You might think that once you’re dead, you no longer have to worry about maps and directions (that’s one silver lining, at least).

Well, no such luck for the Ancient Egyptians, who were buried with detailed guides on how to navigate the underworld.

These so-called “Books of the Dead” were filled with spells and instructions, and considered a form of supernatural “travel insurance”, Sara Cole, an antiquities expert at the J. Paul Getty Museum in LA, told the New York Times.

Now, it’...

Connor Smith, a former contestant on MTV's reality dating show Are You the One?, was arrested Thursday in Clearwater, Fla., booking records show. He has spent the past 13 months on the run after fleeing police in Illinois when they attempted to arrest him there.

Smith is accused of grooming a minor and traveling to meet a minor for sex. He had allegedly been messaging with an undercover cop he thought was a...

The bodies were found on a beach in Oaxaca state on Friday© Reuters

The bodies of eight Chinese nationals have been found on a beach in the Mexican state of Oaxaca after their boat capsized, officials say.

The bodies were found on Friday along a route used by illegal migrants trying to reach the United States.

The seven women and a man were on board a boat operated by a Mexican that set off from Chiapas state, on the border with Guatemala, on Thursday.

One other person survived. It was not clear...

Louis Gossett and Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman - ALAMY© Provided by The Telegraph

Louis Gossett Jr, who has died aged 87, was the first black man to win an Oscar for best-supporting actor after putting naval aviation cadet Richard Gere through his paces in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982); he was only the third black person to win any Oscar after Hattie McDaniel in Gone With the Wind (1939) and Sidney Poitier in Lilies of the Field (1963).

YouTuber-turned-rapper DDG© Provided by Afrotech

Darryle Dwayne Granberry Jr, best known by his rap pseudonym DDG, first appeared on the YouTube platform in 2014, while he was still in high school. In the decade since he first pressed upload on the video-sharing site, the 26-year-old performer has managed to amass a fortune of over $8 million, through his various YouTube, music, and extracurricular ventures.

While $8 million may not seem like much compared to other YouTubers who have been on t...

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Designed by Converse's Black design team, The Black Joy collection was made with the intent to encourage Black creatives to grow within their communities. Each style was inspired by the artistic roots of the Harlem Renaissance. Along with an assortment of cropped and standard-fit T-shirts, the caps...

           

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Musicians, actors and community activists were among those to attend an event marking the second anniversary of entrepreneur Jamal Edwards' death.

The event in Notting Hill, west London, was organised by the trust named after Mr Edwards and was also used to launch three of its "social impact initiatives".

His mother, Loose Women panellist Brenda Edwards, says she is aiming to create a "remarkable legacy" for her son.

Kali Reis does not take her identity for granted.

"I'm the first generation of my line who was actually able to grow up in the culture," said the True Detective: Night Country star of being from the Seaconke Wampanoag people. "My great-grandmother, grandmother, mother were taught, generation after generation, ‘You don't say you're Wamp.'"

The day before the Native women's brunch, which was held at the Four Seasons, Reis was at the Academy Museum for the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards...

When I started my side hustle, I didn't have a mentor, a big social media following, or any startup capital. I just had a drive to help people find great careers, and advice from some of my favorite books. 

In 2022, I quit my six-figure recruiting job at Amazon to grow my YouTube channel and launch my business, PayBump. I make videos about remote work and unique income streams, and create kits to help people make their resumes and cover letters shine.

Today, my business brings in $143,000 a mon...