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Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty It was only yesterday that we were giving you all the most up-to-date info on the waning health of Wendy Williams by way of an exclusive PEOPLE Magazine feature with her immediate family. However, it now appears things are way worse than anyone could’ve expected after her care team released an official statement today (February 22) in order to debunk rumors and inaccurate information ahead of […]

Activist Hydeia Broadbent attends the Black Women Ending HIV event at Bardot Restaurant on January 10, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. | Source: Robin L Marshall / Getty Hydeia Broadbent, an AIDS activist who was born with HIV and overcame that adversity to become a leading voice in the fight against the epidemic, died on Wednesday. She was 39. Broadbent’s death was announced on social media by Rae Lewis-Thornton, who […]

Join us as we reminisce about the assassination of Malcolm X 59 years ago. Journalist A. Peter Bailey, who was one of the last persons to speak to Brother Malcolm, will lead the discussion. Before Peter, Dr. Stephanie Myers from Black Women for Positive Change will update us on the group’s non-violence techniques. Before Dr. Myers, Pan-African Scholar Dr. Chike Akua will also check-in. Akmul Muwwakil will outline his weight […]

Source: x / x The trial to decide if a Black high school student can continue to be suspended for wearing locs is set to begin Thursday. According to AP, the bench trial will determine if the Barbers Hill school district can continue its months-long suspension of Darryl George, who they say violated their school district’s dress code policy because of the length of his locs.  State District Judge Chap […]

Across the nation, Black and Latino patients are undergoing amputations at an alarming rate due to complications from type-2 diabetes, which makes it difficult for the pancreas to create insulin. According to ABC News, medical researchers believe that the growing healthy disparity is connected to peripheral artery disease (PAD), a circulatory condition in which narrowed blood vessels reduce blood flow to the limbs. Source: kckate16 / Getty Severe cases of […]

Source: Bettmann / Getty On a Sunday afternoon at 3:14 p.m. EST, 59 years ago, Malcolm X–El Hajj Malik El Shabazz-–approached a podium at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, New York2, in the presence of his wife, Sister Betty who was swollen with the two lives inside of her. Alongside her were their four daughters, Qubilah Shabazz, Attallah Shabazz, Gamilah Lumumba Shabazz, Ilyasah Shabazz; and around her were 400 members […]

Ben Crump will host a news conference on Feb. 21 to introduce two new witnesses who offered evidence in the alleged conspiracy case. The post Malcolm X Assassination: Ben Crump To Introduce New Witnesses In Conspiracy Case appeared first on NewsOne. The post Malcolm X Assassination: Ben Crump To Introduce New Witnesses In Conspiracy Case appeared first on Black America Web.

Georgia RICO defendant Harrison Floyd asked a judge to ease his bond restrictions so he can work on Donald Trump's 2024 campaign. The post Trump Co-Defendant Harrison Floyd Wants Judge To Ease Bond Restrictions So He Can Campaign For Trump appeared first on NewsOne. The post Trump Co-Defendant Harrison Floyd Wants Judge To Ease Bond Restrictions So He Can Campaign For Trump appeared first on Black America Web.

Conservative group True the Vote admitted to a Fulton County judge that it has no evidence to support its claims of ballot stuffing. The post MAGA Group Admits To Judge It Has No Evidence To Support Claims Of Illegal Ballot Stuffing In Georgia appeared first on NewsOne. The post MAGA Group Admits To Judge It Has No Evidence To Support Claims Of Illegal Ballot Stuffing In Georgia appeared first on […]