The world is mourning the loss of platinum-selling rapper Earl “DMX” Simmons, who passed away today at age 50. The Baltimore, MD born and Yonkers, NY raised Simmons was best known for his work as a rapper, although he ...
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. IWD takes place annually on ...
As we celebrate Black History Month, beautiful stories of family, grit, struggle, perseverance and success surface. Such is the case of Claude Johnson, Founder & Executive Director of The Black Fives Foundation, a 501(c)3 publ...
The world is mourning the loss of baseball Hall of Fame legend Hank Aaron, who died in his sleep. The man known as the “home run king,” who broke Babe Ruth’s home run record, was as much of a legend off the field...
The blogosphere is weeping over the loss of John “Ecstasy” Fletcher of the legendary rap group Whodini! Fletcher, known as “Ecstasy” was found dead in his Atlanta-area home Wednesday. Ecstasy was part of th...
The Internet is weeping over the Covid-19-related deaths of beloved character actor Tiny Lister, country music legend Charlie Pride and veteran theater and tv actress Carol Sutton. Tommy “Tiny” Lister, 62 The character...
Guardian Africa correspondent Jason Burke is reporting Ethiopian federal forces have reportedly used heavy artillery to bombard Mekelle, the capital of the northern region of Tigray, with shells hitting the outskirts of the city o...
The 2020 Election season has brought about a number of firsts. In addition to having Kamala Harris elected the first Black and South Asian and woman Vice-President of a major party in the United States, Mauree Turner, a Democrat, ...
BBC is reporting Ghana’s former president Jerry “J.J. Rawlings has died after a brief illness at a hospital in Accra. Rumors are swirling that the charasmatic leader who came to power after leading two coups and then b...
Senator Kamala Harris will become the United States of America’s first African American woman elected Vice-President in the history of the United States, breaking an abundance of societal boundaries to rise to the second mos...
