One of two brothers arrested in Rock Hill, South Carolina, in June has filed a lawsuit against the city and U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, who represents the region. The June arrests of 34-year-old Travis Price and Ricky Price, 35, were filmed by a bystander and shared to Facebook Live, sparking outrage. Travis Price filed the lawsuit…
English actor Idris Elba burst onto the scene in the U.S. when he landed a role on the ’90s popular HBO series “The Wire.” Since then he’s managed to keep audiences captivated with his roles, most of which cast him as a Black man navigating real-life issues to which many can relate. Idris Elba (right)…
The first film in the new trilogy is expected to debut theatrically in 2023. Universal is reviving the Exorcist franchise with a new trilogy set to star Leslie Odom Jr. As reported by Variety, the studio is shelling out $400 million to jumpstart a new Exorcist film series, with Oscar-winning actress Ellen Burstyn, who starred…
“Anna Wintour took the time to ask me over Zoom; I was not expecting that at all,” the poet and author shared. Poet and activist Amanda Gorman said co-chairing the annual Met Gala made her feel like one of Disney’s most iconic characters. “The closest analogy is feeling like Cinderella going to the ball,” said…
“We do have demand to come to many cities across the country,” a rep for the app says. The Citizen app is hiring residents of New York City and Los Angeles to live stream crime scenes and emergencies. The controversial neighborhood watch app aims to provide users with real-time safety updates. The company is paying…
Andrew Spencer’s controversy comes just weeks after old tweets of Justin Glaze’s also resurfaced and led to a public apology Another day, yet another controversy coming out of Bachelor Nation. A Bachelorette contestant says he is, “disappointed and embarrassed” by his past tweets about women. Recently, every season has revealed an issue with contestants on…
OPINION: Officer Dunn’s harrowing testimony of racist abuse in the face of a violent insurrection is a reminder that it wasn’t just about overturning an election but their racism toward a changing and more diverse America. “Some people are trying to deny what happened — to whitewash it,” Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) said on Tuesday…
Tennis star Naomi Osaka speaks out following a devasting loss and subsequent elimination from her first Olympic run. On Tuesday, July 27, the 23-year-old lost to former French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic, who is ranked 42nd in the world, 6-1, 6-4, in the third round of the tournament. The No. 2-ranked…
Prince George’s County Del. Erek Barron and Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael S. Rollins are two of Biden’s nominees President Joe Biden has nominated eight leaders to serve as U.S. attorneys who are on the cusp of making history. Six of the candidates are Black and three are women. Biden announced a slate of nominees…
A new study sponsored by LIMRA and Life Happens shows that Black Americans are more likely than any other racial group in the United States to have life insurance coverage, and that the rate of coverage ticked upward amid the pandemic and the disparate impact the virus had on the Black community. According to findings…
