Comedian Amaru named the studio Greenwood District Studio after the Tulsa “Black Wall Street” neighborhood. On the lot at 921 Mall Drive West in Lansing, Michigan, used to sit the old Lansing Mall Cinema. It’s sat empty since the theater closed in 2014. Until now. The plot soon will be the set of Greenwood District…
Amongst the wave of historically Black colleges and universities throughout the country receiving an outpour of fiscal support is Morgan State University. The Baltimore-based school was granted a $2.7 million endowment to revive its wrestling program. Largest donation in Morgan State University Athletics history paves way for return of Division I Collegiate Wrestling, following 24-year…
“I ran for Congress because I believe in the resiliency of the community I love and call home,” Shontel Brown says Two vacant Ohio congressional seats were filled Thursday after Republican Mike Carey, a coal lobbyist from Columbus, and Democrat Shontel Brown, a Democratic Party leader from Cleveland, were sworn in as members of the…
Emergency stay halts vaccine mandate on businesses with 100 or more workers A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency stay of the requirement by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration that those workers…
Steve Harvey’s newfound fashion glow-up has everyone talking. The talk show host has shared several viral outfits of the day in tapered slacks and tailored coats that have plenty of fans exclaiming that he “looks like money.” While Harvey recently revealed his wife, Marjorie Harvey, is to thank for the overall revamped appearance, his flex…
Astroworld concertgoers describe chaos they’re still trying to understand Screaming. Suffocating. Panicked. Unconscious. The concertgoers at a highly anticipated Houston music festival Friday night say they were shocked to witness how the event brewed into pandemonium that left at least eight people dead. Rapper Travis Scott was the headliner for the sold-out Astroworld Festival in NRG Park,…
City officials said Saturday they were in the early stages of investigating the pandemonium at the Astroworld Festival on Friday Authorities said they would watch video, interview witnesses and review concert protocols to determine how eight people died at a Houston music festival when fans suddenly surged toward the stage to watch rapper Travis Scott….
From Stomp the Yard to Think Like a Man, entertainment mogul Will Packer has continually tapped into the power of storytelling to bring an array of Black narratives to the forefront. He recently received a special honor from his alma mater for his contributions to the industry. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Florida A&M University…
The Department of Justice is in settlement talks with affected families President Joe Biden said Saturday that the families of children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border during the Trump administration should be compensated, as his Department of Justice is in settlement talks with affected families. Raising his voice, Biden said that regardless…
The British actor and his wife advocate for small farmers during a COP26 panel on behalf of the International Fund for Agricultural Development Actor Idris Elba and his model wife Sabrina Dhowre Elba spoke on behalf of small farmers at the United Nations climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday. The Elbas, ambassadors of the…
