Uriah Rennie: First black Premier League referee dies aged 65
Uriah Rennie, the Premier League's first black referee, has died aged 65.Rennie officiated more than 300 games between 1997 and 2008, including 175 Premier League…
‘The Great Gatsby’ Black reimagining spotlights West Adams Heights
On the Shelf The Great Mann By Kyra Davis LurieCrown: 320 pages, $28If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a…
Lawmaker makes history as first Black Marin County supervisor
SAN ANSELMO, Calif. — It’s hard to miss Brian Colbert. It’s not just his burly 6-foot-4 frame, his clean-shaven head or the boldly patterned, brightly colored Hawaiian…
Unity Cup returns after two decades celebrating Black heritage, football and shared roots
Its been over 20 years since the first Unity Cup and since then it has yet to return however this year that all changed -…
Prep talk: As MLB tries to increase Black players, St. John Bosco has positive news
Major League Baseball has been trying for years to increase the number of Black players participating in the sport, creating such programs as the Compton…
‘Black lives matter!’ chants erupt as Mothers of the Movement take the stage at the DNC
As the “Mothers of the Movement” came on stage to talk about the deaths of their children and endorse Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National…
Netflix’s ‘Forever’ features artwork of Black L.A. artists
L.A. has long been a beacon for the arts. So it’s only fitting that “Forever,” the Netflix series that showrunner Mara Brock Akil envisioned as…
A woman’s grisly death inflames debate over how California manages black bears
DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. — Patrice Miller, 71, lived by herself in a small yellow house beneath towering mountain peaks on the edge of a burbling river in this…
John Ewing Jr. wins Omaha election; becomes city’s first Black mayor
May 14 (UPI) -- Democrat John Ewing Jr. defeated incumbent Republican Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert to become Omaha's first Black mayor. Ewing, a former Omaha…
Sunderland 1-1 Coventry (3-2 agg): Two key moments in Black Cats win
Coventry had almost 60% of the ball on the night as Lampard's side had 20 shots to Sunderland's 16.And Le Bris, who has now led…
Rockies fire manager Bud Black a day after losing 21-0 to Padres
DENVER — The Colorado Rockies have fired Bud Black, the winningest manager in franchise history, after a 7-33 start that’s one of the worst in Major League…
Black smoke emerges as cardinals fail to elect new pope in first ballot | Religion News
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Vatican City’s St Peter’s Square as cardinals voted in first ballot.Thick black smoke has emerged from the Sistine…
All-female, mostly Black WWII unit receives Congressional Gold Medal
1 of 3 | Stanley Earley III, son of Col. Charity Adams Early, accepts a Congressional Gold Medal from Speaker of the House Mike Johnson,…
Nicole Kidman, 57, puts her long legs on display in just a low-cut black bodysuit in French oceanside hotel room
NICOLE Kidman really is the gift that keeps on giving and today thrilled her followers when she put her long legs on display in a…
‘Furlough’s Paradise’ imagines utopia for two Black cousins
Playwright a.k. payne, who studied under Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director Tarell Alvin McCraney at Yale, chooses not to capitalize their name. They (note the choice…
You can boat through France's 'Wild West' where wild horses, black bulls and flamingos roam free
Chloe Govangoes on a French river cruise and finds Camargue a wild and wonderful ride, setting off from St Gilles, a gorgeous old town on…
U.S. Navy’s newest replenishment oiler to honor Black civil rights activist Sojourner Truth
April 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy on Saturday plans to christen the future Sojourner Truth, a John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler that honors the…
White and Black farmers still bear the scars of Zimbabwe’s land grabs | Poverty and Development News
Harare, Zimbabwe – Guy Watson-Smith felt hurt and betrayed when his 5,000-hectare (12,355-acre) farm in Beatrice, in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland East province, was violently invaded by…
How to tap into Black cowboy culture in L.A. beyond Beyoncé’s concert
Charlie Sampson competes in the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City in December 1982. (Denver Post / Getty Images) Bull rides, rope tricks and a…
Chelsea files: Blues ‘on a knife edge’ with club facing £70m black hole if poor form keeps them out of Champions League
CHELSEA'S stuttering bid to qualify for the Champions League may not impact Enzo Maresca's role but it could wipe £70million off his summer budget.The Blues…