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Heavyweight Champion George Foreman Dead at 76

The two-time heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist, who became a successful entrepreneur with his George Foreman Grill, passed away at 76.
03/21/2025

The Trump Administration Moves Forward With Plans To Gut The US Department Of Education

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to do away with the government organization.
03/21/2025
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BET Current: Naomi Osaka Demands Reparations for Haiti From France

Osaka’s father, Leonard Francois, is of Haitian descent.
03/21/2025

Michelle Obama Won’t Go Into Politics Because Of Her Daughters

The former FLOTUS addressed the worries she had about her children’s freedom if she were in office.
03/21/2025

White Couple Gets 375 Years for Abusing Black Adopted Kids

Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz locked children in a shed, starved them, and used racist language.
03/21/2025

WNBA Players May Be Prepared to Sit Out If CBA Demands Aren't Met, Suggests ESPN's Monica McNutt

Angel Reese confirms the potential of a WNBA work stoppage as new opportunities give players leverage against league owners.
03/21/2025

Louisiana’s Return to Executions Was Chillingly Inhumane

Jessie Hoffman Jr. was killed by nitrogen gas—a method officials praised, but others call disturbingly cruel.
03/21/2025

This Week in Good Black News: April Walker Teams Up with Reebok, Cordae Hits NPR with His Mom, and Erykah Badu Plots Her Musical Comeback

Plus, Paris’s Pompidou Center’s latest exhibition honors over 100 artists of African descent.
03/21/2025

Alabama State’s NCAA Tournament Dream Ends, But Their March Madness Moment Lives On

After winning their first-ever NCAA Tournament game, the Hornets' impressive effort against No. 1 Auburn showed HBCUs belong on the biggest stage.
03/21/2025

A Mom Is Facing Felonies After Fighting Son’s Bully On A Schoolbus

The Indianapolis woman is being charged with battery and criminal trespassing, among other offenses.
03/20/2025

Firefighter Accused Of Tampering, Taking Pictures Of Deceased Teen Twin Brothers Found Murdered On A Mountain

The man allegedly captured photos of the bodies and shared the images publicly.
03/20/2025