Twitter’s favorite “you had to be there” moment has not only gotten a film adaptation but a trailer and release date that’s just in time for the summer. Independent movie company A24 has released the official trailer for “Zola,” a film based on the infamous 148-part Twitter thread shared by Twitter storyteller A’Ziah Wells King. The…
The government denied any link between the departure of Samuel Kasumu and the report, which activists and academics have accused of ignoring the experiences of ethnic-minority Britons The most senior Black adviser to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned, the government said Thursday, the day after a report on racial disparities concluded that Britain…
Coogler says he was invited to the Academy and said no, crediting his experience as a college athlete for his decision. During a new interview, film writer and director Ryan Coogler opened up about declining membership to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization that awards the Oscars, back in 2016. Read…
Alison Collins filed the lawsuit Wednesday in federal court, alleging violation of her constitutional rights including free speech The former vice president of San Francisco’s school board is suing the district and her colleagues after they voted to strip her of the position because of tweets she wrote in 2016 that said Asian Americans used…
Rapper and actor Ice Cube has sued financial service company Robinhood Markets Inc. for alleged unauthorized use of his image to sell “dangerous” products the rapper claimed tarnished his brand, according to Bloomberglaw. The 51-year-old, whose real name is O’Shea Jackson Sr., said that Robinhood and its subsidiary Robinhood Financial LLC used his likeness without his…
Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva cited unspecified privacy concerns for the reason behind the decision not to release details The Los Angeles County sheriff said detectives have determined what caused Tiger Woods to crash his SUV last month in Southern California but declined Wednesday to release details, citing unspecified privacy concerns for the golf star….
The drugmaker didn’t say how many doses were lost, and it wasn’t clear how the problem would impact future deliveries A batch of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine failed quality standards and can’t be used, the drug giant said Wednesday. The drugmaker didn’t say how many doses were lost, and it wasn’t clear how the…
Beyoncé and her children, Blue Ivy, 9, and twins Rumi and Sir Carter, 3, enjoyed a day out and the multi Grammy Award-winning artist let fans in on the family fun by sharing a few carefully curated images on social media. The “Brown Skin Girls” singer stopped by Nobu Malibu with her brood and took…
Darren Cole has had numerous encounters with Chicago police over the past 15 years. By his own estimates, he’s been pulled over by Windy City cops between 40 and 60 times since 2006. During those roadside run-ins, Cole has been punched by officers, berated, handcuffed, rousted against the hoods of squad cars and dragged to…
‘May I tell the story?’ girlfriend Courteney Ross asked on Day Four of former Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial. ‘It’s one of my favorite stories to tell’ George Floyd’s girlfriend cried on the witness stand Thursday as she told the story of how they first met in 2017 at a Salvation Army shelter where Floyd…
