The 110-year-old theater will be renovated and renamed the James Earl Jones Theatre when it reopens later this year. One of the most endeared and enduring talents in the acting world has earned a tremendous honor: Broadway’s Cort Theatre is being renamed for James Earl Jones. Photo: Getty Images As reported by Deadline, the announcement…
Global pop star and fashion designer Rihanna owns the corner of fashion and motherhood after setting the social media streets up ablaze following her Dior show appearance during Paris Fashion Week. The “Umbrella” singer was spotted in a very revealing ensemble, giving fans another peek at her growing belly. Folks across social platforms could not…
The city of Charleston, South Carolina is set to open one of the country’s most highly anticipated cultural institutions. The property will hold the history of America’s ugliest secret, a wharf that imprisoned hundreds of thousands of Black people who were mostly stolen from the coastline of Africa. Mock up of International African American Museum…
The New York Times has acknowledged the mixup and said it will issue a correction. Tennis legend Serena Williams called out the New York Times on Wednesday for appearing to confuse her with her older sister, Venus Williams, in a recent print news article. The story in question was about Serena’s early-stage venture capital firm,…
Stanley Davis III was riding his dirt bike when he died. The family lawyer says the officer reportedly has been involved in two other fatal crashes, and both victims were Black. Lawyers want a Florida officer fired for his involvement in a tragic attempted traffic stop that killed a 13-year-old Black teenager a day after…
In honor of International Women’s Day, the iconic doll brand has launched a campaign to increase access to female role models. As we celebrate the historic contributions of women around the world this month, Mattel is making its own tribute, announcing a new, multifaceted campaign “to inspire the next generation of leaders and dreamers.” Produced…
Kimora Lee Simmons and her attorneys are denying allegations that the former fashion model helped her estranged husband Tim Leissner conceal tens of millions of dollars of stolen money — funds that are connected to one of the biggest financial scandals in history. Details continued to emerge from former Goldman Sachs banker Leissner’s witness testimony…
Source: WOJTEK RADWANSKI / Getty Three Black women have raised more than £50,000 ($60,000) to help Black students flee Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion. 29-year-old Londonite Patricia Daley and her friend, 40-year-old Tokunbo Koiki, came across a tweet of a young Black student who was documenting her difficult journey to escape Ukraine. The young woman,…
The recent experiences of Black women raise serious questions about safety in the pursuit of love. Nine months now remain in the year my gynecologist gave me to find love before pursuing solo motherhood. There have been new sparks flying while a few old flames remain. These days, FaceTime chats, text conversations that last the…
FedEx says the endowment will help ensure MVSU students won’t be turned away because they can’t afford to fund their education. FedEx is giving $100,000 to Mississippi Valley State University to create a new scholarship endowment at the southern HBCU. The delivery company’s logistics subsidiary, FedEx Logistics, announced the move on Monday in conjunction with…
