Source: Win McNamee / Getty Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are urging Congress to declare December 1st a federal holiday honoring the civil rights icon Rosa Parks. According to CNN, the CBC marked the 68th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ arrest by urging Congress to support a bill that would make December 1st “Rosa Parks Day.” The…
Two TikTok videos have gone viral, featuring a white woman in a red jacket and teal shirt walking her dog while hurling offensive remarks at a Black man in the parking lot of her apartment complex. The woman claimed in her vile rant that the man was fortunate to be in her country and suggested…
Source: Shreveport Police Department A former police officer in Louisiana was given what appeared to be a light and lenient sentence for an egregious case of brutality against an unarmed Black man who federal officials said posed no physical threat to law enforcement during the violence that took place more than four years ago. Dylan…
The son of legendary singer Dionne Warwick says the 82-year-old once “out-gangstered” Suge Knight and Snoop Dogg, two West Coast artists known for having anything but a soft image. Warwick’s son Damon Elliott shared the story while appearing with his mother on “The Jennifer Hudson Show” on Nov. 30. Warwick explained to Hudson that she…
Legendary rapper and “Friday” filmmaker Ice Cube and his wife Kimberly Woodruff celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary earlier this week. On Nov. 28, Cube posted a tribute to their love on his Instagram with a carousel of him and Woodruff. The “You Know How We Do It” artist received dozens of congratulations responses from many…
Former President Donald Trump said he is “very honored” after he purportedly received an early 2024 endorsement from a Black man claiming to be a top activist in Black Lives Matter — the social justice movement that Trump continually blasted during his term as protests gripped the country in 2020 following the police killing of…
Nick Cannon shot down any comparisons between Beyoncé and his ex Kim Kardashian after the singing icon went viral for her recent pictures from the premiere of her concert film. Queen Bey’s film “Renaissance: A Film by Beyonce” premiered on Nov. 25 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills. While celebrities came out in…
Source: Fotos International / Getty With much anticipation, Alice Walker’s powerful 1982 novel The Color Purple will be receiving yet another revival on film following Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-nominated 1985 film of the same name. This time adapted from the 2005 Broadway iteration, 2023’s The Color Purple is sure to be filled with tons of…
A Georgia judge declined the motion to dismiss a charge against an ex-high-ranking prosecutor who had been indicted for holding up the investigation into the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Former Brunswick district attorney Jackie Johnson was previously charged with violating her oath of office and hindering a law enforcement investigation, to which she denied any wrongdoing. Earlier…
Former “Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood” star Teairra Mari seems ready to rumble with Keri Hilson after a resurfaced video showed the “Pretty Girl Rock” singer seemingly recounting a time when they nearly came to blows. Hilson’s October episode on the “R&B Money” podcast with hosts Tank and J Valentine recently went viral online after…
