Colin Kaepernick’s Collusion Lawsuit Against NFL Could Have Historic Implications
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick filed a grievance alleging that NFL owners are colluding to keep him unemployed during the 2017 season, as first reported by Mike Freeman of Bleacher Report.
Learn More »
Derek Jeter Becomes 1st Black CEO of Major League Baseball Team, the Miami Marlins
Former New York Yankee Derek Jeter has officially become the first African-American CEO of a Major League Baseball team. The 43-year-old, is also part owner of the Miami Marlins, joining only one other African-American in that specific role (Magic Johnson‘s ...
Learn More »
Artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald to Paint Portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama for Smithsonian
The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. has commissioned Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald to paint Barack and Michelle Obama’s portraits, respectively, the Wall Street Journal reports. Both portraits will be unveiled next year when they are added to the ...
Learn More »
FBI Warns of New Threat of ‘Black Identity Extremism’
The FBI has declared that “black identity extremism” is a violent threat in the US according to a leaked report.
Learn More »
Muhammad Ali Entreprises Sues Fox for $30 Million
Muhammad Ali Enterprises is suing Fox Broadcasting Company after the network allegedly used the boxer's likeness without permission.
Learn More »
Jemele Hill Is Paid to Opine, So Why Has She Been Silenced?
Jemele Hill has one job responsibility: To opine on the world of sports. She is not employed by ESPN to solve climate change. She is not employed by ESPN to waltz with Maksim Chmerkovskiy. She is not employed by ESPN ...
Learn More »
Michelle Obama Knocks Trump's Message to Youth
Former first lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday said there's a stark difference in the lessons young people will learn from her husband's presidency and President Donald Trump's.
Learn More »
Occidental College in Los Angeles to Create $40 Million Endowment for Barack Obama Scholars Program
It has long been one of the lesser-known facts about the life of Barack Obama. For all the talk about the former president and his Ivy alma maters — Columbia University and Harvard Law School — he actually spent the ...
Learn More »
Kobe Bryant More Popular Than Steph Curry in China
He may have retired over 12 months ago, but NBA great Kobe Bryant still reigns supreme in China. The former LA Lakers star, an 18-time NBA All Star, has been named the most popular basketball star online in the country, ...
Learn More »
Jay-Jay Okocha: I'm jealous of PSG's Current Players
When Paris Saint-Germain signed Nigeria international Jay-Jay Okocha 17 years ago, it made him the most expensive African footballer on the planet. He cost the French club $19 million -- How times have changed.
Learn More »
ESSENCE’s October Featured Singer and Real Housewives of Atlanta Star Kandi Burruss
The singer, songwriter restaurateur, entrepreneur, Real Housewives of Atlanta star and mother lets ESSENCE in on the art of the hustle and how she’s surviving drama while building a legacy.
Learn More »
Racist Texas A&M “fan” Threatens Its Black Coach After Season-opening Loss
After Texas A&M University’s football team blew a 34-point lead in a brutal loss to UCLA last weekend, team coach Kevin Sumlin, an African-American, received racist hate mail from the school’s fanbase, ESPN reports.
Learn More »
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Serves as Chair of the CBCF
The 47th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) will be held in Washington, D.C., Sept. 20-24, 2017. The ALC is a leading policy conference on issues impacting the national and global African American communities. Thought ...
Learn More »
Sloane Stephens Defeats Madison Keys to Win U.S. Open and her 1st Grand Slam Title
Unseeded Sloane Stephens, who was ranked No. 957 in the world less than two months ago, soared to the top of the tennis world on Saturday with a powerful 6-3, 6-0 victory over 15th-ranked fellow American Madison Keys in the ...
Learn More »
Texan Whitney Mercilus Throws Back to School Bash
Houston Texans Whitney Mercilus is known for showing NO MERCI on the field, but off the field, he is known as a gentle giant within the community. Like most Houstonians, in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Mercilus and the WithMerci ...
Learn More »
Previous Next
