Black artists in Philadelphia are outraged the city has chosen a white artist to pay tribute to abolitionist Harriet Tubman with a new permanent statue slated to stand before City Hall in 2023. “Without our city council voting on it, how do you just give away half a million dollars?” asked Maisha Sullivan-Ongonzo of the…
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas sits during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on April 23, 2021. | Source: Pool / Getty Supreme Court Justice and Uncle Fruckus prototype Clarence Thomas has canceled plans to teach a seminar this fall at George Washington University’s law school after he was…
Kaavia James Wade is continuing to add to the list of reasons the world knows her as the “Shady Baby.” The celebrity tyke’s recent social media post delivers on all things petty and witty. As the daughter of often smiley and outgoing parents Gabrielle Union and former NBA star Dwyane Wade, the toddler has a…
Over the years, Ashanti has been known to take elaborate vacations all over the world. The list includes Bahamas, Turkey, Barbados and Antigua and Barbuda, just to name a few. On July 20, the 41-year-old informed her Instagram followers that she is on another getaway trip, this time to the Turks and Caicos Islands. In…
One veteran police officer will soon be fired from the Philadelphia Police Department for his use of a racial epithet while talking to a police radio room employee. The white cop, with more than three decades on his badge, was captured in an audio clip saying “f–k n–gers.” On Wednesday, July 20, a spokesperson for…
Tisha Campbell sat down on Zoom and chatted with Hot 97’s “Ebro in the Morning” this week about her new upcoming Netflix show “Uncoupled.” The show is set to follow actor Neil Patrick Harris on his road of self-discovery after breaking up with a long-term partner. While discussing the premise of the show, Tisha acknowledged heavily…
More officers involved in the death of George Floyd have now been convicted in a federal court for their part in his fatal arrest. A U.S. judge sentenced them to less than four years in prison, but they will wear the stain of the history-altering event for the rest of their lives. On Wednesday, July…
Last weekend, Marvel Studios released the trailer for the upcoming sequel, “Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever.” The original film starred the late Chadwick Boseman as King T’Challa. Boseman passed away in 2020, after a four-year silent battle with colon cancer. “Black Panther,” released in 2018, marks the first Black superhero-led movie in the Marvel franchise…
Source: Pictures from History / Getty There was once a group of Black soldiers who helped shape America and their legacy should never be forgotten. They were known as the Buffalo soldiers and they were the first Army regiment made up of completely Black men. In 1866, congress passed the Army Organization Act, which allowed…
Former “Growing Up Hip Hop” star Angela Simmons hopped on Instagram Live and candidly spoke on her self-love journey. The Shade Room reposted a clip from Angela’s Live where she confessed the struggles she faced with loving her body and how that can affect everything a person does. @angelasimmons/Instagram She shared, “I can’t stress to…
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