“I’ve always wanted to be a villain,” said Burgess. Well, it looks like Tituss Burgess will be taking his talents to Easy Street. The six-time Emmy-nominated actor has been cast to play Rooster in NBC’s upcoming Annie Live! set to air Dec. 2. Rooster Hannigan is the scheming and money-hungry little brother of Miss Hannigan,…
Rep. Elijah Cummings‘ nephew was reportedly slain by Rashad Dooley, Javon Doyle, Kwaume Edwards and Ahmad Watson. Four men have been charged with the 2011 murder of the nephew of late Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings. Christopher Cummings, 20 was killed on June 10, 2011, in Norfolk, Virginia. The college student was found dead in a…
The local NAACP is demanding accountability after Lafayette elementary teacher Julie Colley used the word when commenting in a Facebook group. Civil rights groups and parents are calling for a Louisiana teacher to be fired after she used the n-word in a Facebook post. Julie Colley, a teacher at Ossun Elementary School in Lafayette, used…
Judge John Cooper is scheduled to hear a lawsuit brought by parents from several school districts who are asking that limits be lifted on mandatory masking Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on mandatory school mask policies faces a challenge in a Tallahassee courtroom on Friday afternoon. Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper is scheduled to hear…
The announcement by the FDA applies to millions of Americans who are vulnerable because of organ transplants, certain cancers or other disorders U.S. regulators say transplant recipients and others with severely weakened immune systems can get an extra dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to better protect them as the delta variant continues…
Clinton College President Lester McCorn made the announcement last week for qualifying full-time students at the school in Rock Hill. A small historically Black college in South Carolina is offering all full-time students free tuition for the upcoming 2021-22 academic year. Clinton College President Lester McCorn made the announcement last week for qualifying full-time students…
Reality TV star Garcelle Beauvais of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” was forced to address a conversation about race with her co-star Kathy Hilton on the latest episode of the hit Bravo series. The discussion, which initially aired on Wednesday, Aug. 11, began after Hilton brought up “RHOBH” castmates Sutton Stracke and Crystal Kung Minkoff‘s fight from earlier this season during…
Drummond tweeted a video of himself Thursday jumping into his family’s pool after his toddler. Philadelphia 76ers center Andre Drummond shared a video of himself jumping into his family’s pool after his 2-year-old son, Deon, fell in. The toddler was sitting on the edge of the pool when he appeared to stand and fall into…
Badu tweeted a public apology to the former First Couple for posting a video from his soiree. Soul music mainstay Erykah Badu has said she’s sorry for posting a video from the private 60th birthday party of former President Barack Obama in Martha’s Vineyard. The singer took to Twitter to offer a public apology that…
Judge Christopher Wagner ordered Brandon Rutherford to be vaccinated within 60 days of his court date or face prison. An Ohio man was ordered to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of his probation. Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Christopher Wagner ordered Brandon Rutherford to be vaccinated within 60 days of his Aug. 4…
