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Ex-NFL Star Vincent Jackson Found Dead at 38

I don’t think any of us saw this one coming. On Monday, ESPN reports that former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead in a Florida hotel room. He was 38. His body was discovered at approximately 11:30 a.m. ET on Monday at the Homewood Suites in Brandon, Fla. While the cause of death…

By

Jay Connor

Published

February 16, 2021
Beauty + Style

Weeks After Attending Haircutting Competition, Mississippi Barber Dies From COVID-19

The family of a beloved Mississippi barber who recently passed away from COVID-19 is making a plea to anyone who will listen: Stay at home. Eugene Thompson, owner of Taper Nation barbershop and barber academy in Brookhaven, Miss., died Saturday in a Jackson hospital two weeks after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, WJTV reports.…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

April 10, 2020
News

Paying Respect: Medgar Evers’ Mississippi Home Becomes National Monument

The Mississippi home of civil rights leaders Medgar and Myrlie Evers became a national monument Tuesday, as part of a sweeping, bipartisan public lands bill signed by Donald Trump. Medgar Evers, a World War II veteran who became the Mississippi NAACP’s first field secretary in 1954 was at the foreground of the Civil Rights Movement,…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

March 14, 2019
Black Excellence, Culture

Janet Jackson—Ms. Jackson, If You’re Nasty—Has Announced a Vegas Residency

It’s time for y’all to take control of those savings and form a line behind the velvet rope, because Janet Thee Jackson just announced a Las Vegas residency. Janet, Ms. Jackson, if you’re nasty, says her residency, titled Metamorphosis, will be a celebration of her journey and the 30th anniversary of Rhythm Nation. Metamorphosis is…

By

Corey Townsend

Published

February 26, 2019
News

Georgia Cop Who Lied About Being Shot by a Black Man Gets 15 Years in Prison

A white Georgia cop will have a long, long time to revisit why the hell she lied about a black man shooting her two years ago. A judge sentenced former Jackson, Ga., police officer Sherry Hall to 15 years in prison, with another 23 years of probation, for claiming that she was shot by a…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

October 3, 2018
In Event Honoring MLK, Bernie Sanders’ Comments on Race and Barack Obama Raise Eyebrows

There’s a lot to appreciate about Sen. Bernie Sanders, a longtime public servant who’s helped propel truly progressive policies, like a $15 minimum wage and universal health care, into the mainstream political conversation. But one frequent complaint is that the 76-year-old Sanders remains dusty on race matters, and critics of the Vermont senator have more…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

April 6, 2018
Very Smart Brothas

What's The "Blackest" Last Name? Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Or Jenkins?

What’s The “Blackest” Last Name? It’s a question that has plagued us for forever. (And by “us” I mean “me” and by “forever” I mean “since like Wednesday, when I first thought about writing this.”) Out of all of America’s most popular surnames, which is the “Blackest?” And it’s a question that leads to other…

By

Damon Young

Published

August 22, 2016
Miss. Cop Fired After Viral Video Shows Him Soliciting Sex

A Jackson, Miss., police officer was fired after video surfaced of him soliciting sex, reportedly from a teen, on Facebook, WAPT reports. In the minute-long video, which includes graphic language, the officer can be heard telling the young lady, “Man, you look like you’re scared to f—k.” “You said you wasn’t going to school,” the…

By

Breanna Edwards

Published

August 19, 2016