The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) has secured the rights to film and televise a reality series that will follow the life of Michael Sam. Sam became the first openly gay player to be drafted by the NFL when the St. Louis Rams selected him in the 7th round of last week’s draft.Â
Ameena Ruffing and Korey Johnson made history by becoming the first black female pair to take home the Cross Examination Debate Association national championship last week.
10-year-old twins Imani and Nia Lindsay started walking at just 8 months old and now they’ll be training at one of the nation’s top ballet theatre programs on scholarship this year. The twins are skilled in acrobatics, jazz, tap, hip hop and contemporary dance.Â
Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o is the new face of Lancôme cosmetics. This is a pretty big deal seeing as though she is the first black woman to ever be appointed as the brand’s ambassadress.Â
To say that Calvin and Zatera Spencer are lucky would be an understatement. The Virginia couple has not just won the lottery once, but three times this month.
The faithful slave in “Gone With the Wind” is set to be revived in a prequel. The work comes more than 75 years after the publication of the novel by Margaret Mitchell.Â
Disturbingly racist tweets followed a Michigan high school basketball team’s win on Thursday. Several students at Howell high, a predominantly white school, are now facing disciplinary action for their “white power” tweets after the boy’s team beat Grand Blanc.Â
BYP 100 member is just one of the positions in society held by Luvvie Ajayi. She’s an award-winning blogger, digital strategist, activist and motivational speaker to name a few. Ajayi is also the latest social media maven to grace the pages of Black Enterprise.Â
You’re about to witness the exact definition of the phrase “pay it forward.” Comedian Magic of Rahat executed the ultimate act of kindness. Earlier this week, the internet entertainer decided to give a homeless man a winning lottery ticket. From the looks of the video Rahat had no idea what the amount for the […]
A giant storm of snow, sleet and freezing rain on the East Coast has resulted in 21 deaths. The storm, which struck states on Wednesday night, brought 9 inches of snow in Washington, 10 inches in New York and Maine tallied to more than a foot.Â
Five Michael Jackson fans have been awarded one euro each by a French court for the “emotional damage” they suffered after his death. The case reviewed lawsuits filed by 34 fans against Conrad Murray, who was in charge of caring for the pop star. Murray was jailed in 2011 on charges of involuntary manslaughter in […]
Russell Wilson made history when he became just the second African American quarterback to win a Super Bowl championship. The 25-year-old Seattle Seahawks player is also the third youngest player in the league to take home the trophy. Wilson led the Seahawks to a 43-8 win over the highly favored Denver Broncos in Super Bowl […]
