Whoopi Goldberg’s signature locs are equally as recognized as her outstanding presence in television and film. But while Goldberg has seldom been seen donning a different hairstyle, that does not mean she has experienced grace and acceptance from Hollywood executives. In fact, the “Ghost” star said it was quite the opposite. While discussing the monumental…
For the first time in Brazil’s history, its census includes a question counting members of the Quilombo community, a monumental change that can have long-lasting impacts says University of South Florida Associate Professor of Sociology, Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman, Ph.D. “It changes the narrative, it changes people’s sense of Blackness in Brazil,” Hordge-Freeman added. There are 3,495…
Source: Getty Images / Getty My good people, I don’t mean to blow your minds—but it does not appear that Judge Joe Brown likes or respects women. Maybe we should have noticed this at some point during the 15 seasons he played Black male Judge Judy before his show got canceled and we were no…
Chaka Khan is not pleased with the current state of music, and the legendary soul singer has no issue letting her dislike of popular musical techniques be known. Earlier this week, the “I Feel for You” singer expressed frustration over artists who use Auto-tune. Page Six caught up with the music icon Monday night, Oct….
A California family has reached out to the state’s attorney general’s office to ask for an independent investigation into the death of their loved one. The relatives suggest the family patriarch would still be alive if the Los Angeles Police Department had not been negligent when attempting to apprehend a suspect who carjacked the victim…
Source: Brandon Bell / Getty A conservative group affiliated with former Trump advisor Stephen Miller is targeting Black voters and other communities of color with disinformation ahead of the midterm election. Reportedly, Miller’s America First Legal Foundation sent mailers making anti-trans claims. Some Black voters in the Atlanta metro area reported receiving the mailers, which…
The Knowles-Carter tribe posed for another rare family photo at the Wearable Art Gala last weekend. Power couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z showed up to support the charitable event that was presented by her mother, Tina Knowles-Lawson, and her husband, Richard Lawson, at the Where Art Can Occur Theatre Center. The most notable and influential Black…
Source: Drew Angerer / Getty History was made last week when Hampton University standout student-athlete Byron Perkins became the first openly gay Division 1 football player at a historically Black college or university (HBCU). While the numerous headlines surrounding Perkins’ decision to come out signal progress, his decision to make his sexual orientation public is…
Source: New York Daily News Archive / Getty Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts, the longtime pastor at Abyssinian Baptist Church In New York City’s Harlem community where he became highly influential in local politics, died on Friday at the age of 73. The cause of Butts’ death was cancer, according to the Rev. Al Sharpton. Abyssinian…
Tyler Perry responded to a recent article by Atlanta Black Star and denied calling out former cast mates Janet Jackson and Jill Scott as a reason why the third “Why Did I Get Married” film has not yet happened. Perry took a screenshot of a headline and posted it onto his Insta story with a…
