Starz has developed a new drama series, “Queen Nzinga,” starring Yetide Badaki, and produced by 50 Cent, Mo Adubu, and Steven S. Deknight that tells the story of an African queen named Nzinga who ruled in 17th century Angola. 50 Cent was thrilled to come on board the project. “As G-Unit Film & Television launches…
OPINION: Four burgeoning Black women writers tell theGrio how the works of the Black feminist scholar inspire them to be their best selves. (Credit: YouTube screenshot) In the wake of the loss of renowned author, Black feminist scholar and activist bell hooks, theGrio gathered four burgeoning Black women writers to ask how her work, life…
Brookings Hall, one of the symbols of Washington University in St. Louis. | Source: Stephen Ehlers / Getty Getting an advanced education shouldn’t come with a side course of bigotry, but sadly it appears to be a constant occurrence in the news on multiple occasions. Washington University is the latest to experience racism on its…
A Black San Francisco UPS delivery driver claims she was subjected to racial profiling after being given a citation that she says was for double-parking her service truck earlier this month in a confrontation that was caught on her cellphone and has since gone viral. The incident took place on Tuesday, Dec. 7, around 11:30…
A mural painted by local artists to celebrate Black history was vandalized on Saturday, Dec. 18, in St. Louis, Missouri. Police say they will use video from cameras in the area to attempt to identify those responsible for painting over the faces of prominent African-Americans such as businesswoman Annie Malone, U.S. Rep. John Lewis, and…
The veteran actor, who was also dropped by his talent agency, claims the sexual encounters “were consensual.” Actor Chris Noth will not be appearing in more episodes of the hit CBS series The Equalizer amid sexual assault allegations leveled against him by three women. “Chris Noth will no longer film additional episodes of The Equalizer,…
Prosecutors rebuffed defense attorney arguments that Wright was at least partly responsible for his own demise. Closing arguments in former police officer Kim Potter‘s manslaughter trial for the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright began Monday morning with the prosecution rebuffing defense attorney arguments that Wright was at least partly responsible for his own demise. “We’re…
“What a night,: the 23-year-old Atlanta Hawks star wrote on Instagram over the weekend. Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young and his longtime girlfriend Shelby Miller are finally tying the knot. The 23-year-old NBA star shared Instagram photos of himself proposing to Miller on Friday following their recent engagement. The pictures show Young getting down…
“He has truly been our modern-day Santa Claus,” a local politician said of Yeezy on Sunday. A Chicago-area toy drive took place over the weekend, with thousands of toys given away, after receiving a generous donation from the native rapper formerly known as Kanye West. The billionaire mogul, who legally changed his name to “Ye”…
Source: Twitter video screenshot A police officer was shown on a viral video employing a violent chokehold on an unidentified man before the cop pulled out his gun and aimed it at a mob of angry passengers who were brawling as their flight was delayed at the airport in Miami on Monday night. NBC Miami…
