A young man’s dream of space exploration is that much closer to reality when he graduates college this spring. But that’s not even the most amazing part of his story. When he graduates this May, he’ll be just 19-years-old. That’s right, when most students are either just starting or completing their freshman year, 19-year-old Ronald […]
In Denison, Texas, an eighteen-year-old White woman ran into a church and told congregants that she had been kidnapped and raped by three masked Black men. The accuser, Breana Harmon Talbott, appeared bloody and battered. She was only wearing a bra, T-shirt and underwear. Talbott’s serious claims incited racist tweets and posts across her community. One social […]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A video showing a man stopping a fight between two teenagers in New Jersey and refusing to leave until the boys shake hands has drawn millions of views and heaps of praise for his intervention. The video has been viewed more than 20 million times since being posted on Facebook […]
Paul Williams was a pioneering architect who achieved several historical firsts en route to his way to becoming home designer to the stars. Along with designing homes for Southern California’s elite, Williams also designed the St. Jude Children’s Hospital and Los Angeles’ Saks Fifth Avenue, among other top designs. Williams was born February 1, 1894, […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrew Leander Wilson, a broad smile on his face and no bitterness in his heart, clasped hands with his family on his first day of freedom Thursday after spending 32 years in prison for a murder he denied committing. Wilson, 62, was released from the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail […]
It’s hard enough to get a man to roll over on his side when he’s sleep to stop his snoring. Now you’re asking a fully…
J.R. Smith was so choked with emotion that he could barely speak after his Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Finals Sunday night, but his tears had little to do with the victory itself. The player was asked about the influence of his father, with the win coming on Father’s Day and considering his checkered past in the NBA. Tears began welling before the reporter […]
The Campaign for Black Male Achievement is breaking down stereotypes with these touching images of our men with their children.
Dr. Charles Modlin, M.D., MBA, is a Kidney Transplant Surgeon & Urologist in the Cleveland Clinic Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute. In 2008 he was named as the Cleveland Clinic Executive Director Minority Health. He founded & directs Cleveland Clinic’s Minority Men’s Health Center (MMHC). In 2011, The Atlanta Post selected him as one of […]
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A former Oklahoma volunteer sheriff’s deputy who said he mistook his handgun for his stun gun when he fatally shot an unarmed suspect last year was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison. A judge gave Robert Bates, 74, the maximum penalty recommended by jurors who last month convicted the wealthy […]
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Maurice Ashley first made his mark in the world of chess after he was recognized as a chess Grandmaster in 1999, making him the first African-American to earn the title. Last week, Ashley achieved another historic feat after he was inducted into the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame. Grandmaster Ashley was born March 6, […]
