via BlackAmericaWeb: Malia Obama and her rumored boyfriend Rory Farquharson seem to be going strong! The Harvard couple took a little trip away from campus to visit New York City. Here they are strolling the cobblestone streets of SoHo. The two were first spotted together at the Harvard-Yale football game last fall kissing. So who is this Rory guy? […]
via BlackAmericaWeb: Are the Obamas ready to dump DC? Could be.According to reports the former first family has been eyeing a spot at 10 Gracie Square on the Upper East Side.The place is actually situated between East End Avenue and East River Drive and near the mayor’s residence, Gracie Mansion, according to sources who have […]
getty images: “She turns her disappointment into triumph. Her grief into joy. Her rejections into approvals. If no one believes in her it does not matter. She believes in herself. Nothing stops her. No one can touch her. She is woman.” So said Serena Williams via loudspeaker Monday as part of a female-power soundtrack for […]
What the unsuspecting, trash-talking chess player didn’t know was that he was sitting across from Maurice Ashley, one of the world’s best chess players. Maurice Ashley is one of the best chess players in the world. This is what happened when he sat down to play against an über-confident chess player in Washington Square Park […]
Despite freezing temperatures in New York City, dessert lovers are waiting in lines up to two hours long just to get a taste of these “hella insane” milkshakes. The artfully-designed shakes, which are almost a foot tall, sell for $15 at Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer, according to the the restaurant’s head chef and […]
Good Riddance Day is inspired by a Latin American tradition in which New Year’s revelers stuffed dolls with objects representing bad memories before setting them on fire. The annual event will take place on December 28, 2015 in New York City’s Times Square. It is open to the public to destroy any unpleasant, embarrassing and […]
NEW YORK — A New York City rat refused to leave a slice of pizza behind. And can you blame the little guy? The Internet…
Any performer looking to get an ego check can do it for just $2.75: Like Brandy did last week, they can board a New York City subway train and start showing off their art. As you may recall, a video of Brandy singing her “heart out” on the No. 1 train in Manhattan went viral […]
Almost one year to the day after he died at the hands of New York City police officers — an episode that fueled months of racially underscored anti-police protests across the nation — the family of Eric Garner accepted a pretrial settlement from the city Monday. Garner’s estate, which filed a claim against the city […]
The national perception of law enforcement may not be very receptive given recent officer-involved shootings and beatings across the nation. Just this week, it was…
Meet Harold Ekeh, the high school senior who was accepted into all 8 Ivy League schools! http://t.co/zAOGzxJGHr pic.twitter.com/qGbS4vRT0V — Sons & Brothers (@sonsandbros) April 5,…
Facebook: Lecrae Christian rap artist Lecrae has been out spoken about the recent racial tension happening in the news, and staying consistent with his quick quips, he posted about the two NYPD officers that were killed this weekend. “Sick to my stomach about the killing of these NYPD officers. More people dead, more families hurting, […]