New Jersey-native Janaye Ingram (pictured) has been named the National Action Network‘s (NAN) acting executive director, replacing Tamika Mallory. RELATED: National Action Network Celebrates 20th Anniversary In an interview with the Daily News, the Rev Al. Sharpton said the Network feels Ingram is best suited to replace Mallory. “She has shown the perfect balance,” Sharpton said. “You need someone […]
A 24-year-old former FAMU football player was shot and killed by the police after surviving a car crash and seeking help. Jonathan Ferrell crashed his car into some trees in the wee hours of the morning in Charlotte, NC and it’s being reported that his car was totaled and in order to get out, he would have had to […]
The story of educator and humanitarian Mary Smith Peake (pictured) is most certainly known to students of Virginia’s Hampton University, considering much of her tale unfolded on the grounds of the historically black academic institution. On this day in 1861, Peake is credited for teaching the first class for freed slaves under what’s now known […]
The next time you reach out to shake someone’s hand, consider this finding: A recent study of hand-washing habits found only 5 percent of people…
Glen James (pictured), a homeless Boston man, reportedly found a backpack Saturday at a shopping mall containing $42,000 in cash and traveler’s checks, but instead of keeping it, James flagged down a patrol car so that it could be returned to its rightful owner. Now the Good Samaritan — whose noble words include “even if I were […]
Floyd Mayweather was the main event Saturday night as he easily defeated Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez, but his baby mama has a bone to pick with a designer over how their daughter was dressed that night. RELATED: Mayweather Dominates For Easy Decision Win TMZ reports that Josie Harris expressed her disdain over a tight-fitting hot pink dress […]
Less than a week after coming clean about his sexual encounters with transgenders, Mr. Cee (pictured) is teaming up with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation in a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) about sexual identity and HIV cases in minority communities. RELATED: Graphic Details Of Mr. Cee’s Arrest Released In the ad, the legendary DJ says that […]
Jaden Smith (pictured), the son of actors Will and Jada, reportedly attacked the U.S. educational system in a Twitter rant relayed to his nearly 4.6 million followers about how society would be better off “if everybody in the world dropped out of school.” Now concerned parents are in an uproar because the pint-sized actor and his “too cool for school […]
