Source: Deadline / Getty Juneteenth is more than a date on the calendar—it’s a call to remember, resist, and rejoice. Honoring the tradition, activist and actor Kendrick Sampson’s BLD PWR, in partnership with SisterSong and the Global Black Economic Forum (GBEF), presents Build Power Day x Juneteenth—a transformative two-day cultural communion set for June 18–19…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March despite a standing federal court order barring his removal, has been returned to the United States to face criminal charges. According to CNN, the decision to return Abrego Garcia was finalized in recent days with the involvement of the White…
It’s been 100 years since the birth of El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz—better known to the world as Malcolm X. In those hundred years, his legacy hasn’t aged, it’s evolved, sharpened and traveled. Source: SAMEER AL-DOUMY From 1960s press photos to 1990s biopics, 2010s mixtapes to 2020s merch drops, Malcolm X’s voice has never stopped echoing. Instead,…
There’s a new pope of the Catholic Curch, and he’s the first pope to be born here in the U.SA. Not only that, but Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, is of a Creole lineage that traces back to New Orleans, according to Jari Honora, a local genealogist and historian. Source: Vatican Pool Honora found…
Fans who’ve followed Nelly and Ashanti’s relationship from the beginning will catch a glimpse of their lives as newlyweds in their new unscripted series on Peacock. Source: Tommaso Boddi The streaming service announced on Friday, May 9, that Nelly & Ashanti: We Belong Together has been greenlit and is set to premiere some time next…
Source: Twitter / Twitter UPDATED: May 7, 2025 4:45 p.m. EST Three ex-Memphis cops were acquitted of state charges Wednesday in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. According to AP, after 8 /12 hours of deliberations, the jury found Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith not guilty on all charges, including second-degree murder. Civil…