Terrence Howard revealed in a recent interview that he only made $12,000 for the 2005 blockbuster hit “Hustle & Flow” despite the film making $22 million at the box office. Howard was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance as Djay, a pimp and aspiring rapper living in Memphis, Tennessee. The well-known actor opened…
President Joe Biden mistakenly called Vice President Kamala Harris by the wrong title on Monday, Nov. 13. The incident happened at the White House during a ceremony honoring the National Hockey League’s Vegas Golden Knights for winning the Stanley Cup earlier this year. “Please have a seat and welcome to the White House. The 2023…
US Representative Gabe Amo (D-RI) (C), the first Black representative from Rhode Island, is sworn in as the 60th member of the Congressional Black Caucus in Statuary Hall at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on November 14, 2023. | Source: STEFANI REYNOLDS / Getty The first-ever Black person elected to Congress from the state…
Back in his days as an NFL wide receiver, Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson reportedly had a very unorthodox way of enhancing his performance before games. In June 2020, the player-turned-podcaster tweeted out, “I took Viagra before every game & people thought they’d stop me, if my stat line was bad I wasn’t covered, the pass was…
O.J. Simpson thought it was the end for him after a recent health scare after the music his doctors were playing during a hospital visit. Orenthal James “O.J.” Simpson had an excellent career in the NFL, but the former running back is known far more for the double murder case he was involved in during…
Russell Wilson put on a show during the Nov. 13 Monday Night Football showdown between the Denver Broncos and the Buffalo Bills. Ever since signing a five-year contract with the Broncos in the 2022 off-season for $245 million, Denver fans have called out Wilson for his poor on-the-field playing skills. After signing that contract, the…
Tensions flared on Capitol Hill when a sitting U.S. senator engaged in a heated exchange with a union advocate during a committee hearing on labor issues. The confrontation escalated to the point where Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders had to step in as a referee, defusing the situation and preventing the confrontation from becoming physical. Republican…
Public Enemy founding member Flavor Flav was recently honored at an event, but it was actor Cuba Gooding Jr. who stole the show. The American Group Travel Awards recently hosted their annual black-tie charity gala on Sunday, Nov. 12, in Boca Raton, Florida, to benefit the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. During the ceremony, Flavor…
Source: Alex Aviles / Getty As society continues to evolve, celebrating the unique talents and perspectives of people with autism enriches our collective narrative and fosters a more inclusive world. About 3% of Black, Hispanic and Asian or Pacific Islander children have an autism diagnosis, compared with about 2% of white kids. In the Black…
A viral video shows a group of thieves stealing packages from an Amazon driver. The group, wearing hoodies to cover their faces, hopped in the back of the delivery truck in a parking lot and rushed to swipe the packages one by one. At one point, two people are seen coming out the front of…
