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Promising new sickle cell disease medicine wins FDA approval
After a recent decision by the FDA a better day could be coming for those living with sickle cell disease.
This week, Switzerland-based pharmaceutical company Novartis announced in a press release that the US Food and Drug Administrationhad approved Adakveo a medicine they believe will...
JAY-Z is hot with Colin Kaepernick for not ‘playing ball’ on NFL’s terms
Once again, the NFL is pissed with Colin Kaepernick.
READ MORE: As Jay-Z is reportedly linked to Kaepernick’s NFL workout, some issues with the league surface
Many people had concerns about whether or not the NFL’s workout offer was a legit opportunity for the former quarterback to...
Atlanta-based Black women in TV and film unite to form #TheReelDivas
These are women directors, producers and writers, who have formed a powerhouse group: 1) to bring awareness to the lack of women in TV and film and 2) to highlight Atlanta being the Hollywood of the South.
Atlanta has been Hollywood’s best-kept secret for a...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter sends open letter to Comcast to protect our civil rights
Dr. Bernice A. King, daughter of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is calling on Comcast to not challenge the Civil Rights Act of 1866, in it’s Supreme Court case involving media mogul, Byron Allen.
In an open letter to Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast,...
John Legend attends Miami hearing that officially permits felons the right to vote
Singer John Legend on Friday attended a special hearing in Miami-Dade county that restored the voting rights for former 18 felons under the state’s Amendment 4.
The amendment, which was approved last November to overturn a 150-year-old law, allows more than 1.2 million Floridians with...
FIRST LOOK: Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie and Nia Long star in ‘The Banker’
Apple TV+ is ready to unveil its film The Banker at the 2019 AFI Fest in Los Angeles.
The film stars Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie, Nia Long, and Jessie T. Usher among others and is based on real events surrounding Black businessmen in the...
Rep. Jim Clyburn believes Pete Buttigieg being gay is issue for older Black voters
Is presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg’s sexual orientation preventing him from having a real chance with Black voters? South Carolina congressman Jim Clyburn thinks so.
On Sunday, CNN’s Dana Bash asked the lawmaker if he thought the South Bend, Ind., mayor’s being gay is why he’s...
New Prince memoir ‘The Beautiful Ones’ reveals intimate thoughts from his life and work
Just prior to his 2016 death, music legend Prince announced during a New York show his plans to pen memoir, titled “The Beautiful Ones.”
Fast forward to 2019 and the musician’s first and only book is set to hit shelves Tuesday.
“This is my first one,”...
‘Red Table Talk’: Black woman adopted by white family says she can’t identify with other Blacks
This week’s episode of Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table Talk show on Facebook Watch features a Black woman who was adopted by a white family and now feels disconnected from the Black community.
During Monday’s broadcast, Angela Tucker shares how when she was 13 months...