Comedy legend Eddie Murphy is in negotiations to play the Godfather of Funk, George Clinton, in an upcoming biopic about the iconic musician. Murphy, who began his career as a comedian on “Saturday Night Live,” has honed his dramatic acting chops for years after making films like “Beverly Hills Cop” and “The Nutty Professor.” He…
The films “Fast and Loose” and “Bad Boys 4” are reportedly being put on pause There is more fallout from Will Smith’s Oscar’s slap. Development on two of Smith’s films has been paused in the aftermath of the controversial incident, as reported first by The Hollywood Reporter. Smith was expected to star in a Netflix…
The lawsuit is calling for more polling places to open for the first three days of early voting The Shelby County Election Commission is being hit with a lawsuit claiming the commission is disenfranchising voters ahead of the primaries. The sixteen-page lawsuit filed Thursday by the NAACP Memphis Branch, #UpTheVote901, and the Black Clergy Collaborative…
The Tennessee comptroller’s attempt at a hostile takeover of the predominantly Black town of Mason has been scaled down to temporarily monitoring its financial operations provided local officials could meet specific deadlines. Mason leaders will have to balance its budget for the 2023 fiscal year by July and finalize all audits by August. “Once the…
Source: Vladimir Vladimirov / Getty The HBCU Community will come together for the 8th Annual HBCU Climate Change Conference next week. The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice in collaboration will host the event in collaboration with Texas Southern University on April 13 – 16, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The goal of the conference…
Music fans on social media did not appear happy following the 64th annual Grammy Awards after Soldier of Jah Army, better known as SOJA, an all-white, Virginia-based Reggae band, took home the award for Best Reggae Album during Sunday night’s event. SOJA won the award for their seventh studio album “Beauty in the Silence,” beating…
Source: Douglas Sacha / Getty White conservative lawmakers are continuing to perform white supremacy by prioritizing white tears over honest education while claiming it’s racist to insist that white privilege is a thing. According to Ballotpedia News, on March 30, the Tennessee legislature passed yet another anti-critical race theory bill that has nothing to do…
Desiree Rogers and Cheryl Mayberry McKissack discuss the legacy of the Fashion Fair cosmetics brand and the process of bringing it back to life. If you’re of a certain age, chances are you remember the Ebony Fashion Fair shows of the late 20th century, extravaganzas replete with an all-Black cast of models wearing high-end designs…
Fans are going wild over a resurfaced story about Marlon Wayans and a “Batman” film he never starred in. According to Cinemablend and a movie fan on Reddit, the actor and comedian received $100,000 for his role as Robin in director Tim Burton‘s 1992 film “Batman Returns.” The part was later passed on to actor…
Republicans and Democrats are still clashing over Judge Jackson’s nomination despite almost certain confirmation. History is waiting in the wings this week in Washington, as the Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote on Monday whether to advance the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the full Senate for a vote that…
