Viola Davis is a force to be reckoned with on stage and screen. She is the youngest person with the coveted Triple Crown — an Oscar, Emmy and Tony — to prove it. In an interview with John Wertheim on “60 Minutes,” Davis opened up about various aspects of her life, including how she knew…
‘That was not something that happened on my watch,’ the mayor said during a press conference. Anjanette Young was the victim of a police raid where officers handcuffed her naked in her Chicago home. Officials attempted to stop the video evidence from becoming public. Read More: Chicago mayor says there’s ‘reluctance’ about vaccine in Black community…
On Dec. 16, Keisha Knight Pulliam announced on Instagram that she is now engaged to her boyfriend, actor Brad James. Pulliam uploaded a beautiful picture from the engagement dinner for her and her soon-to-be husband. They were all smiles as Keisha held her 3-year-old daughter, Ella Hartwell. “I said Yes!! I LOVE YOU @mrbradjames !!!!This…
“Insecure” actor and “Black Lives Matter” activist Kendrick Sampson was recorded in a now-viral video being punched and later detained by authorities while in Cartagena, Colombia, sometime this month. The clip, which was posted to Sampson’s Instagram page on Tuesday, Dec. 15, showed the 32-year-old actor being punched in the face by a police officer in the…
“Insecure” actor and activist Kendrick Sampson was recently the subject of police brutality on Dec. 15 during a trip to Cartagena, Colombia. Sampson shared disturbing footage of police of him being accosted and assaulted by a police officer who eventually brandished his gun. The video was taken by someone who witnessed the event from…
“Red Table Talk” hosts Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield-Norris played the “This or That” challenge that has become popular on TikTok. For the challenge, as the tune “Tricky” by Run DMC plays, people put up pairs of opposing choices in any categories they like and walk to the side of the choice…
Islamist extremist group Boko Haram has taken responsibility for last week’s kidnapping of hundreds of schoolboys from a school in north-western Nigeria. Gunmen descended upon the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara on Friday, Dec. 11, and carried out a mass kidnapping. About 330 of the school’s 800 students remain missing, although some were able to…
Congratulations are in order for Zonnique Pullins as she and her boyfriend, rapper Bandhunta Izzy, have welcomed their first child together. The news was announced on Dec. 15 by Pullins’s co-host Romeo Miller on their millennial/Gen-z talk show called “The Mix.” In the video clip for the FOX Soul show, Romeo says, “somebody’s missing as…
Dorielis Reyes-Paula spent the last few months of her life battling brain inflammation and body paralysis due to COVID-19 A young child who passed away due to COVID-19 complications is helping doctors learn more about the virus and how it impacts children. Read More: Negotiators make progress on long-delayed COVID-19 aid bill Dorielis Reyes-Paula was…
Another streaming provider has honored Dave Chappelle’s request to remove his popular sketch show from its platform. HBO Max, an extension of the premium cable service provider HBO, will no longer offer “Chappelle’s Show” to its viewers by the end of the year, Variety reports. HBO and HBO Max’s chief content officer Casey Bloys made the…
