Author: Unite News

This week, the sports world was reminded that no amount of padding or fame can shield anyone from the weight of mental health struggles. The sudden death by suicide of Dallas Cowboys star Marshawn Kneeland brought that truth painfully to the surface. As his teammates, family, and friends mourn his

It’s time to tune into “Out of Time!”  Now available to rent or own on digital HD, cable, and satellite platforms through Byron Allen’s Freestyle Digital Media, “Out of Time” tells the gripping story about a mother’s relentless fight against the system, and is a reminder that sometimes love is

There’s a reckoning happening in Western and Southern culture. From Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” to Pharrell’s elevated modern rodeo looks for Louis Vuitton, Black folks have been reclaiming a history long hidden beneath dust and myth. And now, a new documentary is asking the question everyone’s been thinking: what happened to

Claressa Shields is not only the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, a five-division world champion, and a two-time Olympic gold medal fighter; she’s also now the highest-paid woman in the ring. On Thursday, Nov. 6, the 30-year-old boxing star and rapper announced she signed a historic multi-fight contract with

President Donald Trump defended his administration’s decision to only partially disburse SNAP to more than 42 million Americans, before ultimately appealing a federal judge’s order to fully fund the food assistance program. “We have to remain liquid. We can’t give everything away based on a number,” Trump told reporters at

Football and non-football fans alike are grieving Marshawn Kneeland’s sudden death. The Dallas Cowboys player’s reported suicide reignited existing discussions about mental health, particularly amongst Black men, just days into Mental Health Awareness Month. Since finding out, many of Kneeland’s teammates and members of the football community have expressed their

If you felt uncomfortable watching Teyana Taylor’s character interact with Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn in ‘One Battle After Another,’ it turns out that was kind of the point. The action thriller, which has received a wave of buzz from viewers online and in the entertainment industry, follows a former

Former NFL star Antonio Brown has been arrested on an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting after a celebrity boxing event in Miami, police confirmed Thursday. Brown, 37, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Dubai, said Miami police spokesman Mike Vega. He was flown to Essex County, New Jersey,

The Federal Aviation Administration‘s unprecedented order to scale back flights nationwide because of the record-long government shutdown took effect Friday morning (Nov. 7,) with some passengers trying to figure out backup travel plans. The 40 airports selected by the FAA span more than two dozen states and include hubs such as Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Los

After Tyler Perry sounded the alarm on SNAP benefit cuts, many social media users told the entertainment mogul to “put his money where his mouth is.” And it looks like that’s exactly what he did. In a recent interview with People magazine, Perry revealed that he donated $1.4 million to