After pulling off a breathtaking performance as Black jazz singer Billie Holiday, Andra Day reflects on what it was like to play the “Strange Fruit” singer. “This experience, outside of my niece and nephew, was the greatest experience of my life,” she said in an interview with People. Despite receiving several nominations and winning awards…
The famed scholar-activist and acclaimed actress will address Spelman College’s graduating classes of ’21 and ’20. Famed scholar, writer, philosopher and equal rights activist Angela Y. Davis will deliver the keynote address for Spelman College’s 134th Commencement ceremony, honoring the graduating class of 2021 on Sunday, May 16. Tony Award-nominated playwright and actress Danai Gurira…
Source: Louisville Metro Police Department One of the police officers who fired his gun during Breonna Taylor‘s killing may need to find a new way to capitalize on her death after a major publishing house dealt a huge blow to the disgraced cop’s plans to write a book about the deadly episode in Lousiville last…
A Cook County prosecutor who said in court the boy was armed when Chicago cops shot him is now backtracking. A prosecutor who said in court that 13-year-old Adam Toledo had a gun when he was shot by Chicago Police is now backtracking on his statement. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office said in a…
The daughter of New York Jets wide receiver legend Al Toon has died after she succumbed to injuries sustained in an apparent murder-suicide at her Scottsdale, Arizona, home. Molly Elizabeth Lillard, the 28-year-old daughter of Toon, and a former star volleyball player at the University of Michigan, was shot to death on Sunday and found…
Kaavia James Union Wade is channeling her spirit animal that embodies the same fierce personality that she has…a lion. In an April 13 Instagram video, the 2-year-old walked over to the unknown person holding a camera, wearing a lion costume. The costume consisted of just a lion head and lion slippers, and for her body…
Five people were hospitalized after the Thursday night shooting, according to police, one with critical injuries. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before killing himself in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, police said, in the latest in a spate of mass shootings after…
Steve Harvey is switching up with his attire. On Wednesday, April 14, he showed his fan base that he ditched his usual suit look for a new appearance. He wore an all-white collared button-up shirt, underneath a pair of Dolce & Gabbana blue patterned jeans and a matching jacket. Along with his clothing, Steve wore…
“This show isn’t a show about slavery. It’s a show about the character Cora.” The official trailer has dropped for Barry Jenkins‘ highly anticipated Amazon Original series The Underground Railroad, set to debut May 14 exclusively on Prime Video. The 10-episode limited series is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, and will premiere…
“You know you have to step up when you’re in his presence.” Netflix will pay tribute to Chadwick Boseman with an upcoming special featuring interviews with several of his Hollywood friends and collaborators, including Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, and Danai Gurira. Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist is an exploration into “Boseman’s extraordinary…
