Source: Alex Pantling / Getty   On Sunday, Noah Lyles silenced his doubters by proving he’s the fastest man in the world. Lyles clocked a personal best of 9.78 seconds to win the Gold Medal in the 100-meter dash at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in a photo finish. He edged out Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by just 0.005 seconds. Lyles’ teammate Fred Kerley earned bronze with a time of 9.81 […]

Source: Creative Services / iONEDigital Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was founded on November 12, 1922 at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana by seven young women: Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford, Bessie Mae Downey Rhoades Martin and Cubena McClure.  The sorority has over 85,000 members with 500 chapters in the U.S., Bahamas, Bermuda, the U.S. […]

Happy Birthday to our forever President Barack Obama! Things just haven’t been the same since he left the White House. Today, we celebrate with our favorite smiling photos of Barack Obama inside.   Whenever you’re downing the dumps about life and the turmoil our country faces today, just think of our former Chief Of Staff, Barack Obama. Barack always seems to have a smile on his face, and he’s the […]

Source: Gilbert Flores / Getty Chlöe Bailey is teaming up with Lizzo’s YITTY brand, and the collaboration is everything we thought it would be. Fresh off slaying St. Lucia Carnival, Chlöe is the new face of YITTY’s latest Nearly Naked shapewear campaign. The “Have Mercy” singer has been “obsessed” with the brand for some time, and her obsession manifested the new collaboration. According to Chloe and Lizzo, everything started in […]

Source: Courtesy of Prime / Prime Video The Cassius Team drops another Black Watch to to keep your weekend TV viewing activities on point. There are a lot of streamers and viewing options out there, so let us save you some time. . Whether it’s documentaries, cult classic shows, or movies newly introduced to your favorite streaming platform, we’re making sure your watch list features some of the brightest talents […]

Source: Jacqueline Anders / Getty Change makers from around the world convened for The African American Policy Forum’s fifth annual Critical Race Theory (CRT) Summer School series titled Freedom Summer 2024: No U-Turn on Racial Justice, held in person in Nashville, Tennessee, and online from July 28 to Aug. 2. The weeklong course included immersive breakout sessions, complemented by skills-building workshops and networking opportunities designed to inform, activate, and inspire […]

Rayful Edmond, once the most powerful drug kingpin in Washington, D.C. during the so-called “Crack Era” has been transferred from federal prison to a halfway house. According to the reports, Rayful Edmond is being held in a facility in Nashville, Tenn. Local Washington outlet Fox 5 DC reports that Rayful Edmond, 59, was transferred on Wednesday (July 31) to the halfway house by the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Nashville Residential […]

Source: Blogzworth / Radio One The Marconi Awards are back, and the 2024 finalists have been announced! Produced by the The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), this award ceremony has highlighted the world of radio for over 100 years. The organization’s mission includes providing “strong advocacy and resources necessary to advance the interests of television and radio broadcasters and build a strong future for the industry.” (NAB.org) Related: Erica Campbell […]

Source: KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / Getty He’s baaaaack. But he– Sean Hannity– ain’t back all fresh, clean and new. Nope. He’s back dusty and moldy with the same old, boring, failed strategy the racists tried to use with Obama in 2008: Attack the pastor. Remember that nonsense and all the racist GOP whining over Obama’s pastor, Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright? Remember how it didn’t get in the way of him winning […]