Misty Copeland attends the 2021 Glamour Women of the Year Awards at the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center in Nov. 2021. Source: Theo Wargo / Getty Barrier-breaking ballet dancer Misty Copeland is on a mission to diversify the dance world. She has launched a program aimed at cultivating pathways for Black and Latinx youth in…
John Boyega gave Black women another reason to fall in love with him after his recent “The Breakfast Club” interview confirmed his everlasting love for African-American women. During the 30-year-old’s “The Breakfast Club” interview about his new film, “Breaking” which also stars actress Nicole Beharie, the conversation shifted to a more personal topic: dating. @JohnBoyega/Instagram…
As racial and gender inequities in the realm of entrepreneurship persist, initiatives have been cultivated to ensure underrepresented founders have a seat at the venture capital table. Among them is an accelerator program being led by the capital market firm Techstars, which recently unveiled the collective of DMV-based startups that it will support through the…
Acting legend James Earl Jones made his mark in the theater world over six decades ago. Source: Jeremy Daniel / Jeremy Daniel The Shubert Organization, Inc. officially dedicated and revealed the newly renamed James Earl Jones Theatre (138 West 48th Street), formerly the Cort Theatre, in honor of the iconic multi-award-winning American actor. The dedication…
The mayor of New Orleans is under fire for taking tens of thousands of dollars of taxpayers’ money to travel first-class to France and Switzerland. At a press conference, the elected officials said she could not take economy class because certain commercial flights are often unsafe for Black women. At a press conference on Thursday,…
Will Smith is back in the business of filming a new project, and he is sharing some of his off-the-cuff moments on social media. This month, the “King Richard” actor began shooting the National Geographic and Disney+ series “Welcome to Earth.” In a new post, the actor shared that exotic animals are not the only…
A Washington rookie cop is under fire after posting a video on social media bragging about being above the law. The civil servant’s thoughtless comments got her suspended from the force for a short time, causing some to question if her comments were actually true. On or around Friday, July 1, Federal Way police Officer…
Source: Jon Kopaloff / Getty If you’ve ever wanted to know how the king and queen live, you have been welcomed into the luxurious home of LeBron and Savannah James in the upcoming October/November issue of Vanity Fair. Savannah James shared images from their editorial spread and they’re as stunning as you’d imagine. MORE: Black…
Former “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” star Tim Norman has been convicted after being arrested in 2020 under suspicions of orchestrating a 2017 murder-for-hire plot that left his nephew Andre Montgomery Jr. dead. Norman had been the sole beneficiary of the then-21-year-old’s insurance policy worth $450,000. According to KSDK, after more than 17 hours, a federal…
In the past, Angela Simmons has been known to cause a commotion on social media for various posts. The 34-year-old’s most-talked-about uploads have featured the reality star showing off her thick physique as she modeled a swimsuit and a video of her getting a full-body massage. Angela Simmons reveals that she is charging her followers…
