Dozens of Smith-Fields’ friends, family and members of the Bridgeport community rallied Sunday, calling for answers. The family of 23-year-old Lauren Smith-Fields is poised to sue the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, for what it describes as a lack of transparency and humanity from officials at the police department probing her death. A rally was held…
Hollywood hitmaker Will Packer recently dropped a bomb about the highly anticipated sequel to his mega-hit movie “Girls Trip.” The movie producer has corralled the four stars, Queen Latifah, Regina Hall, Jada Pinkett-Smith, and Tiffany Haddish together to bring fans a part two of the 2017 film that grossed a whopping $140 million worldwide. During…
A decision from the justices against Harvard University and University of North Carolina could mean the end of affirmative action in college admissions. The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding another blockbuster case to a term with abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19…
When Miller was a 16-year-old gang member in West Philadelphia, he shot and killed teen father Edward White. Larry Miller, the former president and current chairman of Nike’s Jordan brand, has begun sharing a secret he’s held for more than 50 years. When Miller was a 16-year-old gang member in West Philadelphia, he was convicted…
Comedian and television host Nick Cannon is still mourning the death of his infant son Zen. The bereaved father, although he has continued to stay busy with shows like “The Masked Singer,” “Wild ‘N Out” and his self-titled talk show, let the world know how difficult it is for him to have lost his 5-month-old…
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was sworn in as the first Black woman to represent the predominantly Democratic 20th District in Florida on Tuesday, but her Republican opponent she defeated by a landslide the week before, still has not conceded the race. Cherfilus-McCormick won the special election for the 20th District on Jan. 11, securing 78.7…
There are more than 30 film versions of Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, and all but one of them have white leads. The Scottish Macbeth is almost always played on the big screen in a manner that is authentic to the original 17th-century casting, a white European man. However, with his new project “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” Denzel Washington…
EXCLUSIVE: As tax season officially kicks off on Jan. 24, tax professionals lay out important tips to keep in mind for filers, especially as it relates to 2021’s child tax credits. Experts are cautioning Black households from filing their own taxes in 2022. They predict 2021 filings will yield historic tax returns, but worry self-filing…
Jamaica will be sending a four-man bobsled team, a two-man bobsled team and a female monobob racer to the Olympics this year. For the first time in about 20 years, a four-man Jamaican bobsled team has qualified for the Winter Olympics — this time in Beijing, China. The first time a four-man team from the…
There’s a crumb of good news for fans curious to know whether Idris Elba will take over for Daniel Craig as the spy agent James Bond after Craig stepped down from his most notable role in 2021 following the release of Cary Joji Fukunaga’s “No Time to Die.” During an interview with Deadline Podcast, Bond…
