Featured Lifestyle March 19, 2022 Dating app Wingr aims to take the digital search for a soulmate beyond surface-level Dissatisfied with the conventions of popular dating apps, two Houston natives are looking to change the game with a new
Black History Featured Politics February 6, 2022 Pennsylvania teens among students nationwide protesting book bans on stories of color After an all-white school board in Pennsylvania issued a banned book list predominantly targeting voices of color, a student-led advocacy
Featured Sports January 30, 2022 MLB donates $40,000 toward restoring vandalized Jackie Robinson memorial Major League Baseball has stepped in to replace a plaque honoring one of the sport’s greatest trailblazers, the late Jackie
Black History Featured January 29, 2022 ‘Rolling Out’ reports death of senior editor N. Ali Early N. Ali Early, senior editor for the Atlanta-based entertainment and media company Rolling Out, has died. The outlet shared news
Entertainment Featured Sports January 23, 2022 Virgil Abloh-produced Sha’Carri Richardson documentary to premiere at Sundance Film Festival The late visionary Virgil Abloh apparently had plans before his passing to progress as a filmmaker, co-founding a film studio
Black History Entertainment Featured January 8, 2022 ‘His legacy will live on’: Sidney Poitier’s family commemorates the late actor’s life The family of trailblazing actor and activist Sidney Poitier has released a heartfelt statement mourning the Academy Award-winning actor’s life
Black History Featured News January 2, 2022 Dead at 90, Desmond Tutu undergoes eco-friendly cremation alternative The death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu spurred a week of mourning in his home country of South Africa, leading to
Featured Sports December 5, 2021 Everett Fitzhugh becomes first Black play-by-play broadcaster in the NHL Long before Everett Fitzhugh became the first African American to land a broadcasting role with the National Hockey League, he
Featured News Science and Technology December 4, 2021 Ex-Google AI ethics expert Timnit Gebru to launch anti-bias research institute Dr. Timnit Gebru on Thursday announced her post-Google plans for fostering the ethical development of artificial intelligence technology — launching
Education Featured Science and Technology November 20, 2021 Dr. Cornel West launches MasterClass on philosophy Revered professor Dr. Cornel West has teamed up with MasterClass to share his wealth of philosophy knowledge with the world
Featured News November 20, 2021 Abraham’s Table: 13-year-old uses Make-A-Wish to feed the hungry for a year Adeola ‘Abraham’ Olagbegi, 13, could have asked for anything in the world after learning he qualified as a Make-A-Wish recipient
Detroit Featured News November 13, 2021 Detroit teen lands barbershop apprenticeship after school suspends him for bathroom cuts When a Detroit high school student’s bathroom barbershop operation was shut down by a teacher, one of the city’s top
Featured Health News October 30, 2021 Black diversity specialist fired by Texas hospital for being ‘too sensitive about race issues’ A Houston, Texas hospital fired its newly-hired vice president, chief equity, diversity, and inclusion officer four days before his first
Black History Featured Living News October 23, 2021 Vincent D. Rougeau installed as first Black president of the College of the Holy Cross In the near 180-year history of the College of the Holy Cross, not one Black American had ever taken seat
Featured News Sports October 23, 2021 Michigan-Northwestern football game honors George Jewett, the first Black player at either school Saturday’s matchup between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Northwestern University Wildcats was the 76th meeting between the rival
Featured News October 23, 2021 Dads on Duty: Fathers intervene after violence spikes at Louisiana high school As violent altercations among students surged at a Shreveport, Louisiana high school, it seemed nobody — not police, campus security
Featured News October 16, 2021 Millions of Black Americans may have been left out of 2020 census Two independently conducted analyses of the 2020 United States Census indicate a significant undercount that may have left millions of
Featured News Science and Technology October 3, 2021 The National Inventors Hall of Fame to honor its first Black women inductees In the nearly half-century since the creation of the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF), not one Black woman was
Entertainment Fashion Week Featured Living September 19, 2021 Dapper Dan becomes first Black designer honored with Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award Legendary clothing designer Dapper Dan has firmly cemented his status in the lineage of Black fashion icons over the past
Featured News September 12, 2021 All-Black cavalry Buffalo Soldiers honored with West Point monument A famed unit of Black military history was honored on Friday in what many felt was a tribute long overdue.