The film takes place in Curaçao, centered around a high-stakes game of dominoes. Ernest Dickerson‘s film, Double Play, will be coming to video on demand (VOD) this month. Allen Media Group, owned by Byron Allen, who also owns theGrio, has acquired the North American VOD rights to the drama and will distribute it to rent…

Rapper Yo Gotti calls himself “Scholarship Gotti” after agreeing to cover tuition costs for a student at Clark Atlanta University next semester. In celebration of his double album, “CM10: Free Game,” the Memphis native has pledged to support up-and-coming artists who shared a freestyle to his new single, “Dolla for Dolla.” Yo Gotti pledges to…

Cops were called to the ‘Scandal’ star’s home in the San Fernando Valley. Columbus Short was arrested last week for a domestic violence incident with his wife at their California home.  Cops were called to Short’s home in the San Fernando Valley on Wednesday amid reports of an argument between him and his wife Aida…

The Virginia capital’s Monument Row once paid homage to men who fought to preserve slavery Last week, a Black-owned construction company began dismantling the remaining stone pedestals previously used to prop up massive Confederate statues that used to be centered on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. City officials have tasked the leaders of their local…

CDC report shows African American accounted for nearly half of all HIV diagnoses in 2018. February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. First observed in 1999, the day focuses on increasing HIV education, testing, treatment and community involvement. To mark the day, many states held virtual symposiums, offered free testing and outlined steps taken…

The court’s action means the upcoming elections will be conducted under a map drawn by Alabama’s Republican-controlled legislature that contains one majority-Black district The Supreme Court on Monday put on hold a lower court ruling that Alabama must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections to increase Black voting power. The high court order boosts Republican…

OPINION: Not only was the former CNN president responsible for the rise of Donald Trump, his track record of hiring Black people for key roles was also terrible. Can I please interrupt the hosannas and paeans pouring out of the CNN building in praise of its former president, Jeff Zucker, for a moment of clarity?…

EXCLUSIVE: While Black unemployment rate has dropped alongside the national rate, joblessness for the community remains disproportionately high. There is celebration over President Joe Biden’s job creation efforts as the administration has set a year one record of 6.6 million jobs. In addition to the strong jobs numbers, the unemployment rate for Black Americans has…

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s split has been anything but amicable since the “Keeping Up with the Kardashian” star filed for divorce on Feb. 19, 2021. The 41-year-old reality star has since requested joint legal and physical custody of their four children. However, their co-parenting journey is experiencing a turbulent start.  In a since-deleted post…