“As an African American person, I’m not putting that noose back on at all, ” Andre Hope told local news outlet WLS-TV. The only Black juror on the panel that convicted Jussie Smollett of lying to Chicago police said he couldn’t get past what the actor did not do after he claimed attackers looped a noose around…
Chadwick Boseman’s brother claims the late actor would’ve wanted the role of T’Challa recast in the “Black Panther” franchise. The statement comes after many fans have expressed a desire to see another star tackle the beloved character. However, Marvel vowed never to do such a thing following the star’s sudden passing in August 2020. During…
The two are starting a “journey together, not as a couple, but as friends and co-parents to our amazing children,” Tiffany Ortiz posted on Instagram. Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz, the athlete best known as “Big Papi,” and his wife, Tiffany, are divorcing after 25 years together. Tiffany Ortiz shared the news on her Instagram page,…
Michael Rappaport filled in for Shepherd on Monday following her emergency surgery. Just over a day after her emergency appendicitis surgery, Sherri Shepherd returned to the guest host The Wendy Williams Show Tuesday morning. The View alum was set to host The Wendy Williams Show all week while Williams continues to heal after getting diagnosed…
In 2015, a Democratic policy adviser was fired from the Arizona Senate after sending emails to her supervisors expressing that she was being paid less than her white male counterparts because of her race and gender. After a court determined that Talonya Adams was wrongfully terminated, one of the persons responsible for her getting axed…
Byer commented on Love’s Instagram post, writing: “Thank you for thinking for me and posting and having so many people check out my special.” Actor-comedian Faizon Love is getting some serious pushback for his criticism of the new Netflix stand-up comedy special from Nicole Byer. Nicole Byer: Big Beautiful Weirdo debuted last week on the…
The group’s eldest brother passed away just days shy of his 80th birthday — and a Tavares concert where they’d celebrate it. The eldest member of the family R&B group Tavares has died. Ralph Tavares passed away on Dec. 8, just two days shy of his 80th birthday, according to Black America Web. The Grammy Award-winning…
House Coronavirus Subcommittee Chairman James E. Clyburn, (D-SC) speaks during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on November 17, 2021, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Amid speculation about the future of the highest levels of leadership within the Democratic Party, Capitol Hill mainstay and high-ranking Congressman and House Majority…
Georgia Republican primary elections in 2022 are sure to be a white nationalist circus of ultra-MAGA proportions. David Perdue is still licking his wounds from his U.S. Senate loss last year, but that hasn’t stopped him from gunning for Gov. Brian Kemp’s office—which is basically like Skeletor throwing hands with a low-level Decepticon—and it looks…
Damson Idris is taking his “sorry to that man” moment in stride after remaining largely unknown to one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. The “Snowfall” star caught wind of veteran actor Denzel Washington’s response when asked about the budding star while on the red carpet for the premiere of “A Journal for Jordan.” When Washington, 66,…
