A man was arrested Wednesday, June 16 after chasing and punching a Black man walking home from work in Las Vegas, Nevada. The assailant, 24-year-old John Arellano, told police he should have killed the man and that he is at war with Black people and has been charged with a hate crime and attempted murder,…
Rhythm and blues singer John Legend is coming to the defense of his wife, Chrissy Teigen, following allegations by fashion designer Michael Costello that Teigen sent him bullying messages in 2014. Legend said that Costello fabricated the screenshots of a direct message exchange between him and the 35-year-old model. Developments continue to play out in…
“I like what he said but it don’t take seven games for you to realize you’re not playing right,” said the four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal is not impressed with Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons after his lackluster performance in Game 7 Sunday night. The NBA star had strong words for Simmons, who is taking heat for his team’s…
The first title reportedly being adapted into a feature film is “Ireti,” the story of “the first African female superhero” According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nigeria’s Comic Republic has signed a deal with Emagine Content and JackieBoy Entertainment in hopes to bring “African superheroes to the world.” Comic book characters and superheroes are in higher…
Organizers set a limit of 50% capacity — up to a maximum of 10,000 fans, all of whom must be Japanese residents — for each Olympic venue A sharply limited number of fans will be allowed to attend the Tokyo Olympics, organizers announced Monday as they tried to save some of the spirit of the…
Father’s Day 2021 marked the second Father’s Day Kobe Bryant‘s widow, Vanessa Bryant, spent without the legendary athlete and her 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Vanessa paid a touching tribute to the “best girl dad” she knew in honor of the special day. The mother of four shared a family photo on her Instagram account featuring Kobe…
Cheadle and Washington are joined by George Clooney, Eva Longoria, and Mindy Kaling as official co-founders of ‘The Roybal School of Film and Television Production’ According to a recent announcement, Don Cheadle, Kerry Washington, and more are set to fund a special film school in LA for underserved communities. While stars like Cheadle, Washington, and…
The White House announced the final allocations for the doses, with 60 million shots going to the global COVAX vaccine-sharing alliance and 20 million being directed to specific partners President Joe Biden is expected to fall short of his commitment to shipping 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad by the end of June because of…
“I just wanted to really show her, no matter what, that you do things with character, integrity, and you don’t give up,” Olympian Allyson Felix said about her two-year-old daughter, Camryn. After a stellar performance at the 400-meter Olympic finals on Sunday, track star Allyson Felix has qualified for the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo….
Exclusive: As President Biden meets with financial regulators, there is a question of whether U.S. economic metrics are excluding Black and brown populations. President Joe Biden meets with financial regulators on Monday for an update on the state of the U.S. economy, which includes the country’s financial systems and institutions. The check-in comes as interest…
