Featured Blog Posts – July 2022 Archive (103)

Nichelle Nichols: Trailblazing ‘Star Trek’ Actress Dies at 89

Tributes continue to pour in for “Star Trek” legend Nichelle Nichols. She passed away at 89 from natural causes. Nichols was one of the first Black women on primetime TV in the 1960s, when she played Lieutenant Uhura on the original “Star Trek.” Back in 2015, Nichols spent the day with Inside Edition. At the time, the 82-year-old woman was preparing to become a passenger on NASA’s…

United Nations humanitarian agencies have started delivering aid directly to people in Haiti following a recent spike in violence between rival gangs that has fuelled a worsening crisis across the capital, Port-au-Prince.

The UN said that vulnerable inhabitants of the commune of Cité Soleil, as well as those in other neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince, have received items such as hygiene and baby…

NBA legend Bill Russell - one of the most successful players in the history of basketball - dies at 88 with his wife Jeannine by his side

Bill Russell

The NBA has produced some legendary players and Bill Russell was one of them. Today we learned that Russell, 88, has die

The legendary Boston Celtics star big man, who won 11…

An Instagram model has revealed that she discovered she had AIDS for almost a decade as she unknowingly carried on with life and only recently discovered she was a carrier for the deadly disease.

It’s an epic night of reggae legends! Celebrating 40+ years, GRAMMY® nominees UB40 have sold 100 million+ records, and in 2021, they released their latest: Bigga Baggariddim. Join the pop-reggae group as they play songs off the new album along with your all-time favorites, including “Red Red Wine,” “(I Can’t Help) Falling in Love With You” and “Food for Thought.”

They’ll be joined by The Original…

The chase for the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot has ended — with a single ticket sold in the Chicago area for the whole $1.337…

The bureau’s ongoing…

While federal officials weigh a nationwide public health emergency declaration around the monkeypox outbreak, San Francisco and New York state began sounding the alarm Thursday.

San…

>Floyd County, Kentucky was under water after torrential rain Thursday. – (Matt Stone-Courier Journal-USA Today Network)

The death toll in flood-stricken parts of eastern Kentucky climbed to at least 25 and will almost certainly “get worse” as first responders work to account for missing…

Carter Bonas recently hit the headlines for securing a full scholarship to Florida Memorial University. The 11-year-old golfer and entrepreneur, according to Fox 4, received the scholarship during the HBCU Golf Classic held at The Ritz Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, Florida.…

China fired its most direct warning shot yet amid reports that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may visit Taiwan on Friday, saying that if the speaker's plane is accompanied by U.S. fighter jets, they would not rule out shooting them down.

'If US fighter jets escort Pelosi's plane into Taiwan, it is invasion. The PLA has the right to forcibly dispel Pelosi's plane and the US fighter jets, including firing…

A mom-of-12 who spent 16 years being pregnant recalled how carrying the babies gave her a 'spiritual elevation,' and admitted that it's hard for her to 'adjust' to not being with child now that she's done expanding her family. 

Iris Purnell, 38, from,…

R&B singer Kelis went off on Beyonce today on Twitter, Media Take Out has learned. According to Kelis, Beyonce allegedly “stole” one of Kelis’ songs, for Bey’s new album Renaissance. Media Take Out looked into her claims and have the results below.

Beyonce’s album leaked online yesterday, and one of her tracks, Energy, appears to have sampled one of Kelis’ hit songs – “Get…

Bad, Bad News: Brittney Griner Begins Transfer to Russian Penal Colony | WATCH

They heaped praise on Biden and said they were committed to getting Paul Whelan - and other Americans imprisoned overseas - out. …

Will Smith Apologizes to Chris Rock Who’s ‘NOT READY’ to Speak with Him About Oscars Slap | WATCH

Will Smith has apologized to Chris Rock for slapping the comedian at the Oscars earlier this year, addressing the incident in a new video posted to social media.…

R. Kelly poses for a mugshot photo after being arrested for $161,663 in unpaid child support March 6, 2019. / Getty

R. Kelly‘s sisters appeared on U.K.’s Good Morning Britain on Wednesday to speak out about his sex crimes case

Last month, the R&B singer was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his alleged sex crimes against women and young girls. As…

California and New York are the most popular of 15 US states where Chinese buyers are purchasing property after other countries forced them out for driving up the housing market.

Chinese…

Barack Obama has dropped his annual summer playlist and it features Beyoncé, British singer Harry Styles and Latin rapper Bad Bunny

His list of 44 songs features a mix of pop, R&B, hip hop, and old-school tracks like Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy,” “Dancing In The Dark” by Bruce Springsteen, and “Blue and Green” by Miles Davis,…