Many viewed Hopkins’ win as a snub, as Boseman was also nominated for Best Actor for his role in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” While he was unable to attend the actual ceremony on Sunday night, Anthony Hopkins paid tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman in his Oscars speech uploaded to social media on Monday morning….

Black excellence, meet sibling excellence.  Dr. Chinyere Okpaleke of Houston, Texas, went viral this month after sharing a photo of herself and her four sisters and one brother in honor of National Siblings Day. But what made Dr. Okpaleke’s snap extra special was that she and her siblings are all in the medical field.   The…

Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson is trying to teach his fans a thing or two about parenting. On Saturday, April 24, he shared a screenshot of a conversation he had with one of his daughters via text. He did not specify which daughter it was but he showed that she texted him, “Let me know when u…

“I mean, George Floyd was a human being. So I’m not going to ever forget that everybody in this process is a person,” Ellison remarked. In the wake of the Derek Chauvin verdict, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison reflected on the landmark trial as a guest on CBS‘s 60 Minutes. Read More: For 3 ex-cops, will…

When the Oscar nominations were announced back in March, folks were more than confident that the late Chadwick Boseman — who passed in August 2020 after a private four-year battle with cancer — was sure to win in the best actor category for his last performance as a troubled trumpet player in “Ma Rainey’s Black…

Source: Sean Rayford / Getty Lawyers representing the family of a Black man who was shot and killed by police in North Carolina said law enforcement is actively trying to conceal video footage from the shooting last week. The family of Andrew Brown Jr. and their lawyers said they were scheduled to view the raw…

A former Black firefighter was released from prison on Wednesday after a Fairfax County Circuit Court overturned his 2019 conviction on drug and gun charges. The judge wrote in the decision that the case had been built on “false statements.” Judge Daniel Ortiz threw out the conviction on Tuesday, April 20, writing, “Freitag’s false statements…

The commission didn’t say when exactly tourists will be allowed back inside the bloc, and if a reciprocal approach will apply to European tourists willing to travel to the U.S. The European Union is finalizing plans to allow tourists from the United States to travel to the 27-nation bloc this summer, officials said Monday. More…