Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard recently joined forces with Nigerian music sensation Ayra Starr to co-headline the 2025 Giants of Africa Festival, a week-long celebration of youth empowerment through sports and culture. Held from July 26 to August 2 across Kigali, Rwanda, the festival blended basketball, mentorship, and music, uniting young athletes, coaches, and […]
Brooklyn’s Hip-Hop community is mourning the loss of one of its foundational figures. Howard Thompson, known professionally as Hitman Howie Tee, has died at age 61. Details surrounding his passing have not been made public. Born in England to Jamaican parents and raised in Brooklyn, Howie Tee became a quiet force behind some of the […]
A photograph of LeBron James, his longtime business partner Maverick Carter, and Nikola Jokić’s influential agent, Miško Ražnatović, has reignited speculation over the development of a rival international basketball league. The image, shared by Ražnatović on social media, shows the trio aboard a yacht with the cryptic caption: “The summer of 2025 is the perfect […]
A woman from Cameroon is earning widespread praise for revolutionising the African hair braiding industry in the United States, one braid at a time. Nadine, the founder of Nadine’s Braiding Shop in Bowie, Maryland, has gone viral on TikTok after travel and lifestyle influencer Kemoy Martin spotlighted her 24/7 hair braiding salon in a video […]
The U.S. Department of Education under former President Donald Trump, led at the time by WWE co-founder Linda McMahon, has suspended the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) plan, one of the key pathways to student loan forgiveness. This comes as a surprise to many, especially since IBR was the only federal repayment plan not currently blocked by […]
