A reporter looking at archival footage in Minneapolis uncovered what is believed to be Prince’s first TV interview When the late music legend Prince was alive, he was known to be a very private man. Although there was some information available about his childhood growing up in Minneapolis, the prolific musician didn’t reveal much about…
Murkowsi and Romney join fellow Republican Sen. Susan Collins in vowing to vote in favor of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination. Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney say they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s “historic nomination” to the Supreme Court, bolstering bipartisan support for the first Black woman to be nominated…
This would have been a return for Ye, who headlined the festival back in 2011 Kanye West (now known simply as Ye) has pulled out of the Coachella festival for unknown reasons. As reported by TMZ, a source confirmed that the hitmaker has not rehearsed or prepared for his scheduled appearance on the closing night….
Founded by Brother Vellies founder Aurora James, the Fifteen Percent Pledge has channeled $10 billion to Black businesses since 2020. On Saturday, April 2, the Fifteen Percent Pledge hosted its first-ever benefit gala at the stunning Celeste Barton Forum in the New York Public Library in New York City. The star-studded “Black-tie, Black designer” event…
Washington spoke about the incident during a leadership summit master class hosted by Bishop T.D. Jakes. Will Smith invoked the words of Denzel Washington during his Best Actor acceptance speech at the 94th Oscars. Now, Washington is weighing in on the King Richard actor and his infamous Oscars slap. Washington spoke about the controversial incident…
Comedy legend Eddie Murphy is in negotiations to play the Godfather of Funk, George Clinton, in an upcoming biopic about the iconic musician. Murphy, who began his career as a comedian on “Saturday Night Live,” has honed his dramatic acting chops for years after making films like “Beverly Hills Cop” and “The Nutty Professor.” He…
The films “Fast and Loose” and “Bad Boys 4” are reportedly being put on pause There is more fallout from Will Smith’s Oscar’s slap. Development on two of Smith’s films has been paused in the aftermath of the controversial incident, as reported first by The Hollywood Reporter. Smith was expected to star in a Netflix…
The lawsuit is calling for more polling places to open for the first three days of early voting The Shelby County Election Commission is being hit with a lawsuit claiming the commission is disenfranchising voters ahead of the primaries. The sixteen-page lawsuit filed Thursday by the NAACP Memphis Branch, #UpTheVote901, and the Black Clergy Collaborative…
The Tennessee comptroller’s attempt at a hostile takeover of the predominantly Black town of Mason has been scaled down to temporarily monitoring its financial operations provided local officials could meet specific deadlines. Mason leaders will have to balance its budget for the 2023 fiscal year by July and finalize all audits by August. “Once the…
Source: Vladimir Vladimirov / Getty The HBCU Community will come together for the 8th Annual HBCU Climate Change Conference next week. The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice in collaboration will host the event in collaboration with Texas Southern University on April 13 – 16, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The goal of the conference…
