BURBANK, CA – NOVEMBER 15: Actress Anika Noni Rose arrives at the premiere of Walt Disney Pictures’ “The Princess and the Frog” at the Disney Studios on November 15, 2009 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Walt Disney Animation Studios will no longer produce a series on Princess Tiana as the company reimagines…
Source: Colors Hunter – Chasseur de Couleurs / Getty Descendants of African American tenant farmers, buried at Oak Hill Plantation in Pittsylvania, Virginia, are advocating for the proper memorialization of their ancestors, as state officials move forward with plans to demolish the historic site and construct an industrial park, according to The Associated Press. The…
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock) Latest consumer reports on products marketed to Black women come back with disappointing results across the board. If you’re considering revamping the product range on your bathroom shelf, you may want to start by just throwing the whole thing away. A new study by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) in collaboration…
Bianca Censori is provocative and gets the people going with her stripped-down approach to fashion and self-expression, so it’s no wonder that her latest nude stunt is causing a frenzy. The Australian-born model is presumably generating buzz for her debut fashion film — often referred to as “Bianca,” though the feature’s poster reads “Preview Act”…
Source: Kevin Winter / Getty It’s virtually impossible to truly pay homage to an artist with the breadth of a career that Quincy Jones had before he died in 2024 of pancreatic cancer. But the legend still deserves better than he’s gotten at the last two major award shows. The latest instance was on Sunday…
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – MAY 13: Usher speaks at the Berklee College of Music 2023 Commencement ceremony at Agganis Arena at Boston University on May 13, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Lisa Aileen Dragani/Getty Images) In his address to the class of 2025, the iconic performer and humanitarian will add to his list of stellar…
“She was as guilty as O.J.,” one commenter on social media recently opined about Casey Anthony, the Florida mother found not guilty by a jury in 2011 of murdering her 34-month daughter in a case that captivated the nation. As with O.J. Simpson, a sizable portion of the country believed she was guilty of killing…
Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty In February 2023, a Fairfax County, Virginia, police sergeant shot and killed a Black shoplifting suspect outside of a mall where he was accused of stealing a single pair of sunglasses. The officer was charged and ultimately convicted of reckless discharge of a firearm last fall. On Friday, the former…
Academy Award winner John Legend was on stage in Los Angeles for one of the most infamous Oscar losses in history. And his wife, Chrissy Teigen, will not let him forget the embarrassing moment. At the 89th Academy Awards in 2017, presenter Faye Dunaway wrongfully announced “La La Land” as the Best Picture winner for…
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 17: Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) speaks during a news conference with (L-R) Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) following their weekly caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center July 17, 2018 in Washington, DC. After President Donald Trump…
