Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty   HBCU football has a storied history that began more than a century ago, making it a vital part of African American culture and sports. Starting with the first recorded game between Biddle University (now Johnson C. Smith University) and Livingstone College in 1892, HBCU football programs became a hub of talent and opportunity during the segregation era, producing NFL legends like Jerry Rice, Walter […]

Source: Aaron J. Thornton / Getty President Joe Biden gave clemency to Terry “Southwest T” Flenory, co-founder of the Black Mafia Family (BMF). Terry was released from federal prison in 2020 during the pandemic and put on house arrest to serve the rest of his sentence. This move is part of Biden’s effort to pardon people like Terry who’ve been stuck on house arrest since the pandemic. If you’ve seen […]

Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty While everyone was spreading joy and well wishes on Christmas, Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$ was dealing out knuckle sandwiches, as he got into a scuffle at a clothing store in New York City. According to XXL, the “Fallin’” rapper got into some fisticuffs this past Monday (Dec. 23), with an unknown man. It was all captured on a surveillance camera and ultimately leaked for public […]

Source: Thearon W. Henderson / Getty LeBron James made it a point to declare Christmas Day a day for the NBA, as the NFL played games on the holiday through the Netflix streaming platform. The battle between the National Football League and the National Basketball Association for ratings dominance took center stage on Christmas Day (Dec. 25). Superstar LeBron James made it plain that the holiday belongs to the NBA […]

There are so many things to love about the holidays, but if you’re like me, seeing family Christmas photos across your timeline brings joy. Partially, because I know what goes into creating the magical moment, the coordination, and the headache. Have you ever tried to get two kids to look in the same direction at the same time? The lengths we all go to capture the perfect photo. Celebrity Christmas […]

Source: US Customs & Border Protection / US Customs & Border Protection It looks like the block might be dry somewhere for some time—as $1.1 million worth of cocaine was found near the U.S.-Canadian border just a few days ago. USA Today is reporting that United States border patrol agents in the Blaine Sector in Lynden, Washington, stumbled upon two black backpacks that contained enough cocaine to turn the average […]

Source: Prince Williams / Getty   NeNe Leakes is a grandmother—again! The fabulous Real Housewives of Atlanta star announced the newest addition to her family over the Christmas holiday. We’re already obsessed. Her new granddaughter, Kynd, is the first child of NeNe’s youngest son, Brentt Leakes. The news is especially heartwarming considering Brentt made headlines just a year ago after recovering from congestive heart failure and a stroke. His next […]

Source: Pool / Getty On Monday, President Joe Biden, an advocate for abolishing the death penalty, announced that he would commute sentences for 37 of the 40 individuals on federal death row. The three death row inmates who were excluded from that list were Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was convicted for the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, Robert Bowers, who shot and killed 11 Jewish Americans at Tree of Life Synagogue […]

Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Former Philadelphia Eagles star wide receiver DeSean Jackson and Delaware State are nearing an agreement for Jackson to become the head coach of their football program. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Jackson had an on-campus interview recently and the both are expected to come together in the near future to finalize the details of Jackson’s contract. The 38-year-old would replace Lee Hull, who was dismissed […]