Cynthia Erivo will play soul’s queen on cable TV, but Hudson says Franklin wanted a big screen. Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson recently offered her opinion on a portrayal project that will, like the one in which she’s starring, celebrate the life of late legendary singer Aretha Franklin. The National Geographic network’s limited series Genius:…
‘I would never have thought we’d be where we’re at now, with Blacks still fighting for the vote,’ says 83-year-old Charles Johnson Meridian, Miss. (AP) — The old civil rights worker was sure the struggle would be over by now. He’d fought so hard back in the ’60s. He’d seen the wreckage of burned churches,…
Nicki Minaj has her fans swooning after the rapper recently shared a photo of the son she and her husband, Kenneth Petty, recently welcomed to the world. On Wednesday, Oct. 21, the Grammy Award-winning star took to her Instagram page to post a snap of the little’s one foot; the child’s name has yet to…
‘Put A Ring On It’ debuts Friday, October 23 at 10 p.m. Set to premiere Friday, “Put A Ring On It” brings a romantic social experiment to the OWN lineup. Introduced as part of the network’s expansion into unscripted television, “Put A Ring On It,” comes from Hollywood creative Will Packer. theGrio reported the show…
An unarmed Black teen was killed and his girlfriend was critically wounded in a police shooting Tuesday night in suburban Chicago that has prompted more questions than answers. Marcellis Stinnette, 19, died in the shooting in the Illinois city of Waukegan that police claimed only happened because the car he was a passenger in reversed…
It looks like Bow Wow is just hearing about how he missed his chance with Jordyn Woods, two weeks after she talked about it. On Oct. 16, Bow Wow uploaded a clip of Jordyn Woods’ appearance on Genius’ segment “Between The Lines.” In the video, Jordyn discusses the songs of different rappers where she…
‘I’m not in a mentally abusive relationship. I have choices.’ Cardi B has fired back at fans who believe she’s in a “mentally abusive relationship” with husband Offset. On Friday, she responded to criticism over her decision to reconcile with the father of her 2-year-old daughter, Kulture Kiari. “Twitter users be like, ‘Cardi, you’re in a…
Florida signed Jordan’s Law to prevent this happening to another child. A Florida mother may never see the outside of a prison again after she was sentenced today in the murder of her own son, but his legacy will live on in a law inspired by his short life. Charisse Stinson, 23, was sentenced to…
‘The chokehold that corporate giants and the rich hold over our political system is not new.’ Progressive Democrats including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), are calling on the Senate not to confirm C-suite level corporate executives or lobbyists to future administration posts. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Minority Leader Charles Schumer…
The show was set to begin production earlier this year but was pushed back due to the pandemic. HBO Max has scrapped its series adaptation of the Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie novel “Americanah” with Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira attached to executive produce. The project is no longer moving ahead after Nyong’o was forced to exit…