DeBarge, who suffered from kidney and liver disease, passed away weeks after being hospitalized. Tommy DeBarge, the musician who was a member of the famed DeBarge family, has died as confirmed by family members to TMZ. DeBarge was 64. Members of the R&B/Funk group Switch. (Photo: Motown Records) DeBarge, who was a member of the…
Two independent filmmaking brothers claim that Parker and Lee’s 2019 film stole several elements from their 2017 screenplay. Spike Lee and Nate Parker were hit with a lawsuit over copyright infringement by independent filmmakers and brothers Selton and Langston Shaw. The Shaws claim that Lee and Parker’s film, American Skin, stole from their screenplay, A…
Tracee Ellis Ross can add autonomous sensory meridian response queen to her resume. The “Girlfriends” star took to her Instagram account on Wednesday, Oct. 20, with a very special announcement regarding her hair-care line Pattern, makeup giant MAC and the brand’s limited-edition “Holy Grail Kit.” In the quick 33-second clip, Tracee, wearing a Black suit…
UPDATED: 7:30 p.m. ET, Oct. 21, 2021 — The centuries-old American tradition of police shooting and killing Black males suffered an untraditional jolt in April when former cop Derek Chauvin was found guilty and convicted on all counts for murdering George Floyd by kneeling on the unarmed, handcuffed man’s neck for more than nine minutes….
The NFL reckoning has taken on the form of email scandals, racist team name changes, and now, race-based cognitive dysfunction diagnoses. Thousands of retired NFL players have agreed with the league to end race-based adjustments in dementia testing. Notice of the settlement of past concussion claims was posted Wednesday — apparently by mistake — to…
These films and shows provide a variety of action, thriller, comedy and historical storylines. As the month of October comes to an end, premiere dates for shows and movies are getting closer. If you’re looking for things to watch in the upcoming months, check out these five hot new trailers. Candyman star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II…
A demonstrator holds a sign at the Glynn County Courthouse as jury selection begins in the trial of the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery on October 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Georgia. | Source: Sean Rayford / Getty Jury selection that began on Oct. 18, 2021, in the trial of three men accused of murdering unarmed…
OPINION: In addition to Facebook Inc.’s racial and ethical issues, it has long enforced harrowing effects on the self-esteem of Black and Brown children and adolescents. Black America has disproportionately contributed to the Big 3 social media networks, Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, which have been a focal point of Black and Brown communities for years…
Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, right, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. | Source: Bloomberg / Getty A Republican-endorsed video that Democratic House leadership successfully prevented from being played during a hearing on Capitol Hill disproportionately features Black parents at school board meetings pushing anti-critical race…
OPINION: Writer Autumn A. Arnett shares her experience as a Black woman who chose to move her family out of the United States and the “survivor’s guilt” she sometimes feels for being happy. The other week, I logged into Medium.com to write a blog post, and all of the suggested blogs were about how “you…
