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Billy Porter reveals he's been living with HIV for 14 years
(Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) By Isoken Osagie Billy Porter, who is best known for his role as Pray Tell, a character who is HIV-positive on the FX series "Pose," revealed Wednesday that he has been living with HIV. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Emmy-award-winning actor said he was first diagnosed 14 years ago.
Dr. Maya Angelou to be honored on limited edition quarter coins in 2022
(Courtesy of the United States Mint) By Isoken Osagie Writer and poet Dr. Maya Angelou will appear on a series of quarters that will be issued by the U.S. Mint over the next four years. Astronaut Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, will also appear on the quarter coin. According to The New York Times, both women will be honored on the reverse, or tails, side of the coins.
Protesters gather outside of Penn Museum and demand return of remains of child victims of 1985 MOVE bombing
(Mark Makela/Getty Images) By Sam Britt (PHILADELPHIA) Protesters gathered outside of the Penn Museum on Wednesday to call for the return of the remains of the children killed in the 1985 MOVE bombing, according to WHYY. In 1985, Philadelphia police bombed the home of MOVE, a Black liberation group. The bomb burned down 61 homes and killed 11 members of the MOVE organization, including five children.
Former negro league baseball stadium being restored in New Jersey
(Michael S. Williamson/Getty Images) By Anthony Payero (PATERSON, N.J.) The city of Paterson started its $94 million renovation project to repair Hinchliffe Stadium, known as one of the last remaining Negro League ballparks in the country, according to ABC 7 Eyewitness News. Paterson Mayor Andrew Sayegh held an event where he was accompanied by baseball stars, community and state leaders and the son of Negro League and Major League Baseball (MLB) player, Larry Doby.
Detroit entrepreneur looking to open a black-owned grocery store on the city's east side
Posted by 2 hours ago (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) By Ashanti Lee Seabron (DETROIT) Raphael Wright is looking to give Detroit something that it hasn't had since 2014, a black-owned grocery store. As reported by WXYZ Detroit, Wright is looking to revitalize a convenience store on the corner of Essex Drive and Manistique Street that shut down almost a year ago in the Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood.
NBA announces second $3 million grants program to create jobs, career advancement in Black communities
Posted by 2 hours ago (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) By Isoken Osagie The NBA announced Monday its $3 million second round of grants aimed at supporting economic and career advancement in Black communities. According to CNBC, the $3 million grant is part of a $300 million commitment from the association to assist underserved areas.
Black Business Alliance looks to provide support and resources to small, local Black-owned businesses in Detroit
(Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) By Ashanti Lee Seabron (DETROIT) Last Friday, Charity Dean formed an alliance with other Black business owners to create the Metro-Detroit Black Business Alliance, with the intention to help other Black small business owners, according to CBS Detroit. Dean, the new President and CEO of the newly formed group, believes that, due to disparities in how relief has been handed out, black businesses have been hit especially hard by COVID-19.
Bones from child victim of 1985 MOVE bombing disappear after being used in Princeton online course
(William Thomas Cain/Getty Images) By Sam Britt (PHILADELPHIA) The bones of at least one of the two Black children killed in the police bombing of the MOVE organization in 1985 are now missing, according to Newsweek. On May 13, 1985, Philadelphia police dropped a bomb from a helicopter on a residential building housing the members of MOVE, a Black liberation organization. The bombing killed 11 people, including five children whose ages ranged from seven to 14.
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