REVIEW: Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Somi Kakoma writes, composes, and plays Makeba in the stage play. Miriam Makeba was an iconic figure who used her platform and artistry to uplift her community and call attention to injustice. Her contributions to the artistic culture of Black America and the African Diaspora alike are immeasurable. Yet there are many…
The 94th Academy Awards featured an impressive list of nominees including Denzel Washington, AunJanue Ellis, Will Smith, and Quest Love. But they missed the opportunity to give Jennifer Hudson the “R-E-S-P-E-C-T” she deserves. Hudson was hand-selected to portray Aretha Franklin in the film, “Respect.” And despite positive reviews for her big-screen performance as the legendary…
“I regret that this happened and it shouldn’t have,’” Youngkin posted on Monday. Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin expressed remorse on Monday over his campaign team lashing out at a high school student on Twitter two days prior. “I regret that this happened and it shouldn’t have,” Youngkin tweeted. “I have addressed it with my…
“We think he’s a hypocrite and a traitor,” says Democratic state Sen. Nikki Merritt. “He subverts the struggles of Black Americans.” Despite objections from several of Georgia’s Black state senators, the state will move forward with erecting a monument to honor Clarence Thomas, the nation’s second Black Supreme Court justice. According to WJCL, the monument…
Source: MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images / Getty Civil rights leaders met with the commissioner of the NFL in the wake of a racial discrimination lawsuit accusing the professional football league of shady hiring practices that often defer to white head coaching applicants. During the meeting on Monday, they told NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell…
The prank wars between Nick Cannon and Kevin Hart may have slowed down, but they haven’t completely stopped. After Cannon announced that he was expecting his eighth child with model Bri Ties, his friend Hart thought what better way to celebrate than with a vending machine. On Monday, Feb. 7, Cannon shared a photo of…
Source: Brandon Bell / Getty The former president of the United States and current president of opinions nobody asked for just had to weigh in on the Joe Rogan controversy regarding all the racist s*** Rogan has said on his podcast over the years. Now, obviously, Donald Trump wasn’t offended by Rogan’s flagrant use of…
“One day a pilot said to me, ‘Why don’t you become a pilot?’ and it was so farfetched, I was like, ‘me?’” Rickiesha Foster, 38, said reflecting on her journey into the cockpit. Foster is among the first group to take part in United Airlines’ Aviate program designed to replenish its pilot ranks with more…
The late designer will be paid tribute by the label he founded in an “immersive runway experience” on Monday, Feb. 28. “I feel the world’s changed,” said Virgil Abloh during an interview with Vogue in the summer of 2021 while debuting his Fall 2021 collection for Off-White among the Paris haute couture presentations. Upon news…
OPINION: It’s a rom-com that is primarily saved by the comedy of Erica Hubbard and Christian Keyes and is only tangentially related to coffee. Black Coffee is not a particularly good movie. It is highly entertaining, but if you’re a person who spends time breaking down dialogue and plot, well, this ain’t your film; there…
