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Dwyane Wade buys ownership stake in Utah Jazz
Three-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade has purchased an ownership stake in the Utah Jazz, joining majority owner and team governor Ryan...
History Montgomery, Alabama, elects its first African-American mayor
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Montgomery, a city where more than half the population is black and known as the birthplace of the civil rights...
Toni Morrison, author and Nobel laureate, dies aged 88
Toni Morrison, who chronicled the African American experience in fiction over five decades, has died aged 88. In a statement on Tuesday,...
Jaden Smith drops new album AND opens pop-up food truck for L.A. homeless
Jaden Smith is quite possibly the busiest 21-year-old right now. In the midst of planning to hit the road with friend and fellow artist...
Disney Finds 'Little Mermaid' Star Singer Halle Bailey
Singer-actress Halle Bailey will be part of Disney's world. Bailey, who with her sister forms R&B duo Chloe x Halle, has nabbed the...
Woman earns PhD after spending 3 years in federal prison
A 39-year-old formerly incarcerated woman is making people believe in second chances after graduating with her PhD — and using it to...
How Nipsey Hussle's death led DeSean Jackson to Boys' Latin visit in Philly
PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson was about halfway through his Q&A session with the students at Boys'...
Ethiopia swears in first female Supreme Court chief
(CNN) Human rights lawyer Meaza Ashenafi was sworn in Thursday as the head of Ethiopia's Supreme Court by the country's parliament in a...
Single mom of five goes viral with inspiring law school graduation photo
Ieshia Champs has wanted to be a lawyer since she was 7 years old. In her teenage years, however, the odds began stacking up against her...
Russell Wilson, Ciara say joining MLB to Portland group was a no-brainer
PORTLAND, Ore. – A day after announcing they were investing in a group trying to bring Major League Baseball to Portland, Russell Wilson...
11-year-old receives full scholarship to Southern University
(Baton Rouge) When Elijah Precciely enrolls in the honors college at Southern University next year he will have already published a book...
Black Kid Scores Higher On IQ Test Than Bill Gates & Albert Einstein
At age 11, Ramarni Wilfred was one of the smartest kids in his class. Black Doctorreports that this young man years ago took an IQ test...
