Pop Smoke has the No. 1 album in America. The rapper died February 19, 2020. What We Know: A little over a year after the […]
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Maria Taylor Signs with NBC after Parting Ways with ESPN
ESPN announced Maria Taylor would begin work with NBC Sports by covering the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The news comes after she and ESPN could not […]
Prosecutors Say R. Kelly Abused 17-Year-Old Boy
Prosecutors say that former R&B singer R.Kelly abused a 17-year-old boy in 2006 after meeting him at a Chicago McDonald’s. What We Know: Lawyers claim […]
COMMUNITY ALERT: Delta variant spreading vastly in Black communities, health experts say get vaccinated
As COVID-19 infections continue to rise nationwide, health experts and local leaders are encouraging Black communities to get vaccinated. Vaccine Locator Black Americans account for […]
Olympic Opening Ceremony Director Fired for 1998 Holocaust Joke
Organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto announced the news a day before the Olympics’ July 23 Opening Ceremony. What We Know: The organizing committee dismissed director […]
Miami Flotilla Heads to Cuba to Show Support
Four boats, led by Osdany Veloz, traveled from Miami to just outside of Cuba to express solidarity in the islanders’ fight for freedom. What We […]
Shots Fired at Jovenel Moïse’s Funeral, Prompts U.S. and UN Delegations to Leave Early
Shots rang, and Haitian police fired tear gas as late President Jovenel Moïse‘s funeral began in his hometown of Cap Haitien on Friday. What We […]
Biden Administration Sanctions Head of Cuban Military for Behavior Against Protesters
General Alvaro Lopez Miera, the head of Cuba’s Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR), alongside a group of “specially designated nationals,” can neither access […]
Cleveland Indians Change Team Name to the Guardians
Major League Baseball team the Cleveland Indians have decided to change their name to the Cleveland Guardians, after decades of criticism from Native Americans. What […]