Source: Aaron J. Thornton / Getty The Roots crew continues to expand its footprint into multimedia projects. This time, Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, The Roots frontman and co‑founder of Two One Five Entertainment with Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, is helming the project. He’ll be writing and directing an immersive film centered around “hip-hop’s soul.” The project, co-produced by…
Many around the world are still mourning the loss of television personality Ananda Lewis, who passed away on June 11, 2025. She was 52 years old. She is survived by her son and her older sister, the latter of whom is now speaking out about her final days. Lewis was an entertainment icon and known…
18-year-old Brandon Moss announces his run for mayor of Fairfield, Alabama. (Screenshots: YouTube/WPLG 10) Just two weeks after his high school graduation, 18-year-old Brandon Moss announced his run for mayor of Fairfield, Alabama. Age ain’t nothing but a number to Brandon Moss. This week, the 18-year-old announced his run for mayor of Fairfield, Alabama. Just…
Source: Ray Tan / Getty North Carolina is the latest of several red states where Republican lawmakers are in legal battles after being accused of redistricting their congressional maps in order to dilute Black voting power — because the party that keeps bloviating about the need for added election security to protect America from largely…
A 12-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department has filed a formal complaint accusing the city of racial discrimination. Bariq Fluellen, who has served since 2013 and wears his hair in locs as part of his cultural and religious identity as a Black man and Rastafarian, alleges that the department’s grooming policy unfairly targets Black…
President Donald Trump delivers the Memorial Day Address at the 157th National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 26, 2025, in Arlington, Va., as Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, right, look on. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Army reverses Biden-era base renamings, reinstating seven original titles—including Fort Bragg,…
Oprah Winfrey has never shied away from sharing intimate details about her life, and now the media mogul is revealing another deeply personal factor that shaped her decision to remain childless. Now, in a candid moment captured for the new documentary about legendary journalist Barbara Walters, the 71-year-old powerhouse opened up about how witnessing her…
A veteran Chicago police officer can no longer return to law enforcement after he was charged for grabbing a teenage boy by the neck and shoving him outside an elementary school two years ago. The Chicago Tribune reported that 56-year-old Craig Lancaster, who served with the city’s police department for nearly 30 years, agreed to…
Hugh Jackman reportedly is scrambling to control the narrative as his messy divorce from Deborra-Lee Furness threatens to expose deeply personal details about their 27-year marriage. The “X-Men” actor is said to be deeply worried that his estranged wife may be preparing to share intimate secrets about their relationship in a tell-all memoir or high-profile…
FILE – People demonstrate in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, June 30, 2023, after a sharply divided Supreme Court has ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or reduce student loan debts for millions of Americans. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) As federal student loan collections resume…
