The legacies of Audre Lorde and Toni Morrison and the influential spaces they both hold across a wide range of readers places them as towering giants of American literature. Lorde and Morrison share a birthday on this day, and we examine their lives, work and ongoing contributions to Black history. Lorde was born Audrey Geraldine […]
Actress Ja’net Dubois, who entertained audiences for years as Willona Woods on the hit TV series Good Times has died. She was 74. According to TMZ, Dubios discovered by family members who said the actress died unexpectedly in her sleep overnight in her home. Dubois’ history with Norman Lear productions, first on Good Times and […]
Lark Voorhies’s struggle with mental health has been seen publicly over the last few years, but now Voorhies herself is ready to talk about it. On a special segment with Dr. Oz, the former Saved By The Bell star is planning to share details of her struggles living with a “mental disorder”, according to an announcement made via […]
Colorado, Minnesota and Washington State may be joining California, New York and New Jersey when it comes to making hair discrimination illegal.
This may be the wildest Black History Month headline ever. According to authorities in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Robert Noye, a black man, kidnapped a white woman over the weekend and forced her to watch “Roots,” Alex Haley‘s 1977 miniseries regarding the history of slavery in America and threatened to kill her and chop off her […]
In the wake of the disappearance of Anitra Gunn, authorities have announced the creation of a task force focused on finding her. According to reports, the Fort Valley State University senior was last seen on Valentine’s Day. Authorities say Gunn’s family contacted the Fort Valley Police Department after they hadn’t heard from her in what […]
Dr. Dre turns 55 years old today and he’s definitely earn the title of one of the greatest to ever do it in the music game. We all know the Compton native is responsible for some of the greatest songs and talent we’ve experienced — like Eminem and N.W.A. — but there are some bangers […]