The program, named in honor of Jonas Gwangwa, is part of The Academy’s global outreach effort to expand representation in film scoring. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a partnership with Mercury Studios to launch the Jonas Gwangwa Music Composition Initiative. Set to begin in October 2022, the one-year career program aims…
Black Wall Street Chamber of Commerce President Sherry Gamble Smith and her husband were fatally shot at home Thursday. BIXBY, Okla. (AP) — A Black business leader and community activist who joined Tulsa civic leaders in fighting then-President Donald Trump’s plan to hold a campaign rally on Juneteenth in a city known as the site…
The body of Takahashi, 60, was found Wednesday floating about 330 yards off the coast of Okinawa. TOKYO (AP) — Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of the “Yu-Gi-Oh!” manga comic and trading card game, has died, apparently while snorkeling in southwestern Japan, the coast guard said Friday. The body of Takahashi, 60, was found Wednesday floating…
The new requirement, which takes effect in September, was included in a law passed last week that sought to preserve some limits on firearms after the Supreme Court ruled that most people have a right to carry a handgun for personal protection. ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As missed warning signs pile up in investigations of…
Morrow, the inventive son of Alabama sharecroppers, died last month at his home in San Diego of pneumonia. He was 82. The barber who pioneered many of the hair care products that became an iconic part of the Black community has passed away at 82. Willie Lee Morrow, the inventive son of Alabama sharecroppers, died…
Hollywood’s favorite “IT” girl Lori Harvey looks stunning in a new set of Instagram photos shared on Wednesday, July 6. The 25-year-old model shared new images from what appears to be a girl’s night out, calling herself “The Blueprint,” in the caption. In the photos, Harvey wore a black velvet YSL catsuit, worth $3,590. The…
Michigan voters have quite a mix of candidates as contenders for the Republican nomination for governor next month. WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading contender for the Republican nomination for governor in Michigan was sued in the 1990s, accused of using racial slurs about Black people in the workplace and sexually harassing his employees. One of…
Source: Alex Wong / Getty On Thursday, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt called for an investigation into Tulsa Public Schools after claims that the school district violated the state’s new anti-CRT law. MORE: The Critical Race Theory Explainer Every White Person Should Read According to local reports, Stitt called for a state audit of the school…
A 54-year-old Republican, Holder White has sat on the bench for 21 years, beginning as a Macon County associate circuit judge. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The first Black woman to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court was sworn in Thursday, celebrating the event as recognition of the “undeniable value and merit” women and people of…
Method Man is good in Tina Knowles Lawson’s book after the legendary rapper issued a lengthy overdue apology to her daughter and the ladies of Destiny’s Child after mistreating them during a 2001 celebration in honor of Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Janet Jackson. Tina shared a brief clip from the nearly 12-minute-long interview featuring the Wu-Tang…
