Public Figures

During this Holiday various celebrations are held including concerts and services to commemorate the heroes as well as award ceremonies to reward those who are currently making an outstanding contribution to the Jamaican society.

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Buck O’Neil—the MLB’s first Black coach—was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Legendary actress and activist Nichelle Nichols was honored by NASA for her transformative role in diversifying the space exploration industry.

According to her announcement last week, Abrams formally announced her second candidacy for governor of Georgia after previously being cheated out of the position by current Governor, Brian Kemp, in 2018.

Billed as the "Black HerStory Initiative," The Griot Museum will use grant money received as part of The Monument Lab Re:Generation team to to create awareness on how much Black women have helped build the area with help from local artists and activists.

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Former President Barack Obama recently made a surprise visit to a Chicago-based YMCA community center.

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Police have yet to release the name of the man taken into custody

Thirty-three-year-old astronaut Jessica Watkins will spend six months up in the cosmos working as a mission specialist on NASA's SpaceX Crew-4. She will be the first Black woman to step foot in the International Space Station.

Friday, according to CNN a temporary transfer of power will be given to Vice President Kamala Harris as President Joe Biden will be put under anesthesia for his routine colonoscopy, reported by the White House press secretary Jen Psaki. Friday morning, Biden went to Walter Reed Medical Center to go for his first annual physical since […]

Former First Lady Michelle Obama will guest star on the upcoming eighth and final season of black-ish, premiering early 2022 on ABC.

The LaSalle County Coroner's Office has officially declared that 25-year-old Illinois State University college student Jelani Day died as a result of drowning in the Illinois River where his remains were found on September 4.

One of the most prominent figures of Christian television and entertainment is cutting back on his regular televised appearances. Pat Robertson has recently announced that he is stepping down as the regular host of Christian Broadcasting Network’s flagship program ‘The 700 Club.’ He told viewers on Oct. 1 his decision to scale down on his […]