Recording artist Prince performs during the 2013 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 19, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Prince’s estate and Netflix have come to a “mutual agreement” and will no longer be releasing the film. Netflix has shelved an upcoming nine-hour documentary about…
Venus Williams attends the Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 27, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Christian Dior) Tennis champion Venus Williams sparks engagement rumors after she’s spotted wearing a diamond ring on her left finger. After Zendaya sparked engagement…
(L-R) Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón speak onstage at the “Emilia Pérez” Q&A during the SCAD Savannah Film Festival on November 01, 2024 in Savannah, Georgia. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SCAD) A series of resurfaced tweets showed Oscar-nominee Karla Sofia Gascón making offensive comments about George Floyd. Just as quickly as social…
Fred Cox Jr., an 18-year-old Black man from North Carolina, was trying to help a mother and child escape gunfire from a drive-by shooting at a church when he was shot and killed by a deputy in 2020. Davidson County sheriff’s detective Shane Michael Hill claimed he shot Cox because the young man was holding…
If you’re a Khloé Kardashian fan who has enjoyed some of the racy photos she shares online, you should be thanking her mother, Kris Jenner. During a Feb. 6 chat with family law attorney Laura Wasser on her “Khloé in Wonder Land” podcast, Khloe exposed her “momager” for encouraging her to take sexy photos. The…
Stephen A. Smith, after months of tacking right on his political hot takes in support of Donald Trump, came out forcefully Thursday against segments of MAGA nation who’ve called for a boycott of the Super Bowl over a scheduled performance of the Black national anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” The song has been a…
Source: Bettmann / Getty When discussing the pioneers of Black Hollywood, names like Dorothy Dandridge and Lena Horne often come to mind. But before them, there was Fredi Washington. As we celebrate Black History Month, we wanted to spotlight the talented actress, activist, and writer whose contributions to entertainment and civil rights remain largely overlooked. One…
Ye (above), the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, who has a long history of making antisemitic comments, apologized to the Jewish community in an Instagram post written in Hebrew on Tuesday. (Photo: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) Kanye West unleashed a remarkable number of controversial and provocative posts — even for him — on his X…
Ayesha Curry is in the hot seat right now after upsetting Oakland, California, locals. On Feb. 1, the entreprenuer announced the closing of her boutique, Sweet July, on the company’s Instagram, claiming it was due to safety concerns. Sweet July, Ayesha Curry’s retail store and cafe, is located in Uptown Oakland and sells self care…
FLINT, MI – FEBRUARY 19: People participate in a national mile-long march to highlight the push for clean water in Flint February 19, 2016 in Flint, Michigan. The march was organized in part by Rev. Jesse Jackson. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) “How many times do we have to prove that clean water and air…
