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Che Flores is the NBA’s first openly non-binary trans official. Flores, who has been officiating full-time in the league since 2022, revealed their identity to colleagues during preseason meetings in September. Flores told GQ it was essential to openly represent because of the impact it could have on others. “One piece

In recent weeks, presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has seen growing support from Black business and political leaders as calls for other Democratic nominees grow louder alongside Biden’s low approval numbers, a press release states. Events in Washington, D.C., and New York, hosted by the SuperPAC American Values 2024

ESPN’s “First Take” is heading on the road to capture some HBCU football games. The sports network has announced that the show will host and showcase two games from the alma mater of hosts Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe in November. “First Take’s HBCU Homecoming” will take place at

A New Orleans daycare worker arrested on Oct. 3 is accused of deliberately burning an infant’s hand using a bottle warmer. Twenty-seven-year-old Victoria Saulter was charged with second-degree cruelty to a juvenile, and her bond was set at $35,000. According to Fox 8 Live, a 6-month-old baby girl was dropped

First reported by Blackbusiness.com Meet Jasmine Carter, the 29-year-old founder and CEO of Balacia, a Black-owned custom jewelry brand she started six years ago. Jasmine is called the “Engagement Ring Queen” because she has successfully introduced a simple and hassle-free approach to purchasing jewelry. Her unique way of doing business has

A popular Kobe Bryant sneaker released by Nike almost 20 years ago is slated to return next fall to celebrate the 2024 Olympics. According to an Instagram post from Zsneakerheadz, a Kobe Bryant sneaker will be released during the autumn months of 2024: the Nike Kobe 4 Protro Gold Medal.

Teenagers are reportedly terrorizing a downtown Long Beach apartment complex, and residents are looking for help and extra security. According to Fox 11 Los Angeles, Camden Harbor View Apartments residents are voicing their concerns about gaining better security because of recent crimes taking place: break-ins, robberies, assaults, and several fires

*Originally Reported by Reuters CAPE TOWN, Oct 7 (Reuters) – South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu could have chosen practically any car in the world when billionaire Warren Buffett offered to buy him a vehicle. But in 2008, the archbishop picked a modest Toyota Corolla with manual transmission over the

Originally Reported by Reuters WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday will try again to fill a leadership vacuum that has paralyzed the chamber for three weeks and left Congress unable to tackle urgent funding requests for Israel and Ukraine. The 221-member Republican

Thelma Golden, director and chief curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, has been awarded this year’s Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize. The honor recognizes exceptional artists and art supporters in the United States who, in Gish’s words, have “made an outstanding contribution to the beauty of the world and