Abdulrazak Gurnah has been named the 2021 recipient of one of the world’s most prestigious awards: the Nobel Prize in literature. The Tanzanian novelist is the first Black writer to be awarded the prize since 1993. His career’s body of work narrates tales of immigrants grappling with identity under the thumb of imperialism. Zanzibar-born author…
Flanagan died over the weekend from COVID-19 complications. Ricarlo Flanagan, who gained fame as a semifinalist on Last Comic Standing, died over the weekend due to COVID-19 complications. He was 40 years old. A stand-up comedian, actor and rapper, Flanagan had a recurring role on the eighth season of Shameless, Walk the Prank on Disney…
Denzel Washington and Will Smith are two prominent actors that have long been celebrated in the film industry. So much so that the acknowledgment of their talents has crossed paths before at the 2002 Oscars when both were nominated for Best Actor Role. At that time, Washington’s role in “Training Day” and Smith’s “Ali” is…
The music festival announced a vaccine-mandate for entry into the live music festival back in August of this year amid concerns surrounding the Delta variant The Coachella Valley Music and Arts and Stagecoach festivals have reversed their vaccine mandate, announcing that ticket holders will instead be required to show proof of a negative test. In August, festivals like Coachella…
“That ‘S’ on the chest wasn’t for ‘Superwoman,’ ” she told attendees of Tuesday’s Most Powerful Women’s Summit. “It was for ‘Spent.’ “ Speaking at Fortune’s annual Most Powerful Women’s Summit Tuesday in Washington D.C., the president and chief executive officer of TIAA proclaimed that “work-life balance is a lie.” Thasunda Brown Duckett added that…
Tamar Braxton has sparked a new debate about dating. The singer and reality TV star took to Twitter on Monday, Oct. 11, addressing the topic of “going half” with your partner. Typically “going half” is related to both parties splitting the tab on a date, or even splitting the bills. According to Braxton, she does…
EXCLUSIVE: A dispute between Black members of Indigenous tribes and the federal government is part of a history that is now being exposed on Capitol Hill. Descendants of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 are in line to get reparations from the United States government, but not for the massacre itself. Many of the Black…
Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund files motion to intervene, saying government won’t defend farmers’ program aggressively. A group of Black farmers has filed a motion to intervene as part of a Texas federal court battle over $5 billion in debt relief for farmers of color. The motion was filed this week by the Federation…
A group of Howard University students has taken over a campus building in an effort to amplify their demands for change in multiple areas at the historically Black college in the nation’s capital. The sit-in began on Tuesday and was continuing as of Wednesday morning after students spent the night in the Blackburn Center to…
Tisha Campbell wants a clothing manufacturer to run her her coins after the company used her face to sell its items. The “Martin” star shared the news, which she dubbed “dumb ass shit,” on TikTok then reposted the video to her Instagram page on Saturday, Oct. 9. While she started off the clip laughing and…
