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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dr. Patricia Bath, a pioneering ophthalmologist who became the first African American female doctor to receive a medical patent after she invented a more precise treatment of cataracts, has died. She was 76. Bath died on May 30 from complications of cancer at a University of California San Francisco medical center, […]
A hotel worker took to Twitter on Sunday to share footage of his recent interaction with a racist woman attempting to book a room after she called him the n-word. Prior to arriving at the property, the woman called the employee a “fucking n****r” over the phone, which she attempted to apologize for after he refused […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The parents of a 5-year-old Minnesota boy who survived being thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America decried the assailant’s actions as “evil” while saying they forgive him at a hearing Monday where a judge handed down a 19-year prison sentence. Emmanuel Aranda showed little emotion during his hearing. […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s police chief on Monday decried a “despicable level of violence” during a weekend in which 52 people in the city were shot, eight of them fatally, and two people were stabbed to death. Police believe most of the shootings were gang related, Superintendent Eddie Johnson said. The shootings happened from 6 […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California officially gave its blessing to coffee Monday, declaring the beverage does not pose a “significant” cancer risk. The rule, proposed a year ago by regulators, means coffee won’t have to carry ominous warnings that the beverage may be bad for you. The state took the rare move after a Los […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Barry Jenkins will direct a film based on the life of choreographer Alvin Ailey. A spokesperson for Fox Searchlight on Monday confirmed that the studio is developing the project, with the “Moonlight” filmmaker directing. Jenkins last helmed the Oscar-nominated James Baldwin adaptation “If Beale Street Could Talk.” Raised in segregated rural […]
Roland G. Fryer became the youngest tenured African-American Harvard University professor at the age of 30 in 2007. The Lewisville, Texas native was born June 4, 1977 in Daytona Beach, Fla. Fryer was raised primarily in Lewisville and was a star athlete at Lewisville High School. Fryer gained an athletic scholarship to the University of […]
In this emotional episode of the latest Red Table Talk, Willow, Jada and Adrienne sit at the Red Table with Ciara to discuss how she overcame the emotional pain of past relationships, including one with rapper Future to get to the blessed space she’s in today. Her very public relationship with the superstar rapper turned bad after the […]
DALLAS (AP) — A transgender woman’s body was pulled from a Dallas lake over the weekend, the latest death of a transgender person being investigated by homicide detectives in the city, police said Monday. Police Chief U. Renee Hall said there were “obvious signs of homicidal violence” in 26-year-old Chynal Lindsey’s death but did not […]
A couple from Maryland headed to the Dominican Republic for some fun and sun, the way many of us do when freed from work responsibilities to enjoy a vacation. Given their social media posts, they were having a great time. But something went tragically wrong. Instead of coming home with good memories, great pics and […]
Recently, during a high school graduation, one proud but voluptuous mother decided to twerk in celebration of her son’s latest milestone. Black Twitter seems to be split over the mother’s hilarious antics in a now viral video that shows her curbing the traditional way we’ve come to expect folks to react at a graduation. Instead, she has […]
50 Cent and his “Power” co-star Rotimi are engaged in a war of words on social media after the rapper slammed the actor for not repaying money he loaned him. If you follow 50 on Instagram then you know he uses the platform to track down folks he claims owe him money, and Rotimi is his latest target. […]
