During June 2020, Pastor Louie Giglio of Passion City Church sat alongside Chick-fil-A CEO Dan T. Cathy and Christian rapper Lecrae Moore to speak about race and ways to seek justice following incidents of bigotry in a videotaped event. Early on, Giglio mentioned America’s history of enslaving Blacks, saying, “We…

Some decisions meant to gain control come with the cost of losing one’s soul. Former President Barack Obama and American musician Bruce Springsteen on March 22nd aired the sixth episode of their podcast Renegades: Born in the USA, entitled “Wrestling with Ghosts: American Men.” In it the two discussed how…

Social media, where believing is seeing. The past weeks have been eventful for Black music aficionados. First, Kerrion Franklin, the estranged son of legendary gospel artist Kirk Franklin, leaked audio recordings of heated phone conversations between he and his father, in which the elder Franklin used profane language and threatened…

During January 2020, a video of Chinese influencer Wang Mengyun using chopsticks to eat a fruit bat went viral. This came at a time when news of coronavirus, believed to have originated from bats in Wuhan, China, and its effects began circulating worldwide. …

Orenthal “OJ” James Simpson is now free to live however he sees fit. The former NFL star was released from prison on parole in 2017 after serving time for robbery and kidnapping. According to reports, Simpson committed this act to retrieve sports memorabilia allegedly stolen from his own collection. …

In mid-December 2019, Jewel Harris, wife of NBA player J.R. Smith, uploaded a video to her Instagram page where she prayed for her husband, her family, and Smith’s alleged mistress Candice Patton of The Flash. During the video she says, “Everybody is hurting. Not just me, but my husband, he’s…

Last year during February, former NBA star Dwyane Wade revealed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that his child, 12 years old at the time, identified as a transgender girl. Zaya Wade, formerly named Zion, also wished to be addressed with female pronouns (i.e., she/her). …

ABC’s The Bachelor came under fire during February for racism allegations aimed at one of the show’s contestants, Rachael Kirkconnell. …

Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. By now many across the globe have either heard about, seen snippets of, or watched in its entirety Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s highly anticipated interview with Oprah Winfrey, detailing their troublesome experiences living amongst the Royal Family in London. …