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Pinky Cole doesn’t want to settle. The successful founder and CEO of the $100-million-dollar Slutty Vegan restaurant brand was never one to accept a situation that didn’t make her happy or accept failure as a permanent situation. Whether it was leaving her first teaching job that wasn’t a right fit
Texas’ 18th Congressional District is currently without representation following the consecutive deaths of two former U.S. representatives in less than a year. Former U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, 70, died after a medical emergency on March 5, serving only two months in office after succeeding longtime Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who
Prince Harry is a little more than over the drama surrounding his charity. Amid ongoing drama and infighting among trustees and chairpeople, the Duke of Sussex has stepped down from Sentebale, the African charity he co-founded alongside Prince Seeiso of Lesotho almost 20 years ago, in honor of their late
In West Philadelphia where he was born and raised, now there’s a street called Will Smith Way. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and city leaders honored the Oscar and Grammy winner on Wednesday, renaming a street next to Smith’s old high school. “Philly, I love you. I am yours. You are mine,” Smith said at
If anyone knows anything about miracles, it’s pastor T.D. Jakes. In a new interview with the Today Show, the megachurch pastor reflected on his recent onstage health scare and revealed the cause of the medical emergency. “I didn’t really realize what was happening to me onstage until I got to
Eddie Murphy is a legend in comedy circles and in Hollywood, having delivered several iconic performances on the stage and on the big screen. That wasn’t always the case, though. While Murphy’s star power was obvious, there was a time when he was new on the acting scene, and the
Nelly, who has been basking in the glow of his new marriage and new baby with Ashanti, is getting candid about when he knew (this time around) that the couple was going to be together forever. Speaking on “The Bootleg Kev podcast,” the 50-year-old rapper said the timing of their
The co-founders of a company that makes lip products for darker skin tones no longer hope to get their line into Target. A brother and sister who make jigsaw puzzles celebrating Black subjects wonder if they need to offer “neutral” images like landscapes to keep growing. Pound Cake and Puzzles of
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, refused to apologize for a nickname she gave Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently and clarified that it had nothing to do with his wheelchair disability. While delivering remarks at the Human Rights Campaign’s Los Angeles Dinner on Saturday, Crockett decried the state of politics in
As high school seniors across the country gear up for graduation and await college decisions, a special congratulations is in order for one standout student at Douglas County High School. Mantavius Presley, a senior from Douglasville, Georgia, has been accepted by over 60 colleges and earned over $1 million in
Pinky Cole doesn’t want to settle. The successful founder and CEO of the $100-million-dollar Slutty Vegan restaurant brand was never one to accept a situation that didn’t make her happy or accept failure as a permanent situation. Whether it was leaving her first teaching job that wasn’t a right fit
Texas’ 18th Congressional District is currently without representation following the consecutive deaths of two former U.S. representatives in less than a year. Former U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, 70, died after a medical emergency on March 5, serving only two months in office after succeeding longtime Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who
Prince Harry is a little more than over the drama surrounding his charity. Amid ongoing drama and infighting among trustees and chairpeople, the Duke of Sussex has stepped down from Sentebale, the African charity he co-founded alongside Prince Seeiso of Lesotho almost 20 years ago, in honor of their late
In West Philadelphia where he was born and raised, now there’s a street called Will Smith Way. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and city leaders honored the Oscar and Grammy winner on Wednesday, renaming a street next to Smith’s old high school. “Philly, I love you. I am yours. You are mine,” Smith said at
If anyone knows anything about miracles, it’s pastor T.D. Jakes. In a new interview with the Today Show, the megachurch pastor reflected on his recent onstage health scare and revealed the cause of the medical emergency. “I didn’t really realize what was happening to me onstage until I got to
Eddie Murphy is a legend in comedy circles and in Hollywood, having delivered several iconic performances on the stage and on the big screen. That wasn’t always the case, though. While Murphy’s star power was obvious, there was a time when he was new on the acting scene, and the
Nelly, who has been basking in the glow of his new marriage and new baby with Ashanti, is getting candid about when he knew (this time around) that the couple was going to be together forever. Speaking on “The Bootleg Kev podcast,” the 50-year-old rapper said the timing of their
The co-founders of a company that makes lip products for darker skin tones no longer hope to get their line into Target. A brother and sister who make jigsaw puzzles celebrating Black subjects wonder if they need to offer “neutral” images like landscapes to keep growing. Pound Cake and Puzzles of
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, refused to apologize for a nickname she gave Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently and clarified that it had nothing to do with his wheelchair disability. While delivering remarks at the Human Rights Campaign’s Los Angeles Dinner on Saturday, Crockett decried the state of politics in
As high school seniors across the country gear up for graduation and await college decisions, a special congratulations is in order for one standout student at Douglas County High School. Mantavius Presley, a senior from Douglasville, Georgia, has been accepted by over 60 colleges and earned over $1 million in