Call it the latest good fortune that’s befallen the 22-year-old Gorman since her poem wowed audiences at President Joe Biden’s inauguration. America’s former National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman, who amazed audiences on Jan. 20 as the youngest inaugural poet in our history, will have her three books reprinted — a million copies each —…
Hollywood continues to mourn the passing of Emmy-winning screen and stage icon Cicely Tyson. The model and actress, who performed riveting portrayals of Black women, died on Thursday, Jan. 28. She was 96. News of the star’s departure from life sent shock waves across the industry. Those who loved her work and those who had…
The couple has written a book based on toddler daughter Kaavia’s ‘adventures’ From the moment Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade blessed us with the gift that is Kaavia James, the baby influencer has yet to disappoint. On Thursday, Union announced on her Instagram that she and her hubby have penned an upcoming children’s picture book….
‘The roles she played reflected her values,’ Winfrey said of Tyson, one of the inspirers of her Legends Ball. ‘She never compromised.’ Media mogul Orpah Winfrey shared a loving tribute to her friend, the late iconic actress Cicely Tyson, in an Instagram post Thursday as news spread of her death. Wrote Winfrey: “Of all the…
Floyd Mayweather got tongues wagging when fans noticed he recently upped his hairline game. The retired professional boxer looked noticeably different in photos, showing off a clean cut fade and lined-up facial hair, a much different look from his signature bald head. Floyd Mayweather has hair now. Photo: @floydmayweather/Instagram The 43-year-old Mayweather Promotions boss appears…
More than a week after a 9-year-old Haitian boy was separated from his older brother and placed in government custody despite them both having valid visas, he’s been reunited with his family. “FINALLY GOOD NEWS!! Thanks in large part to your all’s support, ICE finally released Vlad from custody. He is at SFO with close…
‘Now that’s what I call fierce!’ Mrs. Obama wrote in the caption of her tweet sharing and praising Nia Dennis’ now-viral floor routine. UCLA gymnast Nia Dennis became an instant viral sensation last weekend when her gymnastics team shared her sensational floor routine, an amazing, athletic tribute to “Black excellence.” But even the phenomenon herself was…
The mutated version of the virus, first identified in South Africa, was found in two cases in South Carolina A new variant of the coronavirus emerged Thursday in the United States, posing yet another public health challenge in a country already losing more than 3,000 people to COVID-19 every day. The mutated version of the…
Veteran media personality Wendy Williams brings her epic life journey to TV screens with her new project, “Wendy Williams: The Movie,” premiering on Lifetime Jan. 30. But she doesn’t stop there. Williams follows the movie with a feature-length documentary where she speaks directly to the camera about her life — from celebrity feuds to her marriage to…
Texas Rep. Chip Roy objected to claims N.Y. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made in her Twitter back-and-forth with Ted Cruz. A Texas Republican congressman sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday calling for her to demand an apology from his fiery Democratic colleague, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Rep. Chip Roy objected to allegations…
