The project will finally get underway in Chicago four years after delays Construction on former president Barack Obama’s state-of-the-art presidential center in the South Side of Chicago will break ground this year. Obama announced on social media Wednesday that the project will finally get underway four years after delays, Chicago Tribune reports. “I’m proud to…
Adam Coy has been charged with one count of murder, one count of felonious assault and two counts of dereliction duty Less than two months after former Columbus police officer Adam Coy was fired for fatally shooting an unarmed Black man, he was indicted Wednesday on murder charges. Coy, who is white, was “relieved of duty”…
‘No Joke: Chris Rock and Gayle King’ features exclusive extended footage from the comedian’s latest Netflix special. BET and CBS News teamed up to create a new, exclusive special with comedian Chris Rock titled No Joke: Chris Rock and Gayle King. Read More: Gayle King reveals she turned down ‘opportunity’ to take over Oprah’s show According to…
‘Passing’ premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival In 2018, Rebecca Hall made headlines announcing her directorial debut of Passing, the film adaptation of Nella Larsen’s seminal novella of the same name. Passing has been widely revered in the Black community since its 1929 publication, and needless to say, people had some criticism about what…
The former NBA star and the pop star have agreed to square up in June in Atlantic City Lamar Odom and Aaron Carter will meet in the boxing ring. The former NBA star and the former Disney star and recording artist have agreed to battle it out in the ring in June. Both men have already…
Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty A proposal to rename the main airport in Las Vegas for one of Nevada’s longest-serving Senators could get tricky if the current racial reckoning happening across the country has anything to do with it. State officials have called to rename McCarran International Airport after former Sen. Harry Reid, who served…
The Minnesota congresswoman says likening her to embattled Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is wrong House Republicans are seeking to remove Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar from committees assignments in what some are calling a retaliation to House Democrats. Read More: Biden meets Republicans on virus aid, but no quick deal House Democrats will vote on Thursday…
When Apple unveiled its batch of emojis that allowed users to use characters that reflected their skin tones, joy reigned throughout social media — or at least until Khloe Kardashian decided to use the wrong flesh tone. On Tuesday, Feb. 2, the “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star took to her Twitter account, and, for a reason…
Rittenhouse failed to inform the court of his change of address within 48 hours of moving, Kenosha County prosecutors allege Prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday for a new arrest warrant for an Illinois teen charged with shooting three people, killing two of them, during a protest over police brutality in Wisconsin after he apparently violated…
The singer partnered with Postmates to provide Tampa Bay citizens with food from a local Black-owned restaurant ahead of Super Bowl LV. The Weeknd and Postmates have partnered to bring food to essential workers in Tampa Bay ahead of Super Bowl weekend in honor of Black History Month. Read More: The Weeknd to perform 2021…
