Source: Steve Christo – Corbis / Getty Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia delivered a breathtaking performance to claim the gold medal in the 100 meters at the 2024 Paris Olympics, clocking in at 10.72 seconds. Alfred’s victory is especially monumental as it marks the first Olympic medal in the history of the Caribbean nation. Sha’Carri Richardson, who was widely tipped to take home the gold following her stellar performance at […]

Source: MARK FELIX / Getty On Thursday (Aug 1), community leaders, elected officials, celebrities and more gathered at Fallbrook Church to celebrate the life and works of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. RELATED: How Kamala Harris’ Candidacy Is Inspiring Young Black Voters In Texas RELATED: LeToya Luckett Ties The Knot With Husband Taleo Coles In Stunning Houston Wedding Vice President Kamala Harris delivered the eulogy, and attendees included President Bill Clinton, former […]

Source: Tim Clayton – Corbis / Getty Sha’Carri Richardson‘s long wavy ponytail flew through the air as she sprinted across the track in the women’s 100-meter dash at the 2024 Olympics. The dominant display of her athleticism left her competition in the dust and proved she is one of the fastest women in the world (in case there was any doubt). Welcome to the Olympic Games, Sha’Carri Richardson! #ParisOlympics E! […]

Veronica Fraley is currently living out her dreams as a part of Team USA’s Track and Field team at the 2024 Summer Olympics. However, the 2024 NCAA discus champion expressed that she was struggling to pay her rent which caught the eye of Flava Flav and Alexis Ohanian. On Thursday (August 1), Veronica Fraley took to X, formerly Twitter, to share with her followers that her school, Vanderbilt University, didn’t […]

Source: Theo Wargo / Getty Drake may be done going back and forth with Kendrick Lamar, but it seems like A$AP Rocky isn’t letting the King of the North off the hook that easily for speaking sideways about his queen, Rihanna. Months after A$AP Rocky took a subliminal shot at Drake on Kid Cudi’s “WOW,” the Harlem rapper is at it again as he throws another indirect dart at the […]

Simone Biles, who already secured her position as the most decorated gymnast of all time, won her second gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris this week. After a glowing reply on X from Ricky Davila, Simone Biles took a jab at Donald Trump and the former president’s weird “Black jobs” quip. Ricky Davila shared an X reply Friday morning (July 2) featuring images of Simone Biles showing […]

Source: Tom Williams / Getty Rudy Giuliani has settled with the Georgia election workers who won their defamation suit against him after a failed bankruptcy plea. On Wednesday (July 31), Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Shaye Moss, the two Georgia women who won their defamation suit against Donald Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani agreed to a settlement along with other creditors Giuliani owed. Giuliani had attempted to declare personal bankruptcy but was […]

Source: Jason Armond / Getty Who actually thought that Donald Trump in a room of real, Black, seasoned journalists wasn’t going to be a whole disastrous insult to Black people–to reasonable people of any race? When it was first announced that Donald Trump was invited to participate in a Q&A session at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) annual convention in Chicago, plenty of people warned it was a […]

Source: Courtesy / HBCU Week Foundation The HBCU Week Foundation is bringing its college fair back to Walt Disney World Resort for the second time, spotlighting Disney’s commitment to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Read more about the college fair inside. The HBCU Week Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging high school students to enroll in HBCUs, providing scholarship dollars for their education, and creating a pipeline […]