Colson Whitehead and Honorée Fanonne Jeffers are two of the finalists African American authors led the field of finalists for the eighth annual Kirkus Prize announced on Monday. Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Colson Whitehead is shortlisted in the fiction category for his highly-anticipated heist novel, Harlem Shuffle, while critically acclaimed poet Honorée Fanonne Jeffers earned the…
Nicki Minaj attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019, in New York City. Source: Jamie McCarthy / Getty When rapper Nicki Minaj announced on Twitter that she had tested positive for COVID-19, she hinted that she was also experiencing vaccine hesitancy. She claimed…
The new commercial for the campaign features Beyoncé singing a stirring rendition of “Moon River” Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s “About Love” Tiffany & Co. campaign continues its rollout. In a new video, the power couple appears together as Queen Bey sings “Moon River.” Beyoncé and Jay-Z made major headlines when they announced their collaboration with Tiffany…
A former backup dancer/singer for Kelly gave an eerily similar account during an interview featured in the Lifetime docuseries ‘Surviving R. Kelly.’ As R. Kelly’s criminal case continues in Brooklyn, New York, more is being revealed by witnesses who say they saw firsthand the disgraced R&B singer’s relationship with Aaliyah. A witness previously referred to…
Her friends and family used the hashtag #FindTanyaFear on social media to spread awareness about her disappearance. British actress Tanya Fear has reportedly been found alive after she went missing in Los Angeles last week. Fear, 31, was last seen on Thursday, CNN reports. She was reported missing on Sept. 9. Her friends and family…
This makes the actress the second Black woman and fourth Black person to win back-to-back Emmys. Over the weekend Maya Rudolph nabbed her second voice-over Emmy for her role as Connie The Hormone Monstress in Big Mouth and also managed to sashay her way into the history books at the same time. In 2020, the…
Pamela Uba has been crowned the first Black Miss Ireland. The new Miss Ireland won the pageant on Sunday, Sept. 6, in Cavan. Uba competed in the pageant as Miss Galway and is grateful to be the first Black Miss Ireland. She has a medical science degree from Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology and a master’s…
Source: Todd Williamson / Getty Cedric Ceballos is COVID-19 free but continues to have issues breathing and functioning on his own. The former NBA player reported continued symptoms despite his negative status in a Twitter post-Monday. “Hello, family and friends, giving an UPDATE on my health situation….. I am COVID-19 free. Thank you so…
The six-episode scripted drama premieres on Oct. 29. Netflix has dropped the trailer for Colin in Black & White, starring Jaden Michael as a young Colin Kaepernick before he became a controversial figure in the NFL. The streamer announced that the six-episode scripted drama will premiere on Oct. 29, and previously released some first look…
People come to cast their ballots in the recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom at a polling center in San Clemente, CA on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. Polls are open for in-person voting or to drop off a mail-in ballot until Election Day on September 14, 2021. | Source: MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty…
