Actress Tia Mowry delivered what fans deemed was the most iconic line “dancing and emphasizing” when she portrayed the character Melanie Barnett on the hit series “The Game.” Barnett was the girlfriend and future wife of football player Derwin Davis, played by Pooch Hall. Mowry’s Instagram post shared on March 23, had fans going down…
Source: First Liberty Institute / First Liberty Institute We’ve all seen that the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson have been a theatric display of not-so-veiled racism of white-tastic proportions and the enduring patience of Black women who are smarter than all the white people in the room. We saw Republican legislators…
Denzel Washington is one of the most renowned and beloved actors of our time. The Academy Award winner’s career spans over four decades and includes over four dozen roles in some of Hollywood’s most critically acclaimed films. Still, despite his visibility and popularity, fans have been mispronouncing his name all these years. The 67-year-old made…
Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson may be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court Showing up, showing out Black girls and women from grade school to grandmas swell with pride at the prospect of a Black woman as a Supreme Court justice. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Young admirers Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Richard Durbin…
Legendary funk musician George Clinton’s talents have taken him across the globe, but he’s always stayed true to the community that played an instrumental role in shaping him into the pioneering artist he is today. The 80-year-old Parliament-Funkadelic bandleader recently stopped by his former elementary school in New Jersey to gift young scholars with instruments,…
The esteemed comedian sat down with People Magazine ahead of the big night which will see her host the Academy Awards alongside Regina Hall and Amy Schumer The Oscars are just days away, and will feature an exciting lineup including Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes. In a recent interview with People Magazine, Sykes…
The mother of a Black man who died during a confrontation with Louisiana state police said she is seeking justice for her son as lawmakers try to unravel the truth behind his death. Mona Hardin testified before a special legislative committee charged with finding out what happened to Ronald Greene three years ago when he…
She won her first Grand Slam in 1998, but it wasn’t until 2006 that Williams got the same Wimbledon prize as Roger Federer. In an interview with CBS This Morning, Venus Williams explained that it was her first Grand Slam win at the age of 16 that gave her a “rude awakening” into the pay…
The delay has allowed Georgia’s current Governor Brian Kemp to raise more than $2 million through his leadership committee. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has filed a lawsuit to be able to take advantage of a new kind of Georgia fundraising committee, called a leadership committee. If the court rules in her favor, Abrams would…
An unarmed Black man sitting in his car outside of his home was shot by a police officer, leaving the majority of his body paralyzed. Jajuan Henderson, 29, is now suing the city and members of the police force for damages incurred by the incident. Jajuan Henderson (Family photo) A copy of the lawsuit, secured…
