Patti LaBelle, born Patricia Louise Holt, is an American singer, actress, and entrepreneur known for her powerful and dynamic vocal abilities. Born in 1944 in Pennsylvania, LaBelle has enjoyed a long and illustrious career spanning several decades, earning her the title of “Godmother of Soul” and establishing herself as one of the most iconic voices
by Kaiya Shunyata In the first few months of this year alone, Black films have made some significant strides. From Michael B. Jordan making his directorial debut with “Creed III” to A.V Rockwell’s tender and poignant “A Thousand and One” making noise at Sundance, 2023 is shaping to be a substantial year for Black cinema.
Andrey_Popov // Shutterstock Diabetes is a disease about which there are countless myths, misconceptions, and even moral judgments. Widespread cultural beliefs about who develops diabetes—as well as how and why—contribute to stigma and shame around the illness while obscuring its real, and very troubling, social determinants. To many, diabetes—particularly Type 2—is associated with bad decision-making:
By Ralph E. Moore JrSpecial to the AFRO Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye photo credit: courtesy of Spotify Photo courtesy of Unsplash / Adrien Olichon Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye photo credit: courtesy of Spotify Black entertainers may be varied in genre and style, but from Aretha Franklin to Marvin Gaye, many have a shared
By Stacker Unemployment rates, while significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7 percent experienced in April 2020, remain a subject of concern, though experts’ views on a potential recession are mixed. The last economic recession—the Great Recession of 2007-2009—sent rates up to 10% as of October 2009. It was not until the spring
Chicago and Midwest Air Quality Declines as Canada Wildfire Smoke Lingers The New York Times Midwest air quality plummets as Canada wildfire smoke moves in Yahoo News Chicago Skyline Obscured By Thick Smoke | Weather.com The Weather Channel Chicago air quality worst in the world today Crain’s Chicago Business Streaming Live: Monitoring air quality as Chicago tops list of
NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson’s in-laws, nephew found shot to death in Oklahoma KCRA Sacramento Jimmie Johnson’s in-laws, nephew killed in murder-suicide Queen City News In-laws of 7-time NASCAR champ Jimmie Johnson found dead in apparent murder-suicide Yahoo Sports NASCAR driver’s in-laws, nephew dead after possible murder-suicide in Muskogee KOKI FOX 23 TULSA Jimmie Johnson won’t race after in-laws, nephew
Former Patriots quarterback Ryan Mallett, 35, drowns at Florida beach WCVB Boston Former Arkansas, NFL QB Ryan Mallett dies in apparent drowning – ESPN ESPN Former Razorback QB Ryan Mallett dead after drowning 5NEWS White Hall head football coach Ryan Mallett drowns in Florida – Deltaplex News Deltaplex News Former NFL, Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett dies in apparent drowning
Gaming out Russia’s future – POLITICO POLITICO Europe Putin won the battle — but he’ll lose the war POLITICO Prigozhin’s Wagner Rebellion Came as His Power Faded The New York Times Opinion | After Prigozhin’s Uprising, Yesterday’s Putin Is Gone The New York Times Russia’s Godfather Is Losing It – WSJ The Wall Street Journal View Full Coverage on Google
Ukraine war live updates: 4 dead after Russia missiles hit restaurant USA TODAY Ukraine war updates: Deadly missile attack in Kramatorsk city Al Jazeera English Russian missile strike hits Ukrainian city centre of Kramatorsk – BBC News BBC News Several dead, dozens killed in strike on restaurant in eastern Ukraine FRANCE 24 English Ukraine war: 4 killed, 42 injured