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But Tomitka Jurnett-Stewart was found dead in the trunk of her car on April 17th. She'd been reported missing by her son, Lawrence Lejon-Jurnett, two days earlier on April 15th, reported USA Today. But the alert asking for the public's help in finding Jurnett-Stewart wasn't sent out immediately. The post The Tragic Death Of Missing Mother Tomitka Jurnett-Stewart Must Finally... Read more

“I’m a big believer in the power of redemption,” said Vice President Harris during the Thursday White House convening. Vice […] The post Kim Kardashian joins VP Harris for criminal justice roundtable with formerly incarcerated Black and brown citizens appeared first on TheGrio.... Read more

Amanda Seales opened up about her reputation for being problematic and more while being interviewed by Shannon Sharpe on the "Club Shay Shay" podcast. The post Amanda Seales On ‘Club Shay Shay’: The Major Takeaways From Viral Interview With Shannon Sharpe appeared first on NewsOne.... Read more

The jukebox musical breathes new life into Keys’ incomparable catalog. An electrifying new musical has come to Broadway. The semi-autobiographical […] The post 5 reasons to see Alicia Keys’ musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ on Broadway appeared first on TheGrio.... Read more

Activist and comedian Amanda Seales recently sat down with football star Shannon Sharpe for his podcast “Club Shay Shay. ” The three-hour long conversation hit on a myriad of topics — including one viewers likely didn’t expect. Read more...... Read more

If you think long, healthy hair is something that only exists in your dreams, you couldn’t be more wrong. With the right products, styling techniques and a lot of patience, you can look like you belong in a shampoo ad – for the after photo, of course.Read more...... Read more

This is the 18th interview in a weekly series presenting highlights of conversations between leading Black visual artists in New England. In this week’s installment, artist James Perry talks to artist Cagen Luse at the Boston Comics in Color Festival, held last Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center. The post Banner [Virtual] Art Gallery appeared first on... Read more

Ensuring a safe, positive birthing experience for black women: Health information brought to you by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts The post Your Maternal Health appeared first on The Bay State Banner.... Read more

s rain clouds gathered above, Danielle Andrews bent down to reach into the soil in a section of an urban farm in Roxbury. She lodged her hands into the rich dirt and tugged at something underground before pulling out two earth-covered potatoes, one with dozens of tendril-like protrusions sprouting from its skin. The post Facing climate change, urban farmers adapt... Read more

Community Music Center of Boston, which provides youth music training to about 400 students and is one of the largest external providers of arts education to Boston Public Schools, announced April 4 that it plans to open a new space in Nubian Square on Washington Street, in the old home of the Nubian Gallery. The post Community Music Center of... Read more

On the seventh floor of Boston City Hall, there’s an office with windows facing out over the recently renovated plaza. Whiteboards are filled with scrawled notes and planning. Trophies and mementos and books line the shelves. Two buttons — one that says yes, the other no — sit on the desk ready to verbally voice agreement or dissent. The post... Read more

Long Live Beerworks partnered with local dispensary Rooted In to release a cannabis-infused IPA at a launch at their Roxbury taproom, where about 150 patrons sampled the latest merger of beer and bud. The post Local partnership brews up cannabis-infused beer appeared first on The Bay State Banner.... Read more

Activist and comedian Amanda Seales recently sat down with football star Shannon Sharpe for his podcast “Club Shay Shay. ” The three-hour long conversation hit on a myriad of topics — including one viewers likely didn’t expect. Read more...... Read more

If you think long, healthy hair is something that only exists in your dreams, you couldn’t be more wrong. With the right products, styling techniques and a lot of patience, you can look like you belong in a shampoo ad – for the after photo, of course.Read more...... Read more

Trigger warning: The following story contains descriptions of physical and verbal abuse.Read more...... Read more

If it’s a day that ends in Y, we must be talking about celeb beefs. Today’s edition revolves around “Insecure” stars Issa Rae and Amanda Seales.Read more...... Read more

We cannot escape Kanye West’s antics. Whether he’s starting his own porn brand or hopping in the middle of the beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, he’s always finds a way to get himself in the news.Read more...... Read more

Following her latest viral interview with Alec Baldwin, the world is asking: Who exactly is “Crackhead Barney?” The woman, who calls herself an “ambush interviewer,” once again is causing chaos online after she approached the actor in a New York City coffee shop earlier this week.Read more...... Read more

Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges was overturned Thursday by the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court.  The stunning 4-3 decision said that “the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes.” Because of this and […] The post Harvey Weinstein’s... Read more

Taliyah Murphy, a transgender woman living in Colorado Springs, studies accounting and finance. She co-owns two small businesses with her fiancé and eventually wants to start a financial education nonprofit for marginalized people.  For Murphy, starting her gender transition helped her focus on her education as she developed her career — but she faced near-impossible […] The post Incarcerated trans... Read more

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY and FREDERICK, Md. — Angela Alsobrooks starts off her stump speech with an anecdote about her grandmother Sarah, whose dream was to go to Washington to work for the federal government. Lacking a keyboard, she learned to type with a piece of paper taped to her fridge.  It’s a story about striving […] The post Angela Alsobrooks... Read more

After three weeks of trying, the Arizona House of Representatives has voted to repeal a near-total abortion ban that was written in 1864 after the state Supreme Court earlier this month ruled that it could be enforced, setting the stage for the end of abortion services in the Grand Canyon State. The 32-29 vote came […] The post Arizona House... Read more

The Supreme Court appeared split Wednesday in a case over whether a federal law requiring hospitals to provide appropriate stabilizing medical treatment for patients could in some cases overrule a state’s abortion ban — a question with tremendous implications for pregnant patients’ ability to access emergency health care. The case, Idaho v. United States, concerns […] The post The Supreme... Read more

Climate change and reproductive justice aren’t often linked – but they should be. To close out Earth Month, Errin sits down with Jessica Kutz, the 19th’s gender, climate and sustainability reporter, to talk about her latest reporting on climate and reproductive justice, the missing perspectives in climate journalism, and the future of the climate movement. […] The post The Amendment:... Read more