John Singleton Has Died After Being Taken Off Life Support
John Singleton, famed director of “Poetic Justice” and “Boyz N the Hood”, has died at 51, according to the Associated Press. Director John Singleton has died... Read More...
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John Singleton In Coma, Mother Seeks Conservatorship
Noted director John Singleton is in a coma following his stroke and his mother has gone to court to file a conservatorship over him. Deadline reported that S... Read More...
John Singleton Hospitalized in Intensive Care after Suffering Stroke
John Singleton, legendary director of such films as "Boyz n the Hood", is hospitalized in the ICU after suffering a stroke. Singleton's family released a sta... Read More...
South Carolina Fifth-Grader Raniya Wright Died of Natural Causes
Prosecutors announced Friday that South Carolina fifth-grader Raniya Wright died of natural causes and there's no evidence that a fight contributed to her death... Read More...
LL Cool J and Wife Simone Join “Beat Cancer Like a Boss” Campaign
LL Cool J and his wife Simone Smith are joining the American Cancer Society for the “Beat Cancer Like a Boss,” after Simone’s own battle with rare bone cancer t... Read More...
New Jersey High School Principal Derrick Nelson Dies Donating Bone Marrow
A New Jersey high school principal died Monday after donating bone marrow to a 14-year-old child in France. Willie Nelson, 82, told NJ.com, that his 44-year-... Read More...
Taraji P. Henson Reveals She Suffers From Depression and Pay Inequality [VIDEO]
Taraji P. Henson is opening up about her struggles with depression, anxiety and still fighting for equality when it comes to her pay. The Oscar-nominated act... Read More...
Syracuse’s Howard Washington Reveals He Had A Stroke
Howard Washington, Syracuse basketball sophomore point guard, has revealed that he suffered a stroke last fall. In a first person account that was published... Read More...
Prostate Cancer, Silent Killer of Black Men and What Can Be Done to Keep Them Alive
Prostate cancer is one of the most common for men, in particular those who are African American. According to the American Cancer Society, they are twice as li... Read More...
Pro Trainer Will Thompson on Surviving Prostate Cancer, Advocacy for Black Men
William Thompson, a medical exercise specialist and certified coach, has always known the value of leading a healthy lifestyle. He has lent that expertise to c... Read More...
Kappa Alpha Psi Brother Opens Wellness Studio in Brooklyn for Black Men
A Kappa Alpha Psi brother and partner opened HealHaus, a wellness studio, in Brooklyn that is focused on helping Black men deal with anxiety and depression. ... Read More...
Jay-Z and Beyoncé Talk Veganism
Jay-Z and Beyonce are challenging their fans to go vegan by eating plant-based foods for the new year. This new challenge posed by Jay-Z and Beyonce stems fro... Read More...
High Fructose Corn Syrup: The Reason Why You Are Not Healthy
By: Adedoyin Ogunjobi A lot of people have New Year’s resolutions of losing weight but we tend to go cold turkey, relapse and give up on our diets. Maybe ... Read More...
Philanthropist Michael Milken Sought Holistic Approach to Prostate Cancer in Africa and India
Michael Milken, a philanthropist and former Wall Street financier, is known to many as the 1980's 'Junk Bind King' and was even sent to prison in 1990 for secu... Read More...
