Bernard Adams will be the third of Adams’ friends and family to get a position in his administration New York City mayor Eric Adams has reportedly appointed his brother, Bernard Adams, to the position of deputy commissioner in the NYPD. Bernard, who is a retired NYPD sergeant, was listed as a commissioner on the official…
The newly-appointed DA and commissioner have expressed differences in their approaches to reforming New York City’s criminal justice system to increase public safety The policies of Manhattan’s new District Attorney have drawn criticism from a recently appointed New York Police commissioner who sent the department a mass email on Friday expressing disagreement with the prosecutor’s…
OPINION: Critic Gene Seymour offers a list of his all-time favorite movies starring the film legend, who died Friday at 94. This is going to be a purely subjective list of my all-time favorite Sidney Poitier movies, which means it’s going to make many readers very cross with what they see as omissions, unforgivable, egregious,…
It’s been just a few weeks since Keshia Knight Pulliam shared in a promo clip from OWN’s “Eggs Over Easy: Black Women & Fertility” documentary that she was freezing her eggs. Now that the documentary has premiered on Tuesday, Jan. 4, the actress surprised viewers and fans with another shocker about her in vitro fertilization…
Princess Love and Ray J’s son, Epik, is 2 going on 20. Love recently posted a short video on Jan. 4 of their son giving her a little bit of attitude. While Love can’t be seen in the video because she is recording, the toddler, on the other hand, doesn’t even want to be seen…
A Black man in Philadelphia spent 37 years in prison, despite the trial witness being charged with perjury just months after his conviction. In 2022, he was released from his incarceration after evidence emerged that officers offered said witness sex and drugs to lie on the stand. According to NPR, Willie Stokes, 61, spent more…
Through its Forever Stamp collection, the U.S. Postal Service has paid homage to trailblazing men and women whose contributions have shaped the landscape of American history. One of the latest luminaries to have her likeness featured on a stamp is Edmonia Lewis who was the first Black sculptor, ARTnews reported. Edmonia Lewis, Sculptor Who Broke…
Source: Acey Harper / Getty Sidney Poitier was an icon, one of the first true black stars in the modern-day film. He not only paved the way for so many black actors/actresses, but he also allowed black people to see themselves in their favorite films. In his death we remember his legacy and the movies…
“He does not necessarily have the testicular fortitude it takes to stand up to people who are bullying him,” Sellers said of Cruz on Friday in a CNN appearance The public ridicule of Sen. Ted Cruz after his widely viewed Thursday night appearance on Tucker Carlson Tonight continued on Don Lemon‘s CNN show on Friday….
Legislative calendar, omicron wave and Winter Olympics delays State of the Union speech to March President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address on March 1, the White House confirmed Friday, after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the president a formal invitation to speak to Congress and the American public one…
