Guns caused the life expectancy of black Americans to drop by more than four years from 2000 to 2016, twice as much as the decline […]
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Morehouse College president starts freshman year in dorm
The president of Morehouse College, David Thomas, is tackling his freshman year in an unusual way. What We Know: He is the first leader […]
‘Essence’ Magazine to Honor Naomi Campbell at New York Fashion Week
Naomi Campbell is being honored by Essence magazine during New York Fashion Week and we can’t think of anyone more fitting. What We Know: […]
Serena Williams Opens Up About Postpartum Emotions
Serena Williams took to Instagram to share that her los last week during the Silicon Valley Classic was extra rough because she was in a ‘funk’ […]
LeBron James to Produce New Showtime Docu-Series ‘Shut Up and Dribble’
LeBron James is set to executive produce an upcoming Showtime docu-series called ‘Shut Up and Dribble.’ What We Know: The title of the docu-series […]
‘Black Panther’ Is the Third Movie Ever to Top $700 Million at the Domestic Box Office
The hugely-successful film is now just the third ever to earn over $700 million at the North American box office. It joins ‘Star Wars: The […]
Jada Pinkett Smith is working on new music with Willow
Jada Pinkett Smith already proved she and her daughter Willow Smith, make a great team with their eye-opening talk series Red Table Talk and now the pair are making sweet music together. […]
Netflix announces it won’t release Louis Farrakhan biopic
Last month Netflix announced that it would release a biopic about controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. Those plans have changed. What We Know: The company […]
SPOTTED: Barack Obama and Joe Biden grabbing lunch at DC cafe
Barack Obama and Joe Biden were out and about in Washington DC, yesterday and grabbed a bite at Georgetown’s Dog Tag Bakery, stunning social media because they reunited and […]
Beyoncé Reportedly Demanding Creative Control of her September ‘Vogue’ cover
Beyoncé will reportedly grace Vogue’s September issue, and in true Queen Bee fashion, she’s making history by enlisting young black photographer Tyler Mitchell to shoot […]