From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment By: Jessica L. DupreePhotos by Kai Tsehay Olayinka Adeniji a young African mother immigrated from Africa to America in the early 1990s with two immaterial things – a dream and determination. They served as guiding forces to help navigate the uphill climb. In those days, severe systemic economic challenges and deep-seated patriarchal norms undermined the pursuit of better opportunities. Quality education, land, and financial capital was scarce in Nigeria for women. But hope for a better future was ten thousand miles away. A capitalist, free market economy. “The land of the free…
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From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment The South Carolina Women’s Basketball Team, Gamecocks delivered a masterful statement win Friday night, defeating the University of Connecticut Huskies 62-48 to advance to their third straight national championship game. Led by their coach, Dawn Staley, South Carolina avenged last year’s loss to UConn in the National Championship game with a dominant defensive performance, holding UConn to just 31 percent shooting and under 50 points. Huskies stars Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd were limited to a combined 20 points on 7-for-31 shooting. “It was a performance that makes you super proud,” Staley said after the game. The Gamecocks now face the UCLA…
From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment Opening Day in Coney Island carried more than just the start of a new season for the Brooklyn Cyclones. It marked the 25th anniversary of baseball along the boardwalk, with MCU Park once again serving as the backdrop for the Mets’ High-A affiliate and a new wave of prospects looking to make their mark. Brooklyn opened the year introducing several key pieces to the system, including Michigan product Mitch Voit, along with 2025 draft additions Antonio Jimenez and catcher Daiverson Gutierrez. For a Cyclones team built on development, this was the first…
From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment Meghan Markle took to social media on Easter Sunday to share a series of adorable glimpses of her kids enjoying the holiday. Posting videos to Instagram, Markle showed off Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4, whom she shares with husband Prince Harry, during their festive day, with Lilibet sporting a pair of sweet pink bunny ears and a matching dress. The siblings both raced in the grass to hunt for eggs. Another video showed the two children meandering along a pathway in a garden accompanied by a dog. Meghan Markle took…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights Hello Golf Patrons, that is what fans are called at the Augusta National Golf Club. I arrived on Augusta National premises Saturday morning at 9:14 to start 9 days of coverage of events from this magical place. My office for the next few days will be the newly renovated Augusta National Media Center which you can view HERE. Today was the final round of the 54 Hole Augusta National Women’s Amateur which started on Thursday. The initial field of 72 was reduced to the top 30 and ties after the…
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care Megan Thee Stallion is recovering after being hospitalized during a performance of Moulin Rouge on March 31. The rapper and restaurateur turned Broadway star withdrew from the stage and was replaced by an understudy so that she could attend to a sudden health matter. “During Tuesday night’s production, Megan started feeling very ill and was promptly transported to a local hospital, where her symptoms are currently being evaluated,” her rep told Variety. The Breakfast Club’s Loren Lorosa was in the audience and witnessed the performance being stopped in real time. “Came to see Meg The stallion on broadway and that was short lived,”…
Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward You may have heard of Black astronauts like Mae Jemison, Charles Bolden or Victor Glover, but do you know about the first African-American astronauts or what they contributed to NASA’s space program? Guion “Guy” Bluford, Ron McNair and Frederick Gregory were the first three African-Americans in space. They were also NASA classmates in its famous “Class of 1978” – the first class to train women as astronauts (Sally Ride) as well as the first Asian-American man (Ellison Onizuka). Guy Bluford graduated from Penn State and joined the Air Force in 1964 to…
From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education Here’s what to know about how a Supreme Court ruling to end or narrow birthright citizenship could change the education landscape. Public schools can’t turn students away because of their immigration status All children, regardless of immigration status, have the right to a free K-12 public education in the United States. That right was affirmed in the landmark 1982 Supreme Court ruling Plyler v. Doe. The case centered on whether Texas could prohibit the use of state funding to educate children who were living in the U.S. unlawfully. Also in question was…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia I” grew as a journalist, and carried everything Spelman poured into me across an ocean to Madrid,” said Spelman College student Grace Barlow. Photo by Grace Barlow/The Atlanta Voice intern Nobody warned me that studying abroad would feel like starting over. Not linguistically. I speak Spanish. I had spent years conjugating verbs, learning the cadence of Castilian, preparing to move through Madrid like I belonged. What I did not prepare for was how little any of that would matter the moment a stranger on the metro fixed their eyes on me like I…
Black Travelers: Explore Culture, Adventure & Connection At Chilston Park Hotel, where Japanese craftsmanship meets English country house heritage, writer and photographer Priscilla Adegoke discovers that wine appreciation and culinary excellence are inseparable arts. Guided by Master Sommelier Clément Robert whose expertise in wine becomes a gateway to understanding restraint, and a chef’s precision reveals what diners travel miles for. Across four courses and five wines, she learns that the most transformative meals aren’t about spectacle. They’re about intention. Inside Chilston’s Winter Wine Dinner Nestled within 22 acres of lush Kent countryside, Chilston Park Hotel commands a stunning pastoral setting.…