Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty The family of former NFL star Vincent Jackson donated his brain as part of an effort to determine whether he suffered from CTE, also known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to The New York Times. “If anything can be learned from his death that might help someone else, Vincent would…
Eve will star as a rap legend who is ready for a comeback on the ABC pilot Eve is returning to the small screen as the star of the upcoming ABC pilot Queens. The Grammy award-winning Hip-Hop icon will be the lead in the music-driven show Queens from Zahir McGhee, Sabrina Wind, and ABC Signature….
Malia Obama reportedly has snagged a position as part of actor Donald Glover’s writing team, the Hollywood Reporter stated. The older daughter of former President Barack Obama landed the role as a writer on a forthcoming project from the “Community” star, the media outlet reported on Wednesday, Feb. 17. It also stated that Glover recently signed…
Viewers of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” will find a ‘sisterhood’ between cast members, and that’s especially true of this season, according to reality star Cynthia Bailey. In an interview with Hollywood Life on Feb. 18, Bailey shared how the Black Lives Matters movement in recent months has brought the cast closer together. The BLM movement — a…
The ‘P-Valley’ scorer discusses learning new history about African-American churches during his latest composing assignment The Black Church has been an unwavering pillar of consistent solace, morality, and inspiration to generations of Black Americans for well over four centuries. In fact, most of American culture has drawn from the pulpits and pews of the Black…
Black lawmakers in Indiana objected to a school bill they believe promotes segregation Black lawmakers in Indiana were shouted down and booed by their Republican colleagues as they discussed discrimination. The heated encounter took place on Thursday as the legislative chamber debated House Bill 1367 which would “initiate a process to disannex certain territory from…
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department released footage Wednesday of the police-involved shooting of a 42-year-old Black man killed after being accused of jaywalking in San Clemente last September. On Sept. 23, two Orange County deputies confronted Kurt Andras Reinhold on the corner of El Camino Real near Hotel Miramar in San Clemente, California. Bystander footage…
Chelsea Timmons has been sheltering with Nina Richardson and Doug Condon since Valentine’s Day due to the Texas storm A couple in Texas welcomed a delivery woman into their home for the past six days who was left stranded due to the devastating winter storm. Chelsea Timmons shared in a now-viral post on Facebook that…
UPDATED: 9:27 a.m. ET, Feb. 20, 2021 — Actor, director, writer, and diplomat Sidney Poitier has enjoyed an iconic career that spans the better part of 50 years. Poitier is the first Black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor back in 1964 for his role in “Lilies Of The Field.” Becoming one…
Only two active women own more Slam titles than Osaka: Serena Williams, with 23, and her sister, Venus, with seven The trouble for Naomi Osaka at Grand Slam tournaments comes in Week 1. Get beyond that stage at the hard-court majors, though, and start preparing to etch her name on the trophy. Osaka won her…
