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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an NBA legend, but he achieved his legendary status with some help. One of those who helped mold him into the man he is today is UCLA coaching icon John Wooden. Wooden, who coached UCLA men’s basketball for 29 years, winning a record 7 NCAA titles in a row, was a mentor […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Adults think that black girls are less innocent, less in need of protection and nurturing, and seem older than similarly aged white girls, which could lead to stiffer punishments in school, a new report said Tuesday. The report also said American adults think black girls know more about adult topics and about […]
After three Black teenagers were handcuffed for selling water without a license on the National Mall in the nation’s capital, a District of Columbia councilmember is condemning the officers for the arrests, Think Progress reports. https://twitter.com/thinkprogress/status/878675150815637504 Councilman Charles Allen, the head of the council’s Public Safety Committee, issued a letter claiming that the actions of […]
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TV Judge Glenda Hatchett will join her son, Charles S. Johnson IV and MomsRising, an organization of more than 1 million mothers and their families, for a candlelight vigil at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Friday, June 23, on what would have been the 41st birthday of Kyira Dixon Johnson. In April of […]
Just imagine, a hair accessory being sold in 50 stores and 16 states across the country…and the CEO of the hair brand is still in elementary school! That’s right, 10-year old Gabrielle Goodwin has come up with a solution that will bring nothing but relief to Black moms around the world – barrettes that don’t […]
A Connecticut pastor has some explaining to do as he’s been accused of selling a church to himself for a dollar. Franklin L. Fountain of the Fountain of Youth cathedral in Bridgeport, Connecticut has been accused of forging deed documents of his pastor father’s church, established in 1960. The Christian Post reports: “Isn’t this all […]
Tauren Wells‘ new solo LP Hills And Valleys The digital-only deluxe edition features 15 songs and releases June 23. A physical version of the album, featuring 11 songs, will debut July 21. To create the unique combination of sounds heard throughout Hills And Valleys, Wells, a two-time GRAMMY® nominee, collaborated with a variety of seasoned producers […]
“I believe you go where you are celebrated,” said 15-time Stellar Award winning keyboardist Ben Tankard about his choice of featured artists on his new album Full Tank 3: CanTANKerous. “(I picked them) not because their singles are popular and can sell records but they’re friends of mine.” The featured artists on Grammy Award nominated […]
https://www.instagram.com/p/BVg-ir2DNDC/?tagged=nabrahassanen Darwin Martinez Torres has been arrested and charged with the murder of 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen. The 22-year-old Virgina man reportedly attacked the young Muslim teen, who was walking with a group of friends outside the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) Center on Sunday before Hassanen’s body was later found in a Sterling area pond. […]
Jeronimo Yanez, the officer who fatally shot Philando Castile, 32, was found not guilty by a Minnesota jury on Friday afternoon. The jury was ordered to keep deliberating after being embroiled in deadlock for the past week. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune writes: “After 27 hours of deliberation spanning five days, the jury of seven men and […]