Bad Bunny’s earthquake aid reaches Venezuela as country’s president publicly thanks him

Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, publicly thanked Bad Bunny this week for shipping humanitarian aid to the ...

Still clocked in: What independence day owes my ancestors

Author Jonathan Conyers reflects on what 250 years of American independence means to him as a descendant of enslaved people.

Michelle Obama gets candid about the ‘freedom’ of life after 50 at ESSENCE Fest

Former First Lady Michelle Obama reflected on life after age 50 during a conversation with Keke Palmer at Essence Festival.

Johnny White, 70, hospitalized after neighbor’s alleged assault in Newark, New York

Johnny White, a 70-year-old Black man, suffered a broken eye socket and facial fractures after an alleged attack by his ...
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Author Tomi Adeyemi says she won’t watch her own book’s movie adaptation

Tomi Adeyemi, author of the bestselling novel “Children of Blood and Bone,” has publicly distanced herself from the upcoming film adaptation of her own book, raising new questions about the state of ...
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Red Lobster creditors sue former CEO and Thai Union over the Endless Shrimp deal that helped push the chain into bankruptcy

Two years after Red Lobster declared bankruptcy, its creditors are taking former CEO Paul Kenny, other ex-executives, and former majority owner Thai Union Group to court over the decisions they say ...
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Cardi B says Caribbeans and Latinos can thrive in America because of the civil rights movement

Cardi B is giving credit to African-Americans for making it possible for Caribbean and Latino people to build lives in the United States. The “Bodgea Baddie” artist shared these remarks with CNN’s ...
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Jaylen Brown was labeled a problem at 19. Boston just proved the label stuck

Jaylen Brown was 19 years old when a grown man with an NBA front office job looked at his file and decided he had a flaw. Not a bad shot. Not a bad attitude. The flaw was that he was too smart for the ...
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Masked Patriot Front members march through Washington, D.C. on the Fourth of July, chanting ‘Reclaim America’

Members of Patriot Front, a white supremacist group, marched through Washington, D.C. on the Fourth of July, chanting slogans and carrying Confederate flags as the country marked its 250th anniversary ...
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Serena Williams pulls out of Wimbledon doubles match with sister Venus due to knee injury

Serena Williams will not be taking the court alongside her sister Venus Williams at Wimbledon after all. The Associated Press confirmed that the 44-year-old withdrew from Saturday’s doubles match due ...
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Morehouse student Chad Pitts balances 4.0 GPA with rising boxing career

At Morehouse College, junior economics major Chad Pitts is proving that academic excellence and elite athletics can go hand in hand. The 20-year-old, known in boxing circles as “Candyman,” is ...

Alicia Brown, wife of Big Tigger, responds to Francesca Amiker’s defamation lawsuit against her

Alicia Brown has responded after Big Tigger's radio co-host Francesca Amiker filed a federal defamation lawsuit accusing her ...