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Two Black American Brothers Who Moved To Ecuador Say They're Being Wrongfully Imprisoned For Murder
What started as a leap of faith quickly turned into a tragic tale for two Black brothers who, in search of a simpler life, became expats in Ecuador. An exchange program inspired an enchantment with the ...
Have A Hard Time Telling People 'You Got Me F**cked Up?' There's A Workbook For That.
Author and motivational speaker Tamarisk M. Locke remembers being repeatedly called aggressive each time she advocated for herself. The Black proverb, "you got me f***ked up" ever-flowed through her mind ...
NFL Player Dawuane Smoot Helped His Wife Deliver Their Newborn At Home
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman Dawuane Smoot is being hailed as a hero after helping his wife, Aumari, deliver at home when she unexpectedly went into labor on Tuesday. In an interview with Good ...
Professor Who Brutally Attacked Colleague For 4 Hours Then Declared Love For Her, Sentenced To Prison
Rie Hachiyanagi, a former art professor at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts [https://blavity.com/search/Massachusetts], has been sentenced to 10 to 12 years in prison for attacking ...
Professor Sentenced To Prison After Brutally Attacking Colleague For 4 Hours, Declaring Love For Her
Rie Hachiyanagi, a former art professor at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts [https://blavity.com/search/Massachusetts], has been sentenced to 10 to 12 years in prison for attacking ...
7 Superstitions Of The Diaspora
Pumpkin spice lattes are in hand and Halloween is just around the corner. But before you go looking elsewhere for a good scare or a little magic, you may not need to look any further than your own culture ...
Karl-Anthony Towns Reflects On Losing Mom And 8 Family Members To COVID-19: 'That Day Changed Me As A Man'
Karl-Anthony Towns had his fair share of experiences with COVID-19 [https://blavity.com/tags/COVID-19]. Towns was candid [https://www.facebook.com/tarajiphenson] about his own dealings with the virus and ...
This Jacksonville Reporter Is Every Black Person At A Haunted House
Lena Pringle, a news reporter at WJXT4 in Jacksonville, went on assignment to a haunted house and her reaction was hilariously relatable. > Spooky SZN: Live TV Edition 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/6qTwsATvxr ...
Nikole Hannah-Jones Says Massachusetts School Canceled Her Lecture Out Of Fear It’d Create ‘Noise’
Famed journalist and Howard University professor Nikole Hannah-Jones revealed [https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/status/1450160751730167808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1450160751730167808 ...
Mom of TikTok Star Jalaiah Harmon Says Her Daughter Hasn't Received Due Recognition
At just 14 years old, dancer Jalaiah Harmon created [https://afrotech.com/social-media-rallies-teen-credit-tiktok-dance] one of the most viral dances of all time — the "Renegade." But white creators like ...
DC Officer Says She Was Told By Department To Get An Abortion To Keep Her Job
D.C. Assistant Police Chief Chanel Dickerson reveals she was given an ultimatum by the department after she found out she was pregnant— either get an abortion or lose her job. Dickerson revealed [https ...
Ohio Teen Audreona Barnes Has Been Missing For Nearly 3 Months
A family in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, [https://blavity.com/search/Ohio]is desperately searching for Audreona Barnes, a 19-year-old woman who has been missing for months. Barnes' mother, Akua Avegnon ...
This Resurfaced Video Of Beyoncé Giving Big Boss Lady Energy Is Sending Us
As the Beyhive will tell you, Beyoncé doesn't mess around when trying to prep for a show. In a resurfaced video, Queen Bey's boss energy is front and center as she gathers the lighting technicians to remind ...
The Financial Exploitation Of Black People Goes Far Beyond Investments In Private Prisons
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When You Come From Trauma, You Have To Make Wellness A Lifestyle
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Jamie Foxx Says He's Never Felt Judged For Having Children With Non-Black Women: 'I'm Not That Dude'
In a candid interview with Essence, Jamie Foxx [https://blavity.com/search/Jamie%20Foxx] opened [https://www.essence.com/entertainment/jamie-foxx-act-like-you-got-some-sense/]up about lessons he learned ...
Howard University And Morgan State To Play HBCU Classic At 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend
After featuring [https://www.nba.com/news/all-star-2021-game-court-to-represent-hbcu-spirit] HBCU-inspired elements in the arena at the 2021 NBA All-Star game, it's fitting that the league continues to ...
Multiple Utah Schools Fostered Racially Hostile Environments For 5 Years, DOJ Finds
The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division has concluded its investigation into racially hostile environments at multiple schools in a Utah school district. In a release shared with Blavity on Thursday ...
White House Recognizes Spirit Day In Support Of LGBTQI+ Youth, Domestic Abuse Survivors
In honor of Spirit Day, which is recognized on Oct. 21, the Biden [https://blavity.com/search/Biden]Administration showed its support for the LGBTQI+ [https://blavity.com/search/LGBTQ]community and domestic ...
Atlanta Lawyer Shot And Killed In Apartment By Man She Was Dating, Police Say
A Black woman lawyer has been identified as a victim in a shooting that happened Wednesday at an Atlanta high-rise apartment building, CBS 46 reports [https://www.cbs46.com/news/update-gbi-confirms-identity ...
7 Artists With The Wildest Fan Bases
Whether an artist is up-and-coming or a solidified icon, social media has created a space for people to gain prominent followings, some of which have become stan culture’s biggest fandoms. There are a ...
Ahmaud Arbery’s Father Speaks Out About Watching Video Of His Son’s Killing
Marcus Arbery Sr., the father of Ahmaud Arbery [https://blavity.com/search/Ahmaud%20Arbery], spoke out about his son's death in an interview with CNN on Tuesday and described the killing as a "lynching ...
California Teacher Seen Mocking Native Americans During Bizarre Lesson
A California teacher is being criticized on social media after a video posted on Wednesday shows her attempting to reenact Native American dances, Newsweek reports [https://www.newsweek.com/math-teacher ...
MACRO's Third Annual HBCU Entertainment Summit Is Coming To Atlanta
Multi-platform media company MACRO, founded by Charles D. King in 2015, has just announced that this year, they'll be hosting the third annual MACRO x HBCU Entertainment Summit as an in-person micro-festival ...
Cardi B And Penn Badgley Appear To Have A Budding Friendship And It’s Ridiculously Cute
While it's common for celebrities to even be fans of each other, Cardi B [https://blavity.com/tags/Cardi-B] and Netflix's You leading actor Penn Badgley's new friendship is just too cute. During a resurfaced ...