Most people know Rebecca Crumpler as the first Black woman physician in the U.S. But almost no one knows Rebecca J. Cole — the second. Graduating in 1867, just after the Civil War, Dr. Cole fought her way into medicine at a time when both Black people and women were excluded from the profession. She […]
During his performance, the North Carolina rapper announced that he was stepping away from his basketball career due to his music. Last month, J. Cole announced that he signed with the Canadian Elite Basketball League, picking up his basketball career that he stepped away from years ago. He revealed that he told the team he […]
Keyshia Cole‘s mother, Frankie Lons, has recently passed away from an overdose after a long-fought battle with addiction. Lons was 61. Lons was known after appearing on Cole’s various reality TV shows. Lons would later get her own spin-off series entitled, Frankie & Neffe, alongside Cole’s sister Neffeteria Pugh. The death was first announced by Cole’s sister Elite […]