Month: July 2021

A new study reveals what some scientists and researchers have suspected for years – that frequent and long-term use of lye-based hair relaxers may have serious health effects, including breast cancer. Published in Oxford University’s Carcinogenesis Journal, the study found that Black women who used these products at least seven times a year for 15 […]

Gloria Richardson Dandridge (born Gloria St. Clair Hayes; May 6, 1922 – July 15, 2021) was an American civil rights activist best known as the leader of the Cambridge movement, a civil rights struggle in the early 1960s in Cambridge, Maryland, on the Eastern Shore. Recognized as a major figure in the Civil Rights Movement at the time, she was one of the signatories […]

On a recent episode of The Breakfast Club, the topic of a hypothetical Geto Boys Verzuz N.W.A. event came up, prompting rapper and record producer Scarface to propose a one-on-one battle against Ice Cube. However, Scarface put his creative thinking cap on and came up with something beyond the basic protocol—he proposed a battle with a different twist.  […]

MacNolia Cox won the Akron District Spelling Bee, and at the age of 13 she became the first African American to reach the final round of the national competition. The 12th National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. on May 26, 1936, at the National Museum. Scripps-Howard did not sponsor the Bee until 1941. 12th National Spelling Bee Date May 26, […]

iz Markie in 1988. (Photo: David Corio/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Biz Markie, the “Clown Prince of Hip-Hop” best known for his 1989 global smash “Just a Friend,” has died, according to his representative, Jenni Izumi. His cause of death has not yet been disclosed, but Izumi said the rapper, singer, DJ, producer, actor, comedian, and […]

LeBron James’ entertainment company, SpringHill, is in early talks with Nike and other bidders about a sale, according to a report.  Formed by the 36-year-old NBA star and his longtime business partner Maverick Carter, SpringHill is in “early stage” discussions, Bloomberg News reported. Talks between suitors and SpringHill, which is behind the upcoming Warner Bros. flick […]

Elder was the first Black American to play in the tournament in 1979 When the 149th Open Championship begins on Thursday at the Royal St. George’s Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, in southeast England, Lee Elder will be watching golf’s oldest tournament from his home in the San Diego area. The 87-year-old Elder is best […]

Windows to my Soul

“The Amber Ruffin Show” is the newest, freshest late night show on television, featuring hilarious sketches, songs, videos, and topical monologue jokes. It is hosted by Amber Ruffin, an Emmy Award-nominated writer who is best known as a breakout writer/performer on “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” where she appears in the recurring sketches Amber Says […]

Los Angeles Police Department headquarters (CNN)A Los Angeles Police Department officer who was under investigation for his alleged connection to a Valentine’s Day-themed image of George Floyd has been cleared of wrongdoing, according to the LAPD.The officer, who alerted his superior to the image of Floyd that said, “You take my breath away” was found not guilty by […]