Source: Justin Sullivan / Getty The National AIDS Memorial (NAM) has teamed up with Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC) and Gilead Sciences to ‘change the pattern’ of HIV in Black, Brown, and LGBTQ communities across the South. As part of the collaboration, the groups brought the AIDS Memorial Quilt to Alabama. Running through Sunday, Dec. 4,…
Source: Courtesy / Peacock In 1999, the cult classic “The Best Man” was released. Fourteen years later, in 2013, the sequel, “The Best Man Holiday”, touched our hearts as the story of the group of successful Black friends expanded. Now, we finally get to see what everyone has been up to since the last time…
Source: KAREN BLEIER / Getty Merriam-Webster adds ‘gaslighting’ as its word of the year. The term quickly gained popularity in the English language as people used it in reference to someone else’s manipulation. Read more details on Webster’s latest addition inside. The most notable American dictionary publisher, Merriam-Webster, defined the term gaslighting as the “psychological…
There’s reportedly a significant amount of money at stake in Jay-Z’s lawsuit against Barcadi — specifically $1.5 billion, one outlet claims. The 24-time Grammy Award-winning emcee, born Shawn Corey Carter, is currently at odds due to a lack of financial transparency with the spirit giant regarding their 50/50 partnership over the famed D’Ussé cognac brand….
Source: Courtesy / Courtesy Stephanie Cozart Burton The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced that Tony, NAACP Image and four-time Emmy Award-winning actor, producer, director and writer Laurence Fishburne will present LeVar Burton with Lifetime Achievement honors at the first annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards ceremony, which will take place Sunday,…
Will Smith is openly stepping back into the spotlight to promote his new film, ‘Emancipation.” The veteran actor handsomely made his first red carpet-appearance since he slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. He’s kept a low profile since the controversial moment took place back in March until Wednesday, Nov. 30. The 54-year-old attended the…
Source: Courtesy of Black Star Line Festival / Black Star Line Festival Vic Mensa and Chance the Rapper announced the first annual Black Star Line Festival in Ghana. The festival will feature the two rappers as well as Erykah Badu, T-Pain, Tobe Nwigwe and more. Read more about the mission and how they plan to…
Rochelle Walensky, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the national public health agency, is under fire after tweeting an announcement that offended many on Black Twitter. The director wanted to share news about the federal commemoration of the Tuskegee Experiment coming to an end but used language that some construed as…
