13+ hour, 20+ min ago   (310+ words) “That’s my normal focus. That’s the kind of man I am,” said Duane Curry, new general manager of the Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia, when I asked about his history with community outreach – something he seeks to highlight…...

15+ hour, 23+ min ago   (266+ words) The evening services were held at historic Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, now in its 80th year, with ministers, worshippers and the Baptist Ministers Conference Mass Choir gathering for the annual celebration. In an interview with Michael G. Reel of Reel Urban…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (461+ words) In a deeply personal Newsweek essay, Powell reflects on three years spent interviewing and writing about Shakur for Vibe magazine and the emotional weight he has carried since the rapper’s death on Sept. 13, 1996. The remembrance comes shortly after Duane “Keffe…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (435+ words) During a Sept. 9 discussion on “Roland Martin Unfiltered,” the veteran journalist and commentator rejected the increasingly complicated arguments over race, ethnicity, upbringing and cultural proximity surrounding the Bronx rapper. Martin’s position cuts through a controversy that has already moved from…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (279+ words) On Tuesday, a Los Angeles County judge sentenced Crowder to 170 days in county jail for violating that condition, according to NBC Los Angeles. The judge said Crowder broke a parole rule stating he “shall not come with 6 feet of people’s…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (720+ words) Authored by Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles), SB 1030 would eliminate the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) “Unrelated Adult Male,” or UAM, rule. Smallwood-Cuevas called the policy “outdated and actively harmful,” saying it relies on mid-20th-century gender…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (616+ words) Renee, whose father, entrepreneur Comer Cottrell, founded the Black hair-care company, was considering going to the hotel gym. Eric was preparing to take a train to Washington, D.C. Then came what Renee remembers as “a tremendous jolt that rattled us to…...

3+ day, 55+ min ago   (628+ words) Past-month cannabis use among Americans 65 and older rose from 4.8% in 2021 to 7% in 2023, an increase of nearly 46%, according to federal survey data analyzed by researchers at the University of California San Diego and New York University. The findings were published in…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (326+ words) “I left and got sued for $19 million,” Scott told Scott Evans during an appearance on his “House Guest” podcast. Her reaction to the figure? “Who had $19 million? I was like, you made $19 million off of me?” Scott’s comments were highlighted…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (434+ words) AAFCA President Gil Robertson IV said in the organization’s announcement that supporting the Hall of Fame aligns directly with the association’s mission. “Supporting the Black (Movie) Hall of Fame with this modest gift fits perfectly with our organization’s goals to…...