U.S. Rep Wesley Hunt (R-TX) speaks on stage on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Contrary to what Republicans would have us believe, the GOP is not anti-identity politics and it certainly isn’t above having a…
Gwen Carr (left), mother of Eric Garner, and his sister Ellisha Garner hug during a rally at the National Action Network headquarters on July 26, 2014, in New York. Wednesday marks 10 years since the chokehold death of Eric Garner at the hands of New York City police officers who were trying to arrest him…
A former Florida county commissioner is catching heat from the community he’s hoping will re-elect him after a set of disturbing racist messages he sent to other county officials became public. Ex-Walton County Commissioner Trey Nick sent those messages in a group chat to a former assistant county attorney and a man who serves as…
Source: Anadolu / Getty Milwaukee leaders are demanding justice after a homeless Black man was shot and killed by out-of-state police officers who were in the city helping with the Republican National Convention. According to reports, two homeless men were involved in an altercation in King Park, about 1 mile from Fiserv Forum, the main RNC…
Morgan Freeman arguably has one of the most recognizable voices in Hollywood. The Oscar winning actor played the “voice of God” in the 2003 comedy “Bruce Almighty” opposite Jim Carrey. But neither Freeman or fans could predict his iconic voice would prompt an idiotic question from late night talk show host. But that’s just what…
Beyoncé‘s rise to superstardom is no accident; it’s deeply intertwined with the unwavering support of her parents. Her dreams were always a priority in her upbringing thanks to her mother, Tina Knowles, and her father and former manager Mathew Knowles. This point is punctuated in a resurfaced clip from a 2023 episode of “The Mindvalley…
German pop music project Milli Vanilli (Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus) (Photo by BSR Agency/Gentle Look via Getty Images) Written and directed by Simon Verhoeven, the film will follow the “meteoric rise and tabloid-fueled fall” of the R&B duo. The first trailer for the upcoming Milli Vanilli biopic “Girl You Know It’s True” was released…
Source: Interim Archives / Getty I think about the defining journalism of Ida B. Wells most often when I find myself ensnared by the clickbait that makes up so much of the coverage about Black people and Black life in America. There’s nothing wrong with the escapism of that writing. We need the respite, Lord…
Republican Congressman John James of Michigan, among the few Black voices to kick off the Republican National Convention on Monday, sparked a firestorm of controversy after stating, ‘If you don’t vote for Donald Trump, you ain’t Black” — parroting a crude joke made by Joe Biden during his presidential campaign four years ago. James’ remarks…
Andra Day as Ebony and Anthony B. Jenkins as Andre in “The Deliverance.” (Photo by Aaron Ricketts/Netflix) “It’s a thriller, it’s horror, but it’s also a family drama. It’s genre-bending,” Day says about the upcoming film. Andra Day, Mo’Nique, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor are teaming up to appear in “Deliverance,” a new film by director Lee…
