Warren McVea, the electrifying running back who became the first Black athlete to receive a football scholarship from the University of Houston and later won a Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs, died Oct. 19 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 79. His daughter, Tracy Ellis, said he died after a long […]
Today, Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie celebrates her 48th birthday. As a journalist who has followed her career, I can say she’s one of the most important writers of our time. Why She Matters Adichie burst onto the literary scene with Purple Hibiscus in 2003. But it was her 2013 novel Americanah that really put […]
When the Dallas Cowboys pulled off the blockbuster trade for Micah Parsons in August 2025, one name in the deal carried both weight and experience, Kenny Clark. For nearly a decade, Clark was the backbone of the Green Bay Packers’ defensive line, a three-time Pro Bowler whose consistency and quiet leadership made him one of […]
Toni Townes-Whitley has carved her name into history as one of the few Black women to lead a Fortune 500 company and the first to head a corporation in the U.S. defense industry. In 2023, she was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a technology and engineering solutions firm serving government […]
Topeka Kimberly Sam, an American advocate for criminal justice reform, has transformed her life from one marked by incarceration to one defined by activism and impact. Once sentenced to over 10 years in federal prison, Sam now dedicates her life to supporting women navigating the challenges of re-entering society after incarceration. Her efforts have earned […]
