Samaria Rice pictured in 2018. | Source: NBC / Getty The mother of Tamir Rice has publicly accused several high-profile social justice activists of exploiting controversial killings of Black people for financial gain. Samaria Rice, whose 12-year-old son was killed in 2014 after a police officer shot him within seconds of seeing him in a…
“Black-ish” star Marsai Martin is continuing to build her entertainment empire by expanding her relationship with Walt Disney Television, thanks to a pilot order from The Disney Channel. The network greenlit production on an episode of her single-camera comedy series, “Saturdays,” which the 16-year-old actress will executive produce through her Genius Entertainment company, launched in…
EXCLUSIVE: A new study conducted by Brilliant Corners and the National Urban League concludes Black Americans are less likely to get the COVID-19 vaccine due to misinformation Data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shows the Black population in this country still lags way behind their white counterparts when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations…
The actress views the breathtaking photoshoot as ‘almost like righting a wrong’ Fresh off their Netflix film Malcolm & Marie, Zendaya and John David Washington are on the latest cover of W Magazine in an old-Hollywood inspired photoshoot. Both Zendaya and John David Washington are some of the most in-demand talents in Hollywood today. Both with impressive careers on their own, the…
A Black mom is suing her biracial son’s Nevada charter school after she claims he received a failing grade for refusing to link aspects of his identity to oppression and dominance in a sociology class. Gabrielle Clark and her son William Clark filed a suit in U.S. District Court of Nevada against public charter school…
If Boseman were to win the award, he would be only the third actor to win posthumously The late Chadwick Boseman has made Oscars history as the first African American to be posthumously nominated for an Academy Award. Boseman was nominated for Best Actor for his portrayal of Levee Green in the 2020 film Ma…
Nothing could have prepared Tessica Brown for the hate she says she received after posting a video detailing how she used gorilla glue spray — a permanent spray adhesive meant for crafts — on her hair. Millions of views later, the 40-year-old mom and daycare owner was an internet sensation and the subject of a lot…
A police shooting that led to the death of a Black woman last week has sparked a larger debate about best practices by law enforcement and who was in the wrong first in the fateful encounter in Nashville. Nika Holbert crashed her car after Nashville Field Training Officer Josh Baker shot her at close range…
The comedian learned the news while filming her CBS show ‘Kids Say The Darndest Things’ While filming the upcoming season of her CBS show, Kids Say the Darndest Things, actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish was brought to tears when she learned of her Grammy win for Best Comedy Album. Read More: Tiffany Haddish drops F-bomb…
Aafter a year of progress, industry experts fear the momentum could run out because of the cost and effort of long-term commitment and lack of support from top company officials Corporate diversity efforts skyrocketed after the murder of George Floyd as many companies prioritized equity and inclusion initiatives for the first time and other companies…
