Category : Lifestyle

Overtime: Bronny James….what do the pros say?

:10—By now you’ve heard the YIN AND YANG about Bronny James and whether or not he should have gotten drafted by the L.A. Lakers and furthermore signed his first NBA contract worth a reported $7.9 million, with $5.4 million being guaranteed!& And...

9-Year-Old Black Girl Wins Boxing National Junior Olympics

Photo: GoFundMe A nine-year-old Black girl from D.C. recently won big at the Junior Olympics in Kansas. According to NBC Washington, Westia Russell took home a medal at the Boxing National Junior Olympics. Russell, known as Princess Mama in the rin...

Mental Health the topic of Black Women Entertainment panel

Black Women Film Network and The Gathering Spot ATL partnered to host a panel titled Minding Your Mental Health in the Entertainment Industry. Melissa Ingram moderated the panel that featured Kat Graham, Shante Paige, Laura Morse, and Elissa Sanders...

Wells Fargo Foundation deploys $500,000 to housing nonprofits in D.C.

By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.comThe Wells Fargo Foundation recently supplied $500,000 in grants to five Washington, D.C. nonprofits as part of a broader effort to address systemic housing challenges in the city. The goal of the fun...

AOC initiates impeachment proceedings against justices

New York Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, renowned for her unyielding and fiery approach to governance, has taken unprecedented steps against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito by introducing articles of impeac...

Exploring Atlanta’s Black-Owned Dining Scene

Recently on The Rashad Richey Morning Show, leader of the Black culture team, Mike Jordan discussed some of the hottest black-owned restaurants in Atlanta. Mr. Jordan highlighted three notable spots for food enthusiasts. He began with Chebutterjonez...

Column: Reparations for Chavez Ravine families? Not so fast, say some descendants

Larry Herrera-Cabrera’s email to me in May was as polite as it was challenging. He reached out shortly after The Times editorial board wrote about proposed state legislation that would attempt to right the wrong of Chavez Ravine. Sponsored by Assembl...