“Someone needs to look us in the eye and say, ‘You’re no longer free in this country,’ ” Wayans said of backlash to “The Closer” Comedian Damon Wayans told TMZ that the latest Dave Chappelle Netflix special, The Closer, “freed the slaves.” “The comedians. We were slaves to PC culture,” Wayans opined in an impromptu interview,…
Phaedra Parks is loving the perks of the single life and remaining focused on making sure her two young sons grow up to be strong, level-headed Black men. The former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star has acclimated to the life of a single mom, raising sons Ayden, 11, and Dylan, 8, whose father Apollo Nida…
Source: The Press Room / iOne Digital A new musical called “Paradise Square” is set to make its Broadway debut in Chicago for a Pre-Broadway run November 2 – December 5. The play tells a riveting story of a Black and Irish community in New York City that finds racial harmony in one of America’s…
The montage features an emotional lullaby written by Welteroth’s husband, Jonathan Singletary. Congratulations are in order for Elaine Welteroth. The author, TV host, editor and journalist announced her pregnancy with a touching video montage posted to her official social media accounts. Welteroth wears many hats, and it looks like she’ll be adding that of “mom”…
A Staten Island parking lot is drawing attention for being the final resting place for what’s estimated to be up to 1,000 Black people, including enslaved Africans. At first glance, the New York borough parking lot looks normal — there is a MetroPCS store, a 7-Eleven, and other businesses sitting on the corner of Forest…
Taraji P. Henson is committed to spotlighting her own experiences with mental health issues in hopes of de-stigmatizing them, and she’s opening up about how her father’s struggles with PTSD and bipolar disorder have continued to impact her current life. The “Empire” actress spoke with Marc Maron during his Oct. 11 episode of the “WTF…
Source: Ethan Miller / Getty Jon Gruden’s time as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders has unceremoniously come to an end. Gruden informed his coaching staff he was resigning as the head man after e-mails surfaced of him making derogatory comments towards members of the LGBTQ+ community and DeMaurice Smith, the labor head of…
Source: Pacific Press / Getty The Associated Press released a pair of reports Sunday highlighting the impact of gun violence on youth across the country. Finding that gun violence is increasingly responsible for taking the lives of children and youth, one report noted 2021 was on pace to exceed last year with 1,179 youth dead…
Mendeecees Harris’ oldest child, Mendeecees Harris Jr., celebrated his 16th birthday over the weekend, and it appears all of the mothers of Harris’ kids, including his wife, were able to put their differences aside and come together for the celebration. Mendeecees Jr.’s mother, Samantha Wallace, and his stepmom Yandy Smith-Harris, who is his father’s current…
Deion Sanders capped off a great week by leading his Jackson State Tigers to a 61-15 win over the Alabama A&M Bulldogs in Huntsville, Alabama. The Tigers ruined the Bulldogs’ homecoming with the romp. This culminates a week for Coach Prime in which he was named Ebony Magazine “Gamechanger of the Year” in the magazine’s…
