A South Carolina deputy was arrested by the department he used to work for after a speed chase gone horribly wrong.Authorities from the Florence County Sheriff’s Office say 29-year-old Treyvon Sellers went rogue on May 26. Read more…
Netflix has dropped the first trailer for Tyler Perry‘s World War II-set film, The Six Triple Eight, which sees Kerry Washington lead a sprawling ensemble cast in the historical, real-life-based project. The film is written and directed by Perry and based on the article “Fighting A Two-Front War,” by Kevin M. Hymel in WWII History
Blavity’s Shadow and Act has an exclusive preview of this week’s episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars. In the below preview, the queens are reeling from the first elimination of the season, and there is an enough shade to go around as they debrief the ball challenge. They also are briefed on this
The late Kobe Bryant‘s 7-year-old daughter, Bianka, honored her father at Sunday’s Los Angeles Dodgers game against the Tampa Bay Rays, throwing the ceremonial first pitch to Mookie Betts and sharing the special moment with her mother, Vanessa, and 21-year-old sister Natalia and 5-year-old Capri. Kobe Bryant’s daughter Bianka threw the first pitch at the Dodgers
A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening of Grambling State University‘s new Digital Library and Learning Commons on Thursday. It was a historic moment for GSU, as it is the first digital library at an HBCU and the first digital library at a Louisiana institution. The updated 50,000-square-foot facility boasts 150 computers as well as multipurpose rooms
Queens, New York prosecutors have accused a Rikers correction officer of pretending to be a television producer to sexually assault a 20-year-old woman, according to NBC News. Read more…
Kelly Rowland is someone who recognizes the importance of Black-owned businesses, especially Black-owned eateries. The singer and actress joined the Local Eats Better with Pepsi Program during National Black Business Month, which offers foodies a chance to have their own Pepsi ad and an honorary menu item. One of Rowland’s fave eateries is Houston This Is It Soul Food. As
The start of the 2024 U.S. Open means many of our favorite tennis stars are beginning their quests to win the final Grand Slam tournament of the season. Naomi Osaka opened her competition on Tuesday with a big 6-3, 6-2 win over No. 10 ranked player Jelena Ostapenko — and she did it while rocking
Exactly one month after rapper Sean Kingston and his mother Janice Turner were federally indicted on wire fraud charges, the two have now been arraigned. As previously reported by The Root, the mother-and-son duo were federally indicted with wire fraud charges stemming from accusations that they “acquired more than $1… Read more…
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In a display of community spirit, South Carolina State University alumnus Howard T. W. Ragin made a significant contribution by donating over 38,000 bottles of water on Wednesday. This act underscores Ragin’s deep commitment to his alma mater and the Bulldog community. Ragin, who has a long history of supporting SC State, emphasized that his
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