Lynette Holloway
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'Black Panther' stars award nearly $2 million in scholarships to aspiring girl students
Black Panther stars Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira along with pop star Ke$ha, presented $1.8 million in college scholarships to aspiring female students on Wednesday in Los Angeles. “We know that if we want to live in a world that looks more like Wakanda, the first step is you invest in women and girls,” Gurira said during The Hollywood … → Read More
Barack Obama to speak at John McCain funeral; Donald Trump not invited
Longtime Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, 81, who had been suffering from an aggressive form of brain cancer, died Saturday at home in Arizona. → Read More
Of Course Georgetown Owes Reparations To Slave Descendants
Descendants of slaves are calling for Georgetown to atone "for the wealth it unjustly accumulated off the back of unpaid slave labor.” → Read More
5 Reasons Oprah Will Be Better Than President Trump
Ever since Oprah's longtime partner Stedman Graham blew up her spot on Sunday, saying that she "absolutely" would be interested a presidential bid, the buzz has not stopped. → Read More
Outrageous! Figurines Of White Cherub Crushing Head Of Black Angel Removed From Dollar Store
Super Dollar Center in Detroit's Lincoln Park community was forced to remove figurines of a White cherub crushing a Black horned angel. → Read More
Who Is Next? Russell Simmons Steps Down From Companies After Rape Accusations
Russell Simmons stepped down from his companies Thursday after Jenny Lumet, the granddaughter of Lena Horne, accused him of sex assault. → Read More
5 Creative Ways For Families To Volunteer & Donate This Holiday Season
Several natural disasters that hit the United States hard this year presents families with opportunities to volunteer and make donations to help victims recover. → Read More
5 Things To Know About Meghan Markle’s Mom
Doria Ragland's actress daughter, Meghan Markle, and her fiancé Prince Harry, announced their engagement on November 27. → Read More
6 Celebrities Who Exemplify Holiday Giving
Some Black celebrities, including Barack and Michelle Obama, Alicia Keys, LeBron James, and Oprah Winfrey, of course, prove that volunteering or donating to families in need, are some of the best holiday gifts people can give, or receive. → Read More
Anita Baker, Tamar Braxton To Headline Fantastic Voyage 2018
Anita Baker will be joined by Tamar Braxton, the O’Jays, “Babyface” Edmonds, and the Isley Brothers on the Fantastic Voyage 2018. → Read More
WATCH: Father Of Missing 3-Year-Old Texas Girl Arrested In Disappearance
Sherin Mathews has been missing since Oct. 7, when her father, Wesley Mathews, ordered her to stand outside as punishment. → Read More
Outrageous: Massachusetts School District Apologizes For Image Of Black Girl On A Leash
A Massachusetts school district has apologized for posting a photograph of two white children holding leashes attached to a Black child. → Read More
Trump Weakens Obamacare: 3 Things Black Folks Need To Know
Trump's Obamcacare executive order stops scheduled payments to insurance companies that help lower deductibles for low-income customers. → Read More
Why The Question Of Trump’s Mental Fitness May Be Better Than Impeachment
Chatter in mainstream and social media about Donald Trump's mental fitness for office appears to be growing louder and louder amid controversy about his erratic behavior. → Read More
WATCH: Rep. Al Green Introduces Articles Of Impeachment, But Fails To Force House Vote
Democratic Texas Rep. Al Green on Wednesday took to the House floor to file Articles of Impeachment against Trump. → Read More
10 Products Owned By Dove’s Parent Company, Unilever
Since Dove has been accused of racist advertising before, is it time to apply pressure to its parent company, Unilever? → Read More
Dove Apologizes After Racially Insensitive Ad Provokes Outcry
Dove apologized on Sunday after controversy erupted over a Facebook ad for its body wash that showed a Black woman removing her brown shirt to reveal a White woman wearing, ahem, a clean white shirt. → Read More
Black Teen Killed In White Settlement, Texas During Robbery
Eighteen-year-old Xavier Olesko thought he was going to hang out with three acquaintances on the evening of September 18. Instead, he was shot to death in a northwestern suburb of Fort Worth, Texas. → Read More
The United States & Puerto Rico: It’s Complicated
The U.S. and Puerto Rico have a long and complicated relationship, and a new poll shows only a small majority of Americans realize Puerto Ricans are Americans. → Read More
Trump Made His Race Problem A Whole Lot Worse
Trump is trying to distract the nation from the travails of his administration. → Read More