Tyler Perry, who was once homeless, is now a billionaire, Forbes says
Tyler Perry enjoys how people sometimes explain his success.
Chadwick Boseman's old high school to set up scholarship in his honor
Chadwick Boseman's South Carolina high school has revealed plans to honor the late actor with a scholarship fund in his name.
The HBCU Community Must Stand With Billionaire Philanthropist Robert Smith
I have admired Black billionaire Robert Smith since I first discovered him years ago, long before he transformed the lives of an entire graduating class from Morehouse College, the only all male historically Black college. I thought highly of Smith …
Turkey Leg Hut Delivering Over 1,000 Turkey Legs, Water, Food and Clean-Up Crews to Help Hurricane Victims in Lake Charles, Cameron, and DeQuincy
The Turkey Leg Hut (TLH) is stepping up to help Hurricane Laura victims in Lake Charles, Cameron and DeQuincy, Louisiana with food, water, volunteer workers and equipment to help clear the debris left in the wake of last week’s devastating …
Coco Gauff exits US Open as organizers use 'enhanced protocol plan' after positive Covid test
Coco Gauff lost her opening match at a different looking US Open against former semifinalist Anastasija Sevastova, while two fellow pros who came into contact with a player who tested positive for the coronavirus were allowed to compete on the …
Chadwick Boseman films dominate Apple and Amazon charts following actor's death
Fans of Chadwick Boseman are watching and rewatching his films following the actor's death on Friday from colon cancer.
Pandemic Relief Priorities for Black Communities
While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disproportionately harm Black communities in the United States, Congress and the Trump Administration have failed to come to an agreement on a fourth legislative package that will bring relief to millions in our nation.1 …
Astros and A’s postpone game on Jackie Robinson Day to protest social injustice
On Friday, Major League Baseball teams celebrated former Negro League and Major League player Jackie Robinson who broke the color barrier in the MLB by becoming the first African American to play in the modern era in 1947. Robinson played …
'Black Panther' and '42' Actor Chadwick Boseman Dies at 43
'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman has died at the age of 43. The actor died at his Los Angeles home Friday surrounded by family after a battle with colon cancer. The actor was diagnosis with stage III colon cancer in …
Jacob Blake's sister at March on Washington: 'Black America, I hold you accountable'
Fifty-seven years to the day Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech, relatives of African Americans killed or injured in recent police encounters took to the same spot on the National Mall to emotionally call for …
Black MLB players donate salaries to racial justice initiatives for Jackie Robinson Day
Dozens of Black baseball players will donate their salaries from Thursday and Friday to support racial justice initiatives, in honor of Jackie Robinson Day and in protest of Jacob Blake's shooting by police.
Jacob Blake woke up and asked his dad, 'Why did they shoot me so many times?'
A heavily medicated Jacob Blake, paralyzed from the waist down and shackled to a hospital bed, clutched his father's hand and wept after regaining consciousness.
Damaged, looted businesses in Kenosha, WI wonder why protesters targeted them
Business owners across downtown Kenosha are cleaning up a mess after some protesters turned destructive overnight Sunday, Aug. 23. This, after a man was shot by a Kenosha police officer as he walked away near 28th Avenue and 40th Street.
Wisconsin police shoot Black man as children watch from a vehicle, attorney says
Two Wisconsin police officers are on leave Monday as state authorities investigate why a Black man was shot multiple times in the back as he entered the driver's side door of an SUV, officials said.
Why Kamala Harris' shoutouts to AKAs and HBCUs matter so much
During the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, Kamala Harris accepted her party's vice presidential nomination -- and as she did, she brought a rich history of Black womanhood with her, and embraced what makes her different at a moment afflicted …
