by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton May 19, 2025 The Philadelphia Phillies reliever is ineligible for the playoffs when he returns from suspension Major League Baseball has suspended professional baseball player Jose Alvarado after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. The relief pitcher, who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies, recently tested

The WNBA is investigating racial comments directed toward Angel Reese by fans during the Chicago Sky’s loss to Caitlin Clark and the Fever at Indiana on Saturday, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Sunday on condition of anonymity because the league had

by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors May 19, 2025 Losing everything can happen without warning By Grace Vandecruze The afternoon I stood across the street and watched our Brooklyn home burn down, I witnessed more than the destruction of property — I saw the beginning of my financial awakening. As a college student and

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman May 19, 2025 The program will help HBCUs build their own digital archives of images, records, and more. A new partnership between Getty Images and Ancestry.com will preserve the legacy of HBCUs through visual artifacts. Funded by Getty’s HBCU Grants program, the partnership will work with 10

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman May 19, 2025 The show will detail her life as a fashion company owner and mom of five. Fans of Kimora Lee Simmons are in for a treat. The fashion designer and media personality is returning to reality television with Back In The Fab Lane, a reboot

by Daniel Johnson May 19, 2025 The 75,000 images chronicle ordinary Black life, capturing decades of Black weddings, graduations, and more. In Memphis, an archive of 75,000 photographs offers an intimate look at Black life in the city over four decades—featuring not only glimpses of icons like B.B. King, Mahalia

House Republicans narrowly advanced President Donald Trump’s big tax cuts package out of a key committee during a rare Sunday night vote, but just barely, as conservative holdouts are demanding quicker cuts to Medicaid and green energy programs before giving their full support. Speaker Mike Johnson met with Republican lawmakers shortly before the meeting

In the run-up to the 2023 mayoral election in Colorado Springs, a racial slur was scrawled across a Black candidate’s sign and a cross set on fire in front of it. It was a stunt to generate sympathy and support for the Black candidate, Yemi Mobolade, prosecutors have said, but

Former Vice President Kamala Harris quickly reacted to the news of former President Joe Biden’s shocking cancer diagnosis. Harris, who worked alongside the 46th president of the United States for four years (and got his glowing endorsement for president in the 2024 election), released a statement on social media with

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was found. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone. His office said