Photo courtesy of Deah Mitchell-Berry Happy Juneteenth y’all! Can y’all believe how quickly President Biden signed legislation on Thursday to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, making June 19, as the national day to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States? For those of us who
By Lindsey Tanner CHICAGO DRS. Brittani James, left, and Brandi Jackson want to eliminate racism in medicine. “We’re teaching how to see it and how to undo it,” Jackson says. (Charles Rex Arbogast Associated Press) The inseparable sisters always stood out — identical twins from Twinsburg, Ohio,
Health scare leads to wake up call resulting in serious life changes. Firstly, I want to say to all the friends Ive lost contact with over the past few months or have been distant from, I’m sorry, I’ve been dealing with some serious life changes. Maybe
Image: Facebook UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – June 8, 2021--- NBC’s holiday production of “Annie Live!” has landed Academy Award-nominated Taraji P. Henson to play its infamous queen of mean, Miss Hannigan. The award-winning actress will play opposite a soon-to-be-discovered young star as the network kicks off
Although Covid cases are declining Essence Magazine opted to move forward with its 2021 ESSENCE Festival of Culture Presented by Coca-Cola—the world’s largest cultural, entertainment and empowerment experience. Incorporating virtual for the second year in light of the pandemic, this year’s event will live up
The Ms. Foundation for Women, the nation’s first and oldest women’s foundation, hosted The 33rd Gloria Awards: A Salute to Women of Vision, which paid tribute to the remarkable achievements of those whose courage and leadership move our society toward a more just and inclusive world, and
( Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post/Getty Images) Today Howard University announced that it has named its newly re-established College of Fine Arts after one of its most famous alumni: the late actor Chadwick Boseman. News of the school was first reported in the Washington Post. Earlier this month, Howard named actor
LOS ANGELES - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced that a special one-hour programming event presented by Procter & Gamble as a part of its ‘Widen the Screen’ initiative, “OWN and P&G Present: Widen The Screen - A Fuller View of Black Life” premiering on Tuesday,
LOS ANGELES - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the network’s first-ever Father’s Day special “Honoring Our Kings: OWN Celebrates Black Fatherhood” hosted by Oprah Winfrey and award-winning actor and producer Sterling K. Brown (“This Is Us”) to premiere on Tuesday, June 15 at 9:00
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America. Episode 1, “Our Roots”. (L-R) Pictured: Dr. Jessica B. Harris and Stephen Satterfield. c. Courtesy of Netflix © 2021 Okra, rice, beans, black-eyed peas, water melon, sweet potatoes and yams, you name it, are all foods