For three decades Mara Brock Akil has breathed life into characters and sowed seeds of resemblance through the words she has written and shows created to reflect the realities of Black people. From the early years of her career starting out as a writer for shows like “South Central” and “Moesha,” Brock Akil understood that…
Earlier this month, South Carolina’s General Assembly elected nearly two dozen judges to preside over cases across the state’s court system. No African Americans were selected for the judgeships. Instead, most of them were granted to white men, a fact that once again highlighted the state’s diversity problem, according to Black lawmakers who bristled at…
The superstar also opens up about how “Flowers” helped her make peace with her late mother. Kelly Rowland may be the Queen of Quarantine in more ways than one. The superstar has finally released K, her highly-anticipated album that contains some of her most personal music to date. The superstar who gave birth to her…
Dianne Austin, CEO of Coils To Locs, founded the company after struggling to find natural-textured wigs during cancer treatment. Diane Austin shared with PEOPLE the inspiration behind her hair company, Coils To Locs, and opened up about her journey through cancer and motherhood. Read More: Dr. Jackie urges women to screen for cervical cancer Austin…
An investigation into “Gorilla Glue Girl” Tessica Brown’s GoFundMe is now complete, meaning more than $20,000 crowdfunded by the public is being released to the viral TikToker. On Feb. 17 Brown told the New York Post that she was unable to withdraw the donated funds after multiple people claimed her cemented Gorilla Glue hair ordeal was…
Christopher Emanuel endured a lengthy court battle and once believed he would never see his child, Skylar, again. A South Carolina man has started a Kickstarter campaign to help other fathers after his paternal rights were terminated without his permission. Read More: Jamie Foxx returns to TV with new Netflix sitcom ‘Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!’…
Barclay served as DGA president from 2014-2017 The Director’s Guild of America will host the 73rd Annual DGA Awards on April 10. This year, they announced that Paris Barclay will receive the Honorary Life Member Award. DGA president Thomas Schlamme revealed in an official statement, “Paris is one of the statesmen of our industry, and…
The NBA finds itself in quite the conundrum after announcing the city of Atlanta would host the 2021 All-Star Game. While city officials and NBA execs urged against any league hosted events, party promoters and venues are gearing up for several “lituations,” in an effort to take part of the economic boom, regardless of what…
Source: Paul Marotta / Getty Noted academic and activist Cornel West has threatened to leave Harvard University in part because he said the renowned institution of higher learning will not give him tenure. West, a professor of philosophy at Harvard Divinity School, described the university’s denial of tenure as “disrespect.” West’s announcement about Harvard came…
Mary Cosby is proving to be the breakout star in the cast of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” but not for the right reasons. Following the second part of the show’s inaugural reunion special, Mary was dragged by viewers after a comment she made regarding her sense of safety around Black men resurfaced. @Mary_m_cosby/Instagram…
