Famed photographer Bob Adelman, whose portfolio captured many moving moments during the civil rights movement, died Saturday in Miami. He was 85 years old. “He was an amazing man with a passion for civil rights, a sweetheart of a guy,” Adelman’s attorney told the Miami Herald. Adelman’s most iconic work happened during the 1960s, documenting…

The Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Va., hosted its 14th annual HBCU College Festival last month and awarded students $2.1 million in scholarships through historically black colleges and universities. The all-day event, held Feb. 20 at a local high school, attracted students from Virginia and nearby Washington, D.C., but also from as far away…

As was the case in Chicago last week, thousands took to the streets of New York City on Saturday to protest Donald Trump, and dozens more shut down a highway in Arizona at the same time. The protests, though not officially linked, look like the new normal as groups join together against what many see as…

As the ’90s come back in full effect, including the infamous O.J. Simpson case, which is back in the news, actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is chiming in as well. Gooding, who portrays the once-upon-a-time gridiron great in the popular FX series The People v. O.J. Simpson, said he suffered a “nervous breakdown” on the set…

Who could forget the cherubic face of the little boy in a vest who stood by President Barack Obama as he signed his landmark Affordable Care Act into law nearly six years ago? The child in the photo, Marcelas Owens, then an 11-year-old health care activist, has just turned 17 and has also recently come…

The artist who continues to delight us as Prince will release an “unconventional” autobiography next year, Rolling Stone reports. Publisher Spiegel & Grau describes the work as “an unconventional and poetic journey through his life and creative work” that will be written by the 57-year-old himself. Prince will reportedly be delving into stories about his…

Tray Walker, a 23-year-old cornerback with the Baltimore Ravens, died Friday from injuries suffered from a fatal crash in Liberty City, Fla., reports CNN. Walker was reportedly riding a dirt bike when he collided with an SUV driven by a 62-year-old woman Thursday night. Walker was treated at the Ryder Trauma Center in Miami’s Jackson…

Gunmen have killed at least 12 people at a beach resort in southern Ivory Coast on Sunday, the BBC reports. The assailants reportedly fired on beachgoers in the town of Grand-Bassam, about 25 miles east of capital city Abidjan. The Daily Mail reports that footage from a hotel balcony showed people running for their lives…

Anaya Lee Willabus, a 9-year-old girl from Brooklyn, N.Y., became the youngest person in U.S. history to publish a chapter book. Anaya, who penned The Day Mohan Found His Confidence, described on Amazon.com as realistic fiction, is “about a boy’s struggle to balance life at home and school, and how he realizes he can do anything with…

Saturday Night Live has been having a field day with the 2016 presidential campaign, and last night’s show was no different, with a hilarious sketch about Ben Carson being roughed up at a Donald Trump rally. A fake CNN broadcast showed the good doctor and Trump at a press conference after Trump’s crowd mistook Carson…