Originals
Okay, so there’s really not a lot going on in this episode. If you’re looking for a pick up from where we left off with last week’s episode, you won’t find it here. Not only do we not see someone snatch Zora up by her collar and shake some sense into her, we don’t see […]
The Million Woman March took place on October 25, 1997 in Philadelphia along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The event was in response to the Million Man March in Washington, D.C. held two years prior. The march was organized by activist and Black nationalist Phile Chionesu and Asia Coney, who worked with one another in Philadelphia […]
Tia Mowry-Hardrict and Loretta Devine will be staring in a new Netflix comedy called Family Reunion. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series, which will feature an all-black writers room, has been picked up for a total of 20 episodes. According to the synopsis, the comedy will center “on Cocoa McKellan (Mowry), a free-spirited mother from […]
Jussie Smollett seems to enjoy making people smile. The Empire star just gave the family of a 6-year-old boy with two prosthetic legs the gift of a lifetime. Smollett surprised Kayden Kinckle, who was born with a birth defect called omphalocele, and his family with a new handicap-accessible van. Which as you could imagine, will help […]
The U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings that played out in the U.S. Senate while generating a number of contentious debates reflected another hearing from years past. Like Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas contended with accusations of sexual harassment and misconduct, although he too was sworn in narrowly. In October 1991, an FBI […]
If you’re over 40 and you’ve tried the dating waters, you know they can be treacherous with rough currents and full of sharks. The problem with dating at a certain age, is that unlike dating younger, you’re generally not coming to it with a fresh view. You’ve likely been dumped, dissed, divorced, dogged, disappointed or […]
Donte Palmer, a high school teacher and parent, isn’t asking for too much: He simply wants restaurants and public places to install changing tables in men’s bathrooms so fathers can change their kid’s diapers in a clean and comfortable environment. A photo of Palmer crouching on the floor of a restaurant men’s bathroom trying to […]
Siri has a new skill. Your iPhone’s personal assistant can now discreetly record traffic stops. All you have to do is say, “Hey Siri, I’m getting pulled over.” Once you say you’re being pulled over, your iPhone will pause any music that’s playing, lower your screen’s brightness, put your phone in “do not disturb” mode and […]
On September 29th, 1910, The Committee on Urban Conditions Among Negroes was formed. It was created in response to the great migration of African-Americans from the South to the North in the wake of the “Plessy V. Ferguson” U.S. Supreme Court decision that legally validated the concept of “separate but equal.” Eventually, the New York-based […]
A 74-year-old man was found alive inside his fire-damaged apartment five days after the D.C. senior complex he lived in caught fire. The Seattle Times reports that days before his rescue District officials announced that all building residents had been accounted for following the blaze. According to the Seattle Times, Raymond Holton, was found after […]
Dallas police say Officer Amber Guyger, accused of fatally shooting neighbor in his own apartment, has been fired, reports the Associated Press. Guyger killed 26-year-old Botham Jean on Sept. 6 after she claims she mistook his apartment for her own. Police said in a news release that she was fired after an internal investigation found […]
It’s election season and tomorrow is the primary election in New York state. Roland Martin talks to Jumaane Williams who is running for Lt. Governor. Williams says that the role of Lt. Governor is often overlooked, but it is an important position. The Lt. Gov presides over the senate and has a lot to do with […]