LL Cool J Will Make History As Kennedy Center’s First Hip-Hop Honoree
On Thursday, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the recipients for its 2017 Kennedy Center Honors. For the first time ever, a hip-hop artist has made the list as James Todd Smith, better known as LL Cool J, is among the five artists receiving this year’s Kennedy Center Honors. Since scoring his first […]
Obama’s Former Senior Advisor, Valerie Jarrett, Joins Lyft Board Of Directors
Photo credit: Kathleen Warren With the tech industry continuing to catch flack for its lack of women and people of color in leadership positions, Lyft is making a move in the right direction with the recent appointment of Valerie Jarrett to its Board of Directors. As the former Senior Advisor to President Obama and Assistant to […]
Senior Couple Tie The Knot After Their Viral Engagement Photo Showed It’s Never Too Late To Find Love
Photo credit: Gianna Snell Photography It’s official! The Alabama couple that recently showed the entire internet that it’s never too late to find love, have tied the knot. On Saturday, 70-year-old Murphy Wilson and 67-year-old Lucinda Myers exchanged vows and said “I Do” at the very place their love story began, the First Seventh-Day Adventist Church in […]
The Book Phone Challenge Might Be The Best Thing On The Internet Right Now
There’s a new challenge circulating on social media called the #BookPhoneChallenge, which encourages users to take a photo holding a stack of books to their ear to show what they’re reading. Created by Lord Jamar of the legendary rap group Brand Nubian, the challenge counters the “money phone” phenomenon and celebrates reading and the power of knowledge. Y’all wanna make the […]
Jewell Jones, Michigan’s Youngest State Representative, Has A New Job
Photo via: The Michigan Journal You might want to remember the name Jewell Jones. In 2015, Jones became the youngest person to sit on the City Council of Inkster, Michigan.The following year, he made history again when he was elected as Michigan’s youngest state representative. Did we mention that Jones is also a member of the Michigan […]
Google Doodle Honors 100th Anniversary Of NAACP’s Silent Protest Parade
Photo via: Underwood Archives/ Getty Images Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Silent Protest Parade, where almost 10,000 African Americans came together to silently but powerfully march down New York’s Fifth Avenue to Madison Square to protest lynching and other racial violence against Blacks. To honor the centennial of what came to be known as […]
Oakland Raiders’ Marshawn Lynch Buys Classic Bay Area Soul Food Restaurant To Prevent It From Closing
Photo via: Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch is an Oakland hometown hero. From helping found a foundation that is dedicated to empowering children in the Bay area, to hosting youth football camps at his high school alma mater, to giving away 2,000 free water park tickets to Oakland kids, to offering free haircuts to students […]
The Kid Who Was Surprised By Dad With Birthday Bat In Viral Video Hits Home Run With Bat And Dad Catches It
Photos via: Devon Fowler Do you remember seeing this now-viral video that we shared last July of a father surprising his son with a baseball bat on his 12th birthday? It pretty much gave the entire internet all the feels when Braheim Fowler found out his dad Devon Fowler didn’t forget about his birthday. The Little League baseball player was brought […]
Ava DuVernay Sent The Woman Who Started Her Fan Page A Birthday Message Telling Her She Named A New ‘Queen Sugar’ Character After Her
Photo via: Twitter/@Ava Lizy Criolla has a passion for highlighting the work of women and people of color in the film industry. So much so, that she created a fan page to honor a filmmaker that strongly represents both: Ava DuVernay. Criolla’s love and support for DuVernay’s work has caught the attention of the […]
Watch: Steph Curry Surprising Navy Veteran Timothy Birckhead Will Make Your Entire Day
Photo via: Entertainment Tonight Navy veteran Timothy Birckhead received a brand new handicap-accessible home and a surprise visit from one of his favorite basketball players, Steph Curry, all in one day. Back in 2009, Birckhead was diagnosed with an incurable disease called Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsies, which affects the sensory and motor nerves. […]