Sunday’s BET Awards will be packed with performances by Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Nas X and H.E.R., a tribute to late rapper DMX and a dedication to Queen Latifah’s acclaimed career. Taraji P. Henson will host the live show from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, where performers include DaBaby, DJ Khaled, Jazmine Sullivan, Migos,…
Williams has won four gold medals at past Summer Games for the U.S. Serena Williams said she will not go to the Tokyo Olympics, but did not want to say why during her pre-Wimbledon video conference with reporters Sunday. “I’m actually not on the Olympic list. … Not that I’m aware of. If so, then…
OPINION: Most of the Civil Rights cases in the 1960s — in which Black people’s rights had been violated — were only successfully adjudicated when the federal government stepped in and sued the states in question. In a move that shocked both civil rights activists, and legal scholars alike, the U.S. Justice Department announced last…
Songstress Janelle Monáe is making boss moves in the music industry. According to Variety, the visionary recently inked a global deal with Sony Music Publishing. The new deal encompasses the music artist’s existing catalog and projects she will create in the future. Monáe—whose real name is Janelle Monáe Robinson—founded the Wondaland Arts Society; a label…
Innovator will.i.am is furthering his efforts to use tech education as a vessel to empower youth. He has teamed up with the Los Angeles Unified School District for the creation of a robotics program for children in underserved communities. The initiative is being led by the i.am Angel Foundation; an organization founded by will.i.am 12…
Songstress Ciara is on a mission to empower Black women to take charge of their health. The Grammy award-winning star is leading a campaign that was launched to spread awareness about cervical cancer and its disproportionate impact on African American women. The campaign—dubbed “Cerving Confidence”—is a collaborative effort being led by Ciara, the Black Women’s…
The 42nd annual Detroit Jazz Festival will be headlined by Dee Dee Bridgewater, Herbie Hancock, and more The world’s largest free jazz festival is back and in person. After moving to a virtual format in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions, the beloved Labor Day weekend tradition returns to downtown Detroit. The event is set to…
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith took to Instagram to share their excitement Jada Pinkett Smith’s Facebook Watch show, Red Table Talk, has won its first Daytime Emmy award in the “Outstanding Informative Talk Show” category. Will Smith took to Instagram to post a video of Pinkett Smith dancing with her mother, Adrienne Norris, and…
She compared Chauvin’s sentence to that of her godson, who is serving 20 years in prison for marijuana possession Roughly two months after Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd, Judge Peter Cahill announced Friday that the former Minneapolis police officer will be sentenced to 22 and a half years in…
A Florida mother has hired legal representation after she said her son was racially profiled by a state trooper while visiting his girlfriend. The occurrence was caught on a home surveillance camera. The incident reportedly took place on Wednesday, June 16, in Fort Myers when Jack Rodeman, who is biracial, was walking to his girlfriend’s…
