Black people in the U.S. reported doing worse economically in 2025 than at any time since the Federal Reserve began publishing its Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households report in 2013.
Shaquille O’Neal and Flau’jae Johnson are the latest hoopers to walk across the stage to receive their degrees from their alma mater LSU. For Shaq, his recent honors marked the second degree he’s received from LSU as he took home his Bachelor’s degree during a ceremony in 2000. That same night he became the fourth […] The post Double Or Nothing: Shaquille O’Neal Earns His Masters Degree From LSU, Flau’Jae Johnson Graduates On Same Day appeared first on Bossip.
Pulitzer Prize winning author Alex Haley’s seminal novel Roots has been added to Knox County Schools’ growing list of books removed from library shelves. According to WATE 6, it is due to the Tennessee’s Age Appropriate Materials Act, which is causing discourse of its exclusion as one of America’s most culturally significant literary works centered […] The post ‘Roots’ Removed: Knox County Schools Pull Alex Haley’s Pulitzer Prize Winning Classic From Libraries Ahead Of 50th Anniversary appeared first on Bossip.
The years-long courtroom battles surrounding the shocking death of Memphis rapper and independent label owner Young Dolph have officially come to a close. On Friday, May 15th, the final suspect in the investigation, Cornelius Smith Jr., was sentenced to 20 years in prison after accepting a plea deal in a Memphis courtroom. According to FOX […] The post Case Closed: Final Suspect Sentenced To 20 Years In The Ambush Killing Of Young Dolph appeared first on Bossip.
Carry It On: A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Assata Shakur will take place on Saturday, May 30 at The Riverside Church in New York City.
