Childhood Best Friends Deliver Sons on Same Day in Same Hospital
Best friends Malek Lee and Demetrius Gower’s sons were just delivered on the same day, in the same hospital. The two friends met in the 7th grade when they played basketball together. Never did they imagine that their relationship would stand the test of time and that they’d get to see their sons do it […]
For the Second Year in a Row Howard University Defeats Harvard University In The Great Debate
Let’s Go Bisons!!! This past week, Howard University was victorious over Harvard University in the 10th Annual State NAACP Conference “Great Debate,” Howard News reports. According to WTNH News 8, The Great Debate was held in Hartford, CT in front of an audience of 10,000. This is the 10th year of the debate and the […]
Childhood Best Friends Deliver Sons on Same Day in Same Hospital
ICYMI: These Kids Won Halloween
So many kids (and parents) out did themselves in true Because of Them We Can form this Halloween! Channeling trailblazers, book characters and people who are doing amazing things for the culture, here are some of our favorites! credit: Quinta Harris source unknown credit: kyra_milan credit: Dana Albert Bryant credit: LaShae Primus credit: Bethany Mitchell […]
Lebron James Sends Tacos To LA Firefighters Battling The Getty Fire
Bron Bron for the win! NBA Superstar Lebron James sent one of LA’s most popular food trucks, Mariscos Taco Truck, to feed firefighters battling the Getty Fire, KTLA reports. The Getty Fire is a wildfire spanning 745 acres that has been ravaging Los Angeles for about a week now. As of Friday morning, the fire […]
Colin Kaepernick Spends 32nd Birthday Delivering Food and Supplies to the Homeless
Colin Kaepernick spent his 32nd birthday building on his commitment to serve others. The former NFL quarterback and founder of the Know Your Rights Camp ventured out to Oakland, California’s Tent City to distribute Nike backpacks filled with essentials such as socks, shampoo, deodorant and snacks. Each one also contained masks to protect them from the […]
Bad Boys 3 and Coming to America 2 are Filming at Tyler Perry Studios at the Same Time
Atlanta really is the new Hollywood! On Friday, Will Smith shared a video on his Instagram account that showed what happened when he and Martin Lawrence linked up with Wesley Snipes and Eddie Murphy. The icons were on Tyler Perry’s recently christened studio lot filming their respective sequels, Bad Boys 3 and Coming to America […]
Single Dad Adopts 5 Siblings Under The Age Of Six So They Can Stay Together
“It takes a village” is more than a saying for 48-year-old Lamont Thomas, it’s a mandate. Last month, the single dad adopted five children under the age of six so the siblings could stay together. Thomas has fostered over two dozen children in Buffalo, New York over the last 20 years, Good Morning America reports. With the […]
Florida Man Who Can’t Swim Risks His Life To Save Drowning Elderly Man
Not all superheroes wear capes! Shandale Lee is being praised for saving an elderly man from drowning after crashing his car into a pond, NBC WTLV reports. The heroism behind the story? Lee doesn’t know how to swim! Lee was headed to get an oil change when he saw a driver who looked like he […]
Remembering Legendary Comedian and Actor John Witherspoon
Another great has transitioned! The legendary actor and comedian John Witherspoon passed away suddenly at his home in California, Deadline reports. Witherspoon was a Black cultural icon, known for playing a number of roles, including his recurring role as the father in the beloved Friday franchise. He was born January 27, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan. […]