Jamie Foxx, 56, returned triumphantly to the stage with Netflix’s “What Had Happened Was…” The “In Living Color” alum used the 68-minute standup special to speak about his private life through comedy, including his future dating plans. At one point, the Oscar-winning actor made fun of the public’s perception of his preference for dating white…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 01: Jaleel White attends Netflix’s “Hustle” World Premiere at Regency Village Theatre on June 01, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) OPINION: Recent comments by the “Family Matters” star kind of make you wonder how he defines “Black show” and/or “hood show.” Editor’s note: The following…
Jamie Foxx speaks onstage during the 2024 Governors Awards at Dolby Theatre on November 17, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) After suffering a stroke in 2023, Jamie Foxx reflects on his health scare in his new Netflix comedy special “What Had Happened Was.” Jamie Foxx is back, and like most Black…
Katie Holmes is defending herself for getting into her mama bear mode over her Suri Cruise – whom she shares with ex-husband Tom Cruise. The 45-year-old recently doubled down on her reaction to debunk a statement regarding her daughter’s financial status after a fan tried to check her for responding in the first place. In…
Shortly after Luigi Mangione was arrested Monday in connection with last week’s fatal shooting of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, many criticized the news media for highlighting a video of Mangione’s high school valedictorian speech, arguing that such coverage reflected a pattern of framing white murder suspects as ones deserving of sympathy. Critics pointed to the stark…
Source: Dr. Crystal R. Sanders In her groundbreaking new book, A Forgotten Migration: Black Southerners, Segregation Scholarships, and the Debt Owed to Public HBCUs, Dr. Crystal R. Sanders uncovers a little-known chapter of American history that continues to resonate today: the systemic underfunding of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the complex legacy of…
Vice President Kamala Harris, joined by U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-12) and U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-CA), signs the Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act at the U.S. Capitol, Monday, December 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) The vice president’s signature instructs Congress to posthumously award Chisholm, the first…
(L-R) Beyoncé and Blue Ivy Carter attend the world premiere of Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on December 09, 2024. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney) Jay-Z joined Beyoncé and Tina Knowles as they celebrated Blue Ivy’s upcoming cinematic debut in “Mufasa: The Lion King.” This week…
This booking photo released Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections shows Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (Pennsylvania Department of Corrections via AP) A tech-savvy Ivy League graduate with a privileged background stands accused of a high-profile murder, leaving a trail of evidence as…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 9: Andre Zachary, Jordan Neely’s father, holds a press conference outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on December 9, 2024 in New York City. The trial of Daniel Penny, 26, has ended with the former Marine being found not guilty in the death of Jordan Neely, who Penny choked while…
