Actress Viola Davis has dropped the trailer for the one role many believe only she could play. The award-winning actress, who is only one award away from being an EGOT, has been cast to play former first lady Michelle Obama in the Showtime series “The First Lady.” (L-R) Viola Davis and Michelle Obama. (Photo by…
Oscar Tshiebwe is the second player Wildcats history to win the AP’s top honor Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe spent an entire season relentlessly chasing and pulling down seemingly every rebound that came his way — and plenty that didn’t, too. “I want to be the greatest rebounder I can be,” Tshiebwe said. The 6-foot-9, 255-pound junior…
Pioneering pilot Bessie Coleman opened the door for generations of women to chart paths in the aviation industry, and the trailblazer will receive a special honor for breaking barriers in the sky. Coleman—the first Black woman to earn an international pilot’s license—will have her image featured on the U.S. quarter. Curious as to which pioneering…
New data predicts Black buying power will reach $1.8 trillion by 2024, but the needs of Black beauty consumers still aren’t being met. Black buying power has perhaps never been higher, especially in the beauty market. But are brands rising to meet us as the dynamic consumers we are? New insights by NielsenIQ show Black…
Source: Cassidy Sparrow / Getty Joy is a radical act. As a practice and as an experience, joy is something that can heal and sustain us when times are tough. But joy also provides opportunities to explore the possibilities beyond the limits of our daily lives. Creating opportunities for joyful expression is increasingly necessary but…
Singer Rihanna brought a date to Jay-Z’s Gold Party following the Academy Awards on March 27. The 34-year-old shared photographs of herself and her date on Instagram on March 30. The Fenty Beauty founder, who is several months pregnant, wrote a caption with her Instagram post noting her baby bump escorted her to the Oscars…
Smith in a statement released Friday afternoon said he will “fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct” Will Smith resigned Friday from the motion picture academy following his Oscars night slap of Chris Rock and said he would accept any further punishment the organization imposed. Smith in a statement released Friday afternoon said he will…
Longtime funnyman and Hollywood movie star Martin Lawrence took to social media this week, amid the ongoing Oscar chatter, to remind fans that far worse limits have been crossed onstage. According to Martin, that’s long before Chris Rock took jabs at Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, which resulted in the slap heard around the world,…
Joshua Fleetwood is accused of fatally shooting Jackson after a dispute at a bowling alley in Atlanta An arrest was made in connection to the murder of the mother of rapper Young Thug’s teenage son. As reported by TMZ, Joshua Fleetwood was taken into custody Thursday by the Atlanta Police Department and charged with felony…
The film is a dramatic re-telling of the Black American sprinters who rose their fists in protest during the 1968 Summer Olympics. MGM announced a film in the works based on the Black Power protest made at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Titled ’68, the drama will tell the story of Olympic sprinters Tommie Smith and…
