This project reunites Kelley and the director, who worked together previously on “Star” and the 2013 film “Lee Daniels’ The Butler.” Hulu is producing an eight-part series about legendary crooner Sammy Davis Jr., and Elijah Kelley is set to star in the lead. Probably best known for his portrayal of Ricky Bell in the 2017…
Source: SOPA Images / Getty Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is on a mission. It’s a congressional redistricting mission—which is to say, it’s a mission to de-Blackify a congressional district in the state of Florida. On Tuesday, the governor who hates critical race theory but keeps proving it necessary confirmed his plan to make a change…
OPINION: After viewing the video of the officer-involved shooting of Patrick Lyoya, we responded to the people who suggest he should have complied by asking: What does it take for a Black person to survive an encounter with a police officer? On Wednesday, authorities released footage of a confrontation that ended with an expected conclusion–a…
A Lawrenceville mother is still grieving nearly two years after her 17-year-old daughter was hit and killed by a Winder, Georgia, woman driving under the influence and still no criminal charges have been filed against the driver. “For her not to be around the family, it’s like a wound that cannot be healed,” said Pauline…
Ciara‘s son Future Zahir Wilburn has proven to be extremely talented at just 7 years old. In the past, Ciara has showcased her son’s love and interest in sports by sharing posts of Wilburn playing football and baseball. That all came to a head on April 14 when the singer uploaded a video of Wilburn…
In this Oct. 4, 1960, photograph, baseball legend Jackie Robinson stands with then-Vice President Richard M. Nixon (right) during a campaign stop in New Jersey. | Source: Bettmann / Getty On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson played his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers, forever changing baseball and society. Robinson was Black, and the integration…
Professor Amy Wax is known for making racist and xenophobic remarks, and she’s earning criticism for her latest statements. A University of Pennsylvania law professor made an appearance on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show recently and said Black and Asian people are resentful of “Western peoples’ outsized achievements,” according to a new report from NBC…
Georgia State University might not have meant to do it, but the college had the mother of rapper Ludacris shedding tears after announcing they would be awarding the rapper an honorary degree from the university. The Grammy-winning musician will be honored with a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Management. Ludacris, who was born Christopher…
The Grand Rapids Police Department has released the video of one of its officers shooting an unarmed Black man in Michigan after he was stopped for having a bad license plate on his car. The graphic footage reignites the argument about how quick cops are to use excessive force that results in death when engaging…
The actress made history last month as the first openly queer woman of color to win an Oscar Fresh off her historic Academy Award win, actress Ariana DeBose has announced her next project, a rom-com described as My Best Friend’s Wedding but with an Afro-Latina cast. As reported by Deadline, DeBose will executive produce and…
