, 2025 The never-before-sold Jean-Michel Basquiat piece is estimated to go at between $10 million to $15 million. On May 13, a recently discovered and never before early painting by the Black artist Jean-Michel Basquiat will be sold at Sotheby’s Contemporary Evening Auction in New York.
by Mary Spiller April 27, 2025 Good will speak in front of an estimated 2,000-plus ODU undergraduates. Actress and director Meagan Good, 43, has been chosen to speak at Old Dominion University’s 142nd Commencement ceremonies on May 9 and 10. Held in Norfolk, Virginia, the celebrations will also feature remarks
“With the 144th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns select Shedeur Sanders.“ Once projected to be the number one overall pick let’s take a look at Shedeur Sanders’ accomplishments in 2024 alone: 8th in Heisman voting Winner of the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Record-setter for
by Mary Spiller April 26, 2025 Lyndell Price allegedly set fire to his former business partner’s bar. The former co-owner of the Turkey Leg Hut in Third Ward of Houston, Texas, was indicted on federal charges of conspiracy to commit arson of a commercial building and conspiracy to use an
by Daniel Johnson April 26, 2025 Studies show Black children are incarcerated at nearly five times the rate of their white peers. Racial disparities in the juvenile justice system have tended to mirror those in the adult criminal justice system, and federal data that was released in March suggests that
by Mary Spiller April 26, 2025 The WEUSI exhibition is a multi-sensory experience to express the healing power of Black art. To celebrate Stress Awareness Month, Weusi Artist Collective presents a special event titled “Reflections of WEUSI 1965 – Present,” an immersive celebration honoring the legendary Harlem-based Weusi Artist Collective
by Daniel Johnson April 26, 2025 Combs’ lawyers are expected to use an alleged swinging lifestyle to prove his innocence. According to federal prosecutors, during an April 25 hearing in New York City, lawyers representing Sean Combs rejected a plea deal for the entertainer’s sex trafficking lawsuit, and in their
by Keka Araújo April 26, 2025 The kidnapping unfolded against the backdrop of a state of emergency declared just ten days prior by the Ecuadorian government across nine provinces, including Guayas, where Guayaquil is located. The wife and young son of Afro-Ecuadorian professional soccer player Jackson Rodríguez were safely rescued
by Daniel Johnson April 26, 2025 During a conversation with ‘No Lie With BTC’ host Brian Taylor Cohen, Rice did not pull any punches as she described Hegseth in unflattering terms Susan Rice, a former national security advisor during President Barack Obama’a administration, was upfront when discussing what she thinks
As a Black teenager growing up in Boston, Wayne Lucas vividly remembers joining some 20,000 people to hear the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speak out against the city’s segregated school system and the entrenched poverty in poor communities. Sixty years on, Lucas was back on the Boston Common on
by Mary Spiller April 27, 2025 The never-before-sold Jean-Michel Basquiat piece is estimated to go at between $10 million to $15 million. On May 13, a recently discovered and never before early painting by the Black artist Jean-Michel Basquiat will be sold at Sotheby’s Contemporary Evening Auction in New York.
by Mary Spiller April 27, 2025 Good will speak in front of an estimated 2,000-plus ODU undergraduates. Actress and director Meagan Good, 43, has been chosen to speak at Old Dominion University’s 142nd Commencement ceremonies on May 9 and 10. Held in Norfolk, Virginia, the celebrations will also feature remarks
“With the 144th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns select Shedeur Sanders.“ Once projected to be the number one overall pick let’s take a look at Shedeur Sanders’ accomplishments in 2024 alone: 8th in Heisman voting Winner of the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Record-setter for
by Mary Spiller April 26, 2025 Lyndell Price allegedly set fire to his former business partner’s bar. The former co-owner of the Turkey Leg Hut in Third Ward of Houston, Texas, was indicted on federal charges of conspiracy to commit arson of a commercial building and conspiracy to use an
by Daniel Johnson April 26, 2025 Studies show Black children are incarcerated at nearly five times the rate of their white peers. Racial disparities in the juvenile justice system have tended to mirror those in the adult criminal justice system, and federal data that was released in March suggests that
by Mary Spiller April 26, 2025 The WEUSI exhibition is a multi-sensory experience to express the healing power of Black art. To celebrate Stress Awareness Month, Weusi Artist Collective presents a special event titled “Reflections of WEUSI 1965 – Present,” an immersive celebration honoring the legendary Harlem-based Weusi Artist Collective
by Daniel Johnson April 26, 2025 Combs’ lawyers are expected to use an alleged swinging lifestyle to prove his innocence. According to federal prosecutors, during an April 25 hearing in New York City, lawyers representing Sean Combs rejected a plea deal for the entertainer’s sex trafficking lawsuit, and in their
by Keka Araújo April 26, 2025 The kidnapping unfolded against the backdrop of a state of emergency declared just ten days prior by the Ecuadorian government across nine provinces, including Guayas, where Guayaquil is located. The wife and young son of Afro-Ecuadorian professional soccer player Jackson Rodríguez were safely rescued
by Daniel Johnson April 26, 2025 During a conversation with ‘No Lie With BTC’ host Brian Taylor Cohen, Rice did not pull any punches as she described Hegseth in unflattering terms Susan Rice, a former national security advisor during President Barack Obama’a administration, was upfront when discussing what she thinks