Sidney Poitier, the renowned actor, director and activist, died of a combination of heart failure, Alzheimer’s dementia and prostate cancer, according to his death certificate.
Criminal charges have been filed against three Pennsylvania police officers in connection with the shooting death of an 8-year-old girl and the wounding of three others at a high school football game last year.
Will Smith of King Richard and Jennifer Hudson of Respect re among the winners of the 13th annual African American Film Critics Association Awards. Winners will be feted on March 2 in Los Angeles. The Harder They Fall matched King Richard‘s four wins including best film, best ensemble, best music and best director for Jeymes Samuel.
The family of a Cleveland girl who was tortured, raped, and murdered by a registered sex offender on her way to school five years ago has reportedly received a $1 million legal settlement after filing a lawsuit against the school and city. On Thursday, local […]
Warning: Details are graphic and disturbing. The 6-year-old North Chicago boy who authorities say was killed by his family then reported missing days later died of hypothermia and was partially burned after his death, the coroner’s office said Tuesday.
Blue is the second most common eye color globally, with an estimated 8 to 10 % of people having blue eyes. A majority of these people are of European descent, however, Black people can be born with blue eyes even though it’s pretty rare.
ABC’s multi-Emmy® Award-winning entrepreneurial-themed reality show Shark Tank recently showcased a Black-owned comic book publishing house and budding animation brand called Black Sands Entertainment, founded by Manuel Godoy and his wife Geiszel Godoy with partner Teunis De Raat.
The New Orleans City Council voted unanimously Thursday to change the name of Robert E. Lee Boulevard to Allen Toussaint Boulevard, councilmember Jared C. Brossett confirmed to CNN Saturday.
In a statement about Sidney Poitier, who died on Thursday night in his Los Angeles home at age 94, his children said they were ‘so grateful he was able to spend his last day surrounded by his family and friends. To us Sidney Poitier was […]
A lawsuit seeking to hold a former Collier County sheriff’s deputy accountable for the 2004 disappearance of a Naples man was denied on appeal Wednesday.
Incarceration is associated with a higher mortality rate among Black individuals, according to a study published online Dec. 23 in JAMA Network Open.
An N.C. State University professor, inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, says museums and researchers should change how they treat Black people and their remains.
