Sanaa Lathan recently took her talents behind the camera to mark her directorial debut with her latest film, “On the Come Up.” The movie is based on the Angie Thomas book of the same name, which follows the story of 16-year-old Bri chasing her dream of becoming a rapper. It premiered on the Paramount+ streaming…
A Black woman who accused detectives of ignoring her rape case until after heiress Eliza Fletcher was kidnapped and killed by the man accused in both cases has taken legal action against the city of Memphis. Alicia Franklin filed a lawsuit against the city a year to the date after she allegedly was held at…
Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty With the rising popularity of true crime documentaries, it’s easy to forget that many of us are taking joy, or at the very least wide-eyed curiosity, in the real-life story of someone’s often gruesome and brutal murder. The circumstances are even worse when the case goes unsolved. Sadly, especially when…
Days after apologizing to his ex-wife, Kanye West makes a bizarre comparison between her and the late Queen Elizabeth, who died earlier this month. His Instagram page has been wiped clean, but on Sunday, Sept. 25, he shared a series of fashion-related posts on his Instagram story. In between those, the Yeezy CEO also shared…
Mourners attend a funeral service for Jonathan Price at Wolfe City High School Football Field on October 10, 2020, in Wolfe City, Texas. | Source: Montinique Monroe / Getty Just under two years ago, 31-year-old Black man Jonathan Price was shot and killed by a Texas police officer who tried to detain him because he…
Source: Gary Hershorn / Getty Imagine spending money on a nice hotel room, only to be woken up from your sleep by hotel staff claiming you didn’t belong there. That very scenario happened to a famed Black artist while he was trying to catch some Zs in a New York City hotel. Kahlil Robert Irving,…
The inhumane treatment and mass deportations of Haitian migrants are another chapter in America’s history of anti-Black racism, a new report by Amnesty International finds. The report was published on the one-year anniversary of the publication of viral photos and videos that show U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents flinging reins at the Black migrants…
At this point, there seems to be no wrong that Lori Harvey can do when it comes to fashion. Even her laid-back looks have her followers and her biggest fan, her mother Marjorie Harvey, praising the up-and-coming fashionista. In a post shared on Instagram, the former equestrian shows off a casual look of wide-leg jeans,…
Tyler Perry is well aware of the criticisms over the character Mabel “Madea” Earlene Simmons and recently found himself defending his work during a recent interview when the “Madea’s Family Reunion” director was reminded of the disdain some of his peers have for the art he creates. During a recent appearance on “Who’s Talking to…
Former NFL player Brett Favre attends day 3 of SiriusXM At Super Bowl LVI on February 11, 2022, in Los Angeles. | Source: Cindy Ord / Getty Welp, the welfare walls appear to be closing in on ex-NFL quarterback (and current National Food stamp League member, it seems) Brett Favre. Don’t get it bent up—until…
