El Paso, Texas is seeing a rise in the number of COVID-19 infections. Hospitalizations have increased by 200%, prompting the city to convert a convention center into a field hospital.  Health officials are urging people to go into lockdown for two weeks. “If we continue on this trend, we risk …

Jessica Hyatt, a sophomore at Success Academy in Brooklyn, New York, was awarded the Daniel Feinberg Success in Chess Award, which includes a $40,000 college scholarship.  She is one of the Top 10 Black female chess players, with the dream of becoming the first black female chess master. “I play whenever …

The late Whitney Houston is the first black artist to have three diamond-certified albums. Whitney has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, according to The Recording Industry Association of America. Whitney joins The Bodyguard and Houston’s self-titled debut album. “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” “Didn’t We Almost Have It …

John Legend’s wife, Chrissy Teigen opens up about her miscarriage in a letter on Medium. Teigen details the horrific day that she miscarried their son Jack. In the letter, she addresses the controversy surrounding the photos that she took in the hospital. “I had no idea when I would be ready to write …

Prince Harry is no stranger to privilege, growing up as a member of the British royal family and attending the prestigious Eton College. For the GQ Heroes Conference, Prince Harry sat down to talk to Black Lives Activist Patrick Hutchinson. The two talked about racism, mental health during quarantine, and the …

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a multi-state listeria outbreak connected to deli meat has sickened ten people and killed one. Cases have been reported in Florida, New York, and Massachusetts. The CDC is unsure of what brand of deli meat or supplier is to blame. The sickened …

Donald Trump is getting pushback after claiming that a vaccine will be ready within weeks during the Thursday night presidential debate. “It’s going to be announced within weeks. And it’s going to be delivered. We have Operation Warp Speed, which is, the military is going to distribute the vaccine,” Trump …

The Georgia teen that was caught planning to murder churchgoers apologized in court before being sentenced. “I’m truly sorry for what I’ve done,” the girl said. Caitlyn Pye was planning on killing members of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Gainesville, Georgia. Her plan was obstructed after a student at …

In Matthew McConaughey’s new memoir, Greenlights, the actor writes about wanting to shift his career to more dramatic roles after performing in romantic comedies during the early 2000s. “If I couldn’t do what I wanted, I wasn’t going to do what I didn’t, no matter the price,” McConaughey wrote. According to IndieWire, …

The jersey that the late Kobe Bryant wore during the 2008 NBA finals against the Boston Celtics is on display at the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture. The jersey is being displayed on the third floor of the museum as part of the Sports: Level the Playing …

On Wednesday, John Hopkins University reported more than 1,100 COVID-19 deaths, the highest daily toll in more than one month. Numbers are splurging across the United States as cities open up, and kids go back to the classrooms. The United States has more coronavirus cases than any other country in …

The mobile-only video streaming service, Quibi, is shutting down after launching less than a year ago. The company raised over one billion dollars in capital but failed to secure a buyer. Jeffrey Katzenberg, a Hollywood producer and the founder of Quibi, alongside Chief Executive Meg Whitman raised over $1.75 billion …

Over the weekend, Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott snapped a few photos for Instagram. In one of the photos, Scott is in his signature pose, wearing a braided gold belt with leather pants and is topless while Jenner leans against the wall in a sheer dress with a brown leather …

Dallas County officials announced that a 30-year-old woman died from COVID-19 on a plane while it was on the jetway. The woman was traveling from Arizona to Texas. Before the woman died, she had trouble breathing and was given oxygen, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins told NBC 5 Dallas–Fort Worth. …

The conservative radio show host, Rush Limbaugh, is battling stage 4 lung cancer. On his radio show, he gave an update on his condition. “It’s not dramatic, but it is the wrong direction,”  Limbaugh told listeners to his conservative radio show. Limbaugh was diagnosed with lung cancer in February. “It’s …

Naomi Campbell, 50, sat down with Afua Hirsch from Vogue and talked about her Jamaican roots, racism, reparations, and her new docuseries. While in quarantine, Campbell found comfort in things that she learned from her grandmother during her childhood. “Grandma was six feet tall, from a farming community in Jamaica,” …

A sexual assault suspect was arrested at Paramount Pictures Studio lot in Hollywood, California after a two-hour standoff with police. Bryan Gudiel Barrios, 36, worked on the studio lot. According to Fullerton Police Cpl. Billy Phu, Barrios is accused of sexually assaulting a minor. When police attempted to detain Barrios, …

A Nebraska woman was found guilty in the death of Sydney Loofe who prosecutors said was lured to her death through a Tinder date on November 15, 2017. Bailey Boswell, 26, was convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and improper disposal of human skeletal remains. Investigators stated that …

A new lawsuit filed by Oakland, Calfornia, and Portland, Oregon, questioning the legal justification for federal agents’ deployment, alleging that it is a violation of federal law and unconstitutional. “The administration needs to be held accountable for trying to expand its authority beyond what’s a reasonable scope,” said Jonathan Miller, …

Rapper Young Dolph is being sued by a former sergeant of the National Guard after she was fired for twerking in a video that went viral when the rapper reposted it on his social media account. According to AllHipHop, Akeisha Norris had a mental breakdown after she was let go from her …