The world said its final farewell to boxing legend Muhammad Ali on Friday during an incredible interfaith funeral service held in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.
Cheering crowds lined the streets of Louisville before the burial service began to chant Ali’s name during an open and inclusive memorial service Ali designed himself.
From his wife Lonnie Ali incredibly speech to Malcolm X's daughter's inspiring words, read about all of the moving moments from Ali's funeral.
Following the success of her earlier books I’m a Pretty Little Black Girl! and I’m a Lovely Little Latina author Betty K. Bynum wants to spark the minds of young black boys with her latest book, I’m A Brilliant Little Black Boy!
Highlighting moral values and encouraging black boys to explore interests leading to success, the inspirational book was co-written by Bynum’s 19-year-old son Joshua B. Drummond, who was motivated to work on the project given the void of black cartoon characters on television.
“I would watch Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. Every once in a while, there would be that one Black character within the friend group,” Drummond said in a press release. “But for my age, there was never a whole group of just boys, like cool Black kids for the cartoons in particular."
President Barack Obama attended his daughter Malia’s high school graduation on Friday wearing dark sunglasses — something he said he would do to hide his tears.
Malia graduated from the Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., and will take a gap year before attending Harvard starting in fall 2017. In January, Obama saidhe declined an invitation to speak at the graduation because he knew he would betoo emotional.
“Malia’s school asked if I wanted to speak at commencement and I said no,” Obama said at the time. “I’m going to be wearing dark glasses ... and I’m going to cry.”
Some critics are finding Stephen Curry’s new shoes a good fit — for jokes.
“These $120 sneakers look like they should sport the name of a shuffleboard player, not an NBA superstar,” New York Magazine wrote.
Twitter’s jokes were ruthless and persistent, and in a small sample of tweets collected, we counted over 100 hilarious barbs at the two-time MVP’s new signature sneaker. They’re all funny.
Let’s get on with a sampling of the joke breakdown that we know you want to see.
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