A VA Black Mega Church Donated $1 Million to Keep Local Residents in Their Homes
6 Dangerous Health Conditions Affecting Black America and What To Do
Shannon Sharpe’s “18 and Out” Rule Sparks Heated Debate: Tough Love or Unrealistic Standard?
Inside the Olympic Love Story of Newlyweds Noah Lyles, Junelle Bromfield
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Youngest in Charge: 21-Year-Old Tay Anderson Talks Education, Representation After Winning Denver School Board Seat [Corrected]
On Nov. 5, after a hard-fought campaign, a reinvigorated Tay Anderson rose to his feet in triumph. The first election results from his bid for a seat on the Denver school board had just come in and as raw emotion coursed through his veins, all he could think about was calling the woman who inspired…
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Bring the Noise: Stephen A. Smith Becomes Highest-Paid On Air Talent in ESPN History
Stephen A. Smith lives a charmed life. Not only does he get to talk about sports for a living, but he does so at decibels only achieved by infuriated neighbors or rabid Drake fans. And as if you weren’t envious enough already, the popular sports personality just secured the bag on a new deal that…
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O.J. Simpson Sues Cosmopolitan Hotel For Defamation, but Not TMZ
The juice is sour! O.J. Simpson is hopping mad and taking matters into his own hands. Let’s just hope this go-round no one has to say anything about a glove fitting his hand—if you catch my drift. The fallen football legend is suing Las Vegas’ Cosmopolitan Hotel for defamation after planting incriminating stories about him…
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Pro Tennis Player Serves 'That Smoke' After Disrespectful Handshake
A black professional woman’s tennis player graciously offered her Canadian counterpart the opportunity to participate in an American ceremony known as “the throwing of hands” after the Caucasian Canuck reportedly exercised a little too much aggression during a post-match handshake. The fisticuffs began shortly after 20-year-old Canadian Katherine Sebov defeated 18-year-old Alycia Parks in straight…
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How to Look at Atatiana Jefferson
Every Sunday for the last six years, artist Nikkolas Smith has taken out his iPad in his Los Angeles home, blocking out a few hours to paint whatever comes to mind. Sometimes his subjects are topical—famous figures or events that made the news. Other times, he’ll experiment with landscapes and techniques. Last month, as he…
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Reparations Reminds Us That There Is Still Plenty Left Unsaid
“Reparations” is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged.” It is defined by black folk as any number of possibilities: free education, free health care, 40 acres and a mule. It is fitting…
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Is Ray J. the Most Significant Black Entertainer of a Generation? No. But There Is a Case to Be Made
A couple of weeks ago, Ray J. went viral when news broke that Suge Knight, the devil’s favorite Blood, ceded control of the rights to his life to Ray J. from the prison cell that Suge will likely die in. In fact, Ray is simply taking over Death Row Records, which I suppose means…
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Revenge of the Blerds: Howard Squares Up Against Harvard for the 'Great Debate' [Corrected]
Corrected: Thursday, Nov. 14 at 9:40 a.m. ET: A previous version of this story, citing information from a Howard press release, incorrectly stated that Howard won a debate against Harvard. The event is an exhibition, and there are no winners. Below is a corrected version of the story: The Howard Bison went head to head…
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Soccer Star Mario Balotelli Threatens to Leave Game After Enduring Racial Abuse, Monkey Chants
I don’t watch a lot of soccer, primarily because I hear so much about all the racism that black players are forced to endure. In the latest example of exactly that, we’ve learned that Brescia striker Mario Balotelli was showered with monkey chants and other racial abuse while trying to do his damn job. ESPN…