Screenshot: “Whitney Houston: The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)” trailer. (Whitney Houston/YouTube) Recorded 30 years ago, “‘The Concert for a New South Africa” was Whitney Houston’s first-ever live concert album and a showcase of her vocal power. “Find your strength in love,” Whitney Houston sings near the end of a new live album, “The Concert…
When it rains in Shiloh, a small, predominantly Black community in Coffee County in southeastern Alabama, misery follows. It’s been that way since 2018, when work began on the expansion of U.S. 84 from two lanes to four. Flooding is a constant, leading to persistent issues with septic tank overflows as well as an invasion…
John David Washington, left, and Skylar Aleece Smith in Netflix’s “The Piano Lesson.” Screenshot” Netflix/YouTube “The Piano Lesson,” in theaters Friday and soon streaming on Netflix, isn’t just a meditation on family history. It’s also a literal ghost story. An heirloom piano takes on immense significance for one family in 1936 Pittsburgh in August Wilson’s “The…
A Latinos for Trump campaign sign is photographed on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, in Houston, Texas. | Source: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers / Getty The unifying term “people of color” is coming under heavy scrutiny after a historic number of Latino voters surprisingly joined the expected majority of white voters in supporting Donald Trump’s presidential…
Halle Bailey attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV) Halle Bailey was “extremely upset” to see her son Halo with his father, DDG, on Kai Cenat’s livestream. Halle Bailey does not like the idea of her son, Halo, being on display for millions of people….
Now that the 2024 presidential election is over, it appears that rapper Plies, who was an adamant Vice President Kamala Harris supporter, is back to business. The day after Harris’ devastating loss to her GOP presidential opponent Donald Trump, the “Hypnotized” artist filed a copyright infringement claim over his 2008 song, “Me & My Goons.”…
Attorney Monique Worrell, of the 9th Judicial Circuit, speaks during a news conference in August outside her former office in the Orange County Courthouse complex in Orlando. (Photo: Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File) Democrat Monique Worrell defeated Andrew Bain, the candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had replaced Worrell with last year. ORLANDO, Fla….
CHICAGO, IL – OCTOBER 31: Former first Lady Michelle and former president Barack Obama listen to speakers at the inaugural Obama Foundation Summit on October 31, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) “Living in a democracy is about recognizing that each point of view won’t always win out, and being willing to…
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 19: U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during his weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. During his news conference Jeffries took questions on a range of topics including the election and legislation for government funding. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)…
New York Attorney General Letitia James nodded to the possibility that President-elect Donald Trump might launch political attacks as payback for the legal battles he’s faced in the state. James delivered remarks on Tuesday about Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential election victory, stating that she and her office “did not expect this result, but are prepared…
