A Hollywood tourist attraction is getting a face lift that includes the removal of statues tied to the racist legacy of director D.W. Griffith. The shopping center at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue draws throngs of tourists annually, as well as celebrities as they flock to the center for the pomp and circumstance of the…
Squire Technologies, a Black-owned application for scheduling barbershop services, announced Wednesday that its valuation has tripled to $750 million after a new round of funding. The new Series D round totals $60 million and was led by Tiger Global. Since the company’s inception, it has raised approximately $165 million. The most recent round of funding…
The “Self-Control” singer was originally set to headline the 2020 festival before it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Frank Ocean fans, rejoice! The R&B singer is set to officially headline the 2023 Coachella Festival, per an official announcement from the festival co-founder. It’s been almost five years since the last Ocean album, Blonde,…
Officials said the gesture by the proud member of the LGBTQ community did not violate any rule about protests. Olympic shot putter Raven Saunders is facing criticism as the first Black American to show a sign of protest during a medal ceremony at the Tokyo Olympics, a gesture officials said did not violate any rule. …
From Martin Delany and James Baldwin to Harriet Tubman and Sun Ra. A look into the origins of the Black speculative movement and the implications that come with mainstream appeal. “Where do you see yourself in the future?” It is a question, a directive, a doctrine, and an aesthetic uttered from the mouths of elders,…
Police in New York are seeking two men who fired into a crowd on Saturday near 99th Street and 37th Avenue in Queens. The New York Police Department is looking for two men who fired into a crowd on Saturday, shooting 10 people, near 99th Street and 37th Avenue in Queens. “WANTED for ASSAULT: On…
Lamar Odom faces having to pay his ex Liza Morales about $400,000 in back child support and other related costs for their two children after a New York judge ruled in the “Basketball Wives” star’s favor, TMZ is reporting. The former couple, who dated on and off for 19 years, share two adult children, Destiny Odom,…
The uptick of athletes committing to Historically Black Colleges and Universities continues to gain great attention. Early this year, Shaquille O’Neal’s youngest son Shaqir O’Neal announced that he’d be attending Texas Southern University to continue his athletic career as a Division 1 basketball player. Now his sister Amirah O’Neal is doing the same. According to HBCU…
Civil right attorney Ben Crump and tort attorney Paul Napoli filed a lawsuit on behalf of the National Council of Negro Women against Johnson & Johnson in New Jersey on July 27, alleging the pharmaceutical company marketed talcum-based baby powder to Black women despite links to ovarian cancers. The NCNW was founded in 1935 and…
Tina Knowles-Lawson is calling out Disney+ “with love” for not promoting “Black Is King” adequately. On Saturday, July 31, Knowles celebrated the one-year anniversary of her daughter Beyoncé’s visual on Instagram, where she also took to the time to question Disney+, in a now-deleted caption, on why the brand fell short in promoting the film….
