Songstress H.E.R. is expanding her repertoire in the realm of entertainment. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the music artist—whose real name is Gabriella Wilson—will be featured in the movie musical adaptation of The Color Purple. Oscar-winning musician H.E.R. will make her acting debut in the feature film adaptation of #TheColorPurple musical https://t.co/IeEhRmFErS — The Hollywood…
Brown will be performing both roles in the revival of Ntozake Shange’s “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow is Enuf“ Tony award-nominated choreographer Camille A. Brown will make history as the first Black woman to both direct and choreograph a Broadway show in 65 years. Brown, who has choreographed more than 50…
Source: Bloomberg / Getty Sixteen years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans and nearby communities along the Gulf Coast, residents have hunkered down for Hurricane Ida. While this is the second hurricane season in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, the surge of the delta variant has created challenges for already stressed systems pushed to…
Anthony Green also claims his supervisor called his natural hair “unprofessional” and said she does not like people “outside” of her own race Black ex-McDonalds shift manager Anthony Green is suing his former employer after being targeted with racist language from an employee under his supervision as well as his own supervisor. In the lawsuit…
No official date or cause of death has been reported by Salter’s family 1990s R&B singer Sam Salter has died at 46, You Know I Got Soul reported Saturday on social media. No additional information has been released by his family. “We are saddened to share the news that R&B singer Sam Salter recently passed…
The gender pay gap is a longstanding issue that has plagued different industries and a group of women athletes is setting out on a mission to change the narrative surrounding inequities in sports. According to Insider, the WNBA Players Association recently unveiled a plan designed to address the wage gap. The WNBA players’ union has…
The R-rated horror movie, Candyman, was co-written by Jordan Peele and directed by Nia DaCosta “Candyman” hooked the top spot at the North American box office. The Universal Pictures film starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II impressively pulled in more than $22.3 million through a quiet weekend despite concerns over the delta variant. The R-rated horror movie, co-written…
On Tuesday, Aug. 24, the House of Representatives passed the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, legislation that would strengthen a key provision of voting rights law that was undone by a 2013 Supreme Court decision. The legislation, named after late Georgia civil rights figure and longtime Atlanta-area Rep. John Lewis after his death in…
Daily tallies of new cases in Louisiana went from a few hundred a day through much of the spring and early summer to thousands a day by late July Louisiana hospitals are already packed with patients from the latest coronavirus surge and are challenged by Hurricane Ida, which slammed ashore Sunday as one of the…
Kevin Durant has his eyes on his next venture. The NBA player has announced his intentions to destigmatize marijuana in his new partnership and sponsorship with Weedmap, an e-commerce platform leading users to cannabis dispensaries. In addition to having new merchandise, podcasts and putting on events, Weedmaps is teaming up with a sports media network…
