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As the world continues to be more open and accepting of transgender men and women, many barriers are being broken to include their rights. Noted HBCU Spelman College has taken a huge step forward in inclusion by announcing plans to openly admit transgender women. https://twitter.com/TheRoot/status/905473438814535680 The conversation surrounding transgender rights and visibility is one of […]

What a delectable piece of chocolate this man is.

"Hand In Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Harvey Relief" will air live from Los Angeles, New York and Nashville on September 12.

The R&B powerhouse recently announced her husband of seven years asked for a divorce.

The NFL protest continues to send shockwaves throughout the football community and now the Cleveland Browns have reportedly lost the support of the Cleveland Police Union for deciding to kneel during the National Anthem. https://twitter.com/TheRoot/status/904690540423340032 As more NFL players come forward in support of fellow player and activist Colin Kaepernick by kneeling during the anthem, […]

Hurricane Harvey continues to leave endless devastation in its wake and now the relatives of slain Tejano singer Selena have been identified as its latest victims. https://twitter.com/enews/status/904822541214212096 In a heartbreaking Facebook post, Abraham Quintanilla, father of late singer Selena Quintanilla, revealed that Hurricane Harvey had impacted his family in the worst way possible, as six […]

The R&B songstress took to Instagram to ask her fans to pray for her brother.

Many media outlets have announced a series of memorial celebrations that are scheduled for the late Great Baba Dick Gregory.  Well according, to his son, Christian Gregory, services will take place Sat., September 16th at the City of Praise Family Ministries (see the flyer). The Gregory family thanks everyone for the outpouring of love and […]