THE BUZZ! Konnor McClain Wins Gold Medal as Black Women Make History at U.S. Gymnastic Championships Black girl magic is a beautiful thing. And that magic was shining bright at the U.S. gymnastic championships. For the first time in history all black women held the top three spots in the competition. Congratulations to Konnor McClain, […]

FDA meeting on Pfizer’s Covid vaccines for kids ages 5 to 11 So today the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meets Tuesday for an all-day meeting on Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11. They said if approved the shots could begin as early next month. FDA recently posted its analysis […]

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Legislation has been introduced to make Rosa Parks Day a national holiday.

Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat to a white passenger sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955.

Ever since we started learning about Black History in elementary school, Rosa Parks was one of the central figures of the lesson. The legendary Civil Rights activist is best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott and is one of the first Black women in history to give a White Man the […]

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Civil rights icon Rosa Parks was honored with a commemorative statue in Montgomery, Alabama marking the 64th anniversary of her refusal to give up her seat to a white patron on a segregated local bus route.

Alice Cooper 71 Lawrence Taylor 60 Oscar de la Hoya 46 Cam’ron 43 Hannibal Buress 36 We remember… Rosa Parks

Alice Cooper 71 Lawrence Taylor 60 Oscar de la Hoya 46 Hannibal Buress 36 Cam’ron 43 We remember… Rosa Parks

Following David Dao’s violent removal from a United Airlines plane, many people have rallied around the victim. In a press conference, Dao’s lawyer Thomas Demetrio, insisted, “Dr. Dao, I believe to his great credit, has come to understand that he is the guy, the guy to stand up for all passengers going forward.”  Demetrio added that […]

Lola Jones is serving up some serious #BlackGirlMagic transforming herself into the likes of Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks and Angela Davis.