The acclaimed academic and author also edited an upcoming collection of journals by Alice Walker, who called her “one of the best people ever to live.” Valerie Boyd, the renowned academic, editor and author who wrote the acclaimed biography Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston, has died at age 58. It is…
The in-person live show will go down June 4-5 at The Mann at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. The Roots Picnic is set to return this summer after a two-year hiatus. The in-person live show has been extended an extra day and will go down Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5 at The Mann in Fairmount Park…
Producer Will Packer shared in a statement that this year’s ceremony is ‘all about uniting movie lovers’ We are a little over a month away from the Oscars, and the Academy just dropped who they chose to host the biggest night in film. As first reported by Variety on Monday, comedy staples Regina Hall, Wanda…
The NFL’s Los Angeles Rams have a big reason to celebrate after beating the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Feb. 13, during the Super Bowl LVI game at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, winning 23-20. US singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige (C) and US rappers Snoop Dogg (R) and Dr. Dre perform during the halftime show…
One of the most iconic video games in history is Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!. Nintendo released the Punch-Out!! video game in 1983 and struck a deal to use Tyson’s name in 1987. Released by Nintendo in 1987, the game still has a cult following. Image Credit: Twitter @miketyson screen shot After winning the WBC heavyweight title with a…
Source: Bettmann / Getty As I sit back and try to write this piece on a new documentary premiering on PBS, I can’t help but think about what it meant to be Black in America and living in the south during the 1960s. Families living in constant fear that a loved one might not…
Biles and Owens have been dating since March 2020. Simone Biles is officially off the market. The superstar gymnast announced that she’s engaged to her boyfriend, Houston Texans safety Jonathan Owens. The four-time Olympic gold medalist posted to social media Tuesday that Owens proposed. “WOKE UP A FIANCÉE,” Biles wrote on Twitter. “I can’t wait…
“Been waiting for this moment my entire life,” said Romeo about becoming a new dad. Romeo Miller is officially a first-time father! The actor/artist/entrepreneur has welcomed a daughter with girlfriend Drew Sangster. Miller, the son of hip hop icon Master P, made the surprise announcement via his Instagram on Valentine’s Day. He captioned a 39-second…
Brown Jackson’s judicial record shows she’s not the right choice to become the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in the land, according to retired federal judge U.W. Clemon. The first Black person to serve as a federal judge in Alabama is discouraging President Joe Biden from nominating Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown…
The case was watched because of its potential to provide a roadmap for victims of other shootings to sue firearm makers. The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting announced Tuesday they have agreed to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first…
