A Black theater performer in Canada is suing a racial justice activist for defamation after he was accused of performing with a puppet that reportedly depicts blackface. Franck Sylvestre, a puppeteer based in Montreal, argued that the puppet he used in a theater piece called “L’incroyable secret de barbe noire” — “The Incredible Secret of…
Source: CRobertson / Getty On Wednesday, the Louisiana Senate passed a new congressional map that would create a second majority-Black voting district in the state. Senate Bill 8 will now advance to the House chamber for debate. Black voters in Louisiana have long argued that the current congressional map discriminated against Black voters, who make…
A man has gone viral on social media after sharing a video of the storage unit that he lives in with his girlfriend to save money. The video has more than 10.4 million views on TikTok and 30.7 million views on an additional video that was reshared on X. In the video, the man said…
The judge presiding over E. Jean Carroll’s second defamation trial engaged in a “very testy exchange” with Donald Trump’s lawyer when she requested an adjournment or delay in the proceedings of the case. He also threatened to throw the real estate mogul-turned-politician out of his court for being “disruptive.” Attorney Alina Habba asked U.S. District…
Michael Rapaport shared another crazy rant on X, and this time, the actor claimed that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would be “canceled” if he were alive today. Actor Michael Rapaport gets slammed online after suggesting Dr. Martin Luther King would be canceled today. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images) Rapaport shared clips of Dr. King…
Source: Momodu Mansaray / Getty From Katt Williams spilling the tea on “Club Shay Shay” to Yasin Bey, aka Mos Def, calling Drake’s music “shopping with an edge,” we’ve kicked 2024 off with conversations that are making others the butt of the joke. While that is a part of comedy, what happens when our entire…
A viral video shows a physical altercation between cafe employees inside Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport on Saturday. The incident happened at Harvest & Grounds, located near Gate D9. According to a police report obtained by Atlanta Black Star, the dispute stemmed from a “heated argument over espresso shots” between the woman and her female co-worker. Officials…
Since I began writing Black Folklore in 2020, I have been introduced to a side of Black History that I never knew existed. Extraordinary supernatural tales of ghosts and spirits intertwined with real-life events from Black History. As amazing as those tales have been thus far, they’re nothing compared to the world that was introduced…
Hollywood actor James Earl Jones turned 93 on Jan. 17, and many fans seem to be surprised to learn that the Mississippi native overcame a speech impediment as he embarked on his legendary career. Jones was born in Arkabutla, Mississippi, and when he was 5, he went to live in Michigan on his grandparents’ farm….
Three Tacoma, Washington, police officers who were found not guilty in the case of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who died in police custody in 2020, will each receive $500,000 for resigning from the police department. Chief Avery L. Moore announced on Tuesday that the officers voluntarily resigned and left in “good standing” despite one…
