Actor Don Cheadle is set to direct the first two episodes of the Huey P. Newton limited series, “The Big Cigar” on Apple TV. The limited series will consist of six episodes in partnership with Warner Bros. Television. “Moonlight” actor André Holland is in negotiations to play the lead role. Newton co-founded The Black Panther…
The story is based on a ‘Playboy’ article that ran in 2012 about the Black Panther leader’s escape to Cuba Apple will take on the story of Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton for a limited series with Don Cheadle attached to direct the first two episodes. As reported by Variety, André Holland, from movies…
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson celebrated reaching the biggest accomplishment a lawyer could achieve at the White House Friday, becoming the first Black woman to sit on the nation’s highest judicial bench. The road to confirmation for the experienced judge was soiled with what some are calling blatant disrespect. Still, many said the lack of respect…
Lisa Matlock was one of two Black women running for council seats A Missouri grandmother has made history as the first African American elected to City Council in Hazelwood. Newly elected Hazelwood Ward 5 Councilwoman Lisa Matlock, 62, was one of two Black women running for council seats. She and Helena Smith, also 62, on…
OPINION: Either CNN host Chris Wallace doesn’t know history, or he thinks Nikole Hannah-Jones shouldn’t discuss how America’s ‘greatest generation’ fought against democracy for Black people. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. One of the things that infuriates me about most Hollywood versions…
OPINION: Africa is already facing its worst food shortages in history due to conflicts and drought. In addition to murdering thousands of innocent civilians and causing billions of dollars in damage, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine is creating food shortages that will hurt hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Even before Putin sent…
Ashanti rose to fame in 2001 after the singer was featured on Ja Rule‘s hit track “Always on Time.” The single would later shoot to No. 1 on the Billboard charts and make Ashanti a household name. The following year in 2002, after the success of “Always on Time,” Ashanti collaborated with Fat Joe and…
Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Listen: On a good day, Marjorie Taylor Greene and logic are what magnets are to plastic, but ever since late show host Jimmy Kimmel told a joke implying that Will Smith should slap her like he did Chris Rock over her remarks about Ketanji Brown Jackson, Greene has shown the…
The move comes after a meeting of the academy’s Board of Governors to discuss a response to Smith’s actions The motion picture academy on Friday banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars or any other academy event for 10 years following his slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards. The move comes after a meeting…
The old adage of art imitating life rings true for many, including actor Idris Elba. “I did a lot of things, some things I’m not proud of,” says Elba considering his path before landing his role as drug dealer Stringer Bell on HBO’s “The Wire.” To the surprise of some, Elba was not always viewed…
