NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 19: Jordan Peele, Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke attend the “US” premiere at Museum of Modern Art on March 19, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) Breaking down how Black horror films are revolutionizing the entertainment industry and making powerful social commentary at the same time….
Gospel star Yolanda Adams is not allowing fans to put her in a box regarding her style, self-confidence, and message as a gospel artist. The Grammy winner wants social media critics to “cut it out” after she recently faced backlash for wearing form-fitting clothing. Gospel singer Yolanda Adams defends her form-fitting outfits following years of criticism…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 12: Phylicia Rashad attends the 75th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 12, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Explore Phylicia Rashad’s journey as a trailblazer breaking barriers in theater, TV, and film and how she continues to inspire generations of…
Philadelphia had 563 homicides in 2021 – the deadliest year on record. Alex Potemkin/E+ Collection via Getty Images Philadelphia experienced a surge in shootings and homicides during the COVID-19 years that disproportionately affected young Black and Latino men in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods with drug markets. In 2020, Philadelphia had 499 homicides – nearly 150 more…
A 70-year-old physical education teacher at a charter school in Union Parish, Louisiana, has been arrested two weeks after he allegedly threatened to shoot and kill his third-grade students, according to deputies in the northern Louisiana parish. Robert Mitcham, of Ruston, was taken into custody Sept. 17 after a parent came forward with allegations that…
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaks before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Greensboro, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) A senior adviser, the campaign manager, the campaign’s finance director and the deputy campaign manager have stepped down following a CNN report about posts Robinson made…
Sean “Diddy” Combs arrives at the L.A. Premiere of “The Four: Battle For Stardom” at the CBS Radford Studio Center on May 30, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File) The agency’s push to fix the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn comes as detainees, advocates and judges have continued to raise alarms about “dangerous, barbaric…
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JUNE 10: (L-R) Breland, Blanco Brown, Shy Carter, Frankie Staton and Dyana Williams speak during the Amazon Music For Love Breaking barriers and redefining the genre, these Black country artists are bringing fresh voices and stories to the heart of country music. Country is a broad musical category that includes elements of folk,…
Like his father, Deion Sanders, there’s no doubt Shedeur Sanders is a star athlete. He has the charm, the looks, and the talent. During a recent postgame interview, delivered with the same charisma his father uses to captivate the press, that star baller revealed a key difference in how he plans to parent compared to…
Source: Barbara Davidson / Getty Louisiana’s Black communities, my community, continue to reckon with systemic and environmental racism with the biggest fossil fuel buildout in our lifetimes. Twenty-eight methane export facilities are proposed or under construction for the US Gulf Coast South – there are only 7 in operation today. This rampant increase is happening…
