Jayson Tatum Shares Electrifying Moment With His Mother After NBA Finals Win
A proud mama moment! After winning the NBA Championship with the Boston Celtics on Monday against the Dallas Mavericks, basketball star Jayson Tatum shared a heartfelt post-game embrace with his mother, Brandy Cole.
Jaylen Brown Wins Bill Russell Trophy as 2024 NBA Finals MVP
Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown received the 2024 Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP award following the team’s NBA championship victory on Monday night against the Dallas Mavericks.
Happy Father’s Day! Advice for Black Fathers From Black Fathers
Because of Dad, we can do anything. Our Black fathers teach us how to be bold, fearless, and throw down on the grill or at the Spades table. Good Black fathers support the family, the house, and us kids when we need someone in our corner with a strong shoulder to lean on. But sometimes, […]
New Celia Cruz Commemorative Album Celebrates Queen of Salsa’s Upcoming 100th Birthday
A rare live recording of Celia Cruz was discovered and has just been released in time to celebrate the salsa legend’s 100th birthday, Billboard reports. South Florida radio personality Albertico Rodríguez, who emceed many of Cruz’s shows, had recorded one of Cruz’s live performances at the now-defunct Casanova Club in Miami in the 1980s. He’d […]
Joe Mazzulla Makes History As Youngest Head Coach To Reach NBA Finals
After an impressive sweep of the Indiana Pacers during the Eastern Conference Finals, Boston Celtics head coach, Joe Mazzula, is going to the NBA Finals–and he’s also going into the history books. Mazzula will be the youngest head coach to reach the NBA Finals since 1969, NBC Sports reports. At just 35 years old, Mazzula […]
Chelsea Manalo Becomes First Black Filipino Woman To Be Crowned Miss Universe Philippines
We already know Black women reign supreme, but Miss Philippines just made it official. On Wednesday, May 22nd, Chelsea Manalo became the first Black woman to be crowned Miss Universe Philippines and will represent the island nation in the Miss Universe global pageant. Born to a Filipino mother and African American father and representing the […]
Michael Jordan Celebrates Opening Of Second NC Medical Clinic With Mom By His Side
Michael Jordan made a surprise visit to his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina, to celebrate the opening of a brand-new health clinic on Tuesday, May 7. The basketball legend partnered with Novant Health to open the Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Medical Clinic on Greenfield St. in Wilmington to bring much-needed comprehensive primary care services […]
ATL Nonprofit Hosting 3rd Annual Black Wall Street Expo to Provide Training & Resources for Black Entrepreneurs
“You can’t know where you’re going if you don’t know where you’ve been.” Jasmine Young knows where she’s been, where Black America has been. She’s keenly aware of a time when the Black dollar circulated around the Black community, and there was hope for our financial and social futures. Today, she’s hoping to help motivate […]
Jeneé Naylor Left Target to Pursue Her Fashion Dreams, Now She’s Returned With a New Clothing Line in Stores
She has transformed her career from the stock room of a local Target to the spotlight of the fashion world. Jeneé shared in an interview with Target that she began her career at Target in 2012, starting as a team member and climbing the ranks to store director within seven years. Her time at Target […]
83-Year-Old Makes History as Howard University’s Oldest Doctoral Graduate
It’s never too late to follow your dreams. No one knows that better than Marie Fowler, who, at 83 years old, walked across the commencement stage at Howard University, becoming the university’s oldest doctoral graduate. “It was never my thought that I would go beyond maybe one semester because, after all, I had been out […]