The nominations reinforced the rapid rise of streaming, with the top-nominated scripted shows on services that largely emerged in the past two years “The Crown” tied with “The Mandalorian” for the most Emmy nominations Tuesday, 24 each, but the Marvel universe also got bragging rights with runner-up “WandaVision.” The nominations reinforced the rapid rise of…
Not only does 50 Cent exude his trolling way onto his enemies and friends, but the rapper apparently trolls his girlfriend Jamira “Cuban Link” Haines as well. She posted a photo of a small pink Balenciaga purse that was the same size as her phone. Under the July 12 photo, she wrote, “.. this the…
Mattel executive Lisa McKnight noted how “incredibly honored” the company is to feature Osaka in such a manner. Mattel announced on Monday that the company has released a limited edition Naomi Osaka Barbie doll — and it almost immediately sold out. The doll is part of the Barbie Role Model collection, which launched in 2015….
The Kansas City, Missouri, Veterans Administration hospital continues to face accusations of racial discrimination. The latest being a Black ex-employee who claims he was called disparaging names so often that it eventually became his nickname at his workplace. Now the former employee is suing. According to the lawsuit, filed on Friday, July 2, in the…
Source: AFP / Getty Cornel West has made no secret of how he feels about Harvard University. The noted academic publicly chronicled his claims of the Ivy League school rebuffing his request for tenure before he just up and quit altogether. But on Monday night, West — whose tenure plight preceded that of Nikole Hannah-Jones…
Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary since Washington dropped the name Redskins and the accompanying Indian head logo after 87 years Washington will not have any kind of Native American imagery as part of its next name, and the subject is still evolving across sports in the year since the storied NFL franchise dropped arguably the most polarizing…
On Monday’s “First Take,” Smith criticized the Los Angeles Angels’ Japanese pitcher Shohei Ohtani for needing an interpreter. Veteran ESPN host Stephen A. Smith offered up an apology Monday after making xenophobic remarks about Japan-born baseball star Shohei Ohtani. On his earlier show, First Take, which is set up as a head-to-head conversation between Smith…
The National Federation of High Schools removed language from one rule which had previously prohibited hard items to control the hair, including hair beads The national governing body for high school athletics has changed its softball rules after a Black player in North Carolina was forced to cut her hair during a game because of…
Source: KENA BETANCUR / Getty Tuesday marked the sixth year since Sandra Bland was found dead in police custody following a questionable traffic stop-turned violent by the arresting officer in Texas. The 28-year-old was driving from her native Illinois to begin a new job at Prairie View A&M University when she was pulled over for…
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was credited with solving a growing mail crisis in England and serving as a role model to generations of Black women Maj. Fannie Griffin McClendon and her Army colleagues never dwelled on being the only Black battalion of women to serve in Europe during World War II. They had…
