Marlon Wayans recalled why he took a 20-year break from stand-up comedy following an incident with Chris Rock. Rock reportedly heckled Wayans as a teenager while performing his set onstage. The event involved Rock laughing and making rude comments about Wayans’ act and his lack of jokes. Wayans, who has been a part of the…
Source: Kansas City Star / Getty Last Sunday—nine days after a Black woman reportedly escaped the home of her white male kidnapper and torturer—”a group of about two dozen people gathered in prayer at a gas station parking lot roughly 40 miles to the southwest in Kansas City’s Marlborough Heights neighborhood,” according to the Kansas…
Tyler Perry might’ve received the “best boss ever” title after gifting his former stylist-turned-actress nearly a dozen designer bags for her birthday. (L) Tyler Perry @tylerperry/Instagram (R) Crystal Renee Hayslett @luvcrystalrenee/Instagram “Sistas” star Crystal Renee Hayslett uploaded an Insta story showing off her name-brand purses and cited Perry as the reason for them. “It was…
The president of the oldest HBCU in North Carolina is speaking out against a recent incident where law enforcement stopped a busload of students from the school and instructed dogs to sniff the young people’s personal belongings. The school official said the act was “reminiscent of the 1950s and 1960s.” Dr. Paulette Dillard, the President…
Source: Terence Rushin / Getty Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are increasing their enrollments at a time when many other institutions of higher learning are seeing a decline in their number of students. According to a news report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, college and university enrollment has declined for the third…
Tia Mowry and Cory Hardrict may have a future tennis star on their hands. The estranged couple shares two children together: an 11-year-old son Cree Hardrict and a 4-year-old daughter Cairo Hardrict. Mowry took to her Instagram page on Oct. 13 to showcase the tennis skills of her daughter Cairo Hardrict during a playdate with…
The Georgia district attorney whose job it was to determine if deputies were criminally liable for the death of a handcuffed woman who fell out of their moving car after they left the door open before taking off has admitted to knowing one of the men at the center of the case. District Attorney T….
Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty It should be clear to everyone at this point that many police officers forget they’re obligated to obey the laws they’re tasked with enforcing. And this fact especially tends to escape them when they’re dealing with Black suspects. For example, one can imagine that Derek Chauvin was surprised the moment…
Ari Lennox can add being complimented and slightly embarrassed by Stevie Wonder to her list of life experiences. The “age/sex/location” artist was joined by the legendary singer for an interview on KJLH’s “Tammi Mac Show.” During the sit-down, Wonder praised Lennox for her artistry. He told her, “Love your voice, incredible voice. I like the…
Source: Miami Herald / Getty An online fundraising effort has begun to help a security guard in Los Angeles pay for medical care from injuries he sustained when police officers ambushed and brutally beat him in an attack last weekend that was recorded on video and posted to social media. As of Thursday morning, a…
