Belafonte as well as archivists and historians help chronicle and contextualize the lasting significance of this event To hear the American school system tell it, Black Americans have very little notable history to study or celebrate outside of slavery and its abolition. As a result, many of us have taken every opportunity to disprove that…
Diversity was the overarching theme of this year’s film and television awards season. The Emmys saw a record of 35 Black actors nominated, and the Oscars with six Black actors nominated in some of the most vied-for categories. But just a short seven years ago that level of acknowledgment of Black creatives was only a…
“The One and Only Dick Gregory” spends much of its latter runtime examining Gregory’s decision to leave comedy behind to devote his efforts to human rights These days it’s rare to find a respected celebrity that doesn’t use their platform to speak out on issues like reproductive justice, transphobia, or racism. In fact, it’s practically…
Last year Johnson blocked legislation to make Juneteenth a national holiday U.S. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson from Wisconsin joined in a Juneteenth Day celebration in his home state only to see his speech drowned out by a chorus of boos. Johnson made an appearance Saturday at a Republican Party booth in Milwaukee, where he drew…
“Love & Hip Hop: New York” stars Yandy Smith’s step-son and Mendeecess Harris’ biological son Mendeecees Harris Jr. are all grown up. Harris, 42, uploaded a gallery of photos of his 15-year-old son showing off his modeling skills in an all-white suit and white-and-black sneakers. In the first photo, Harris Jr. is staring straight at…
The book is set to be released on November 9 Will Smith is ready to tell his incredible life story his way. The Bad Boys actor took to social media to share his excitement about his new memoir and revealed the title and cover of his first book entitled, WILL. The book is set to…
One of the four actresses who play 30-something Harlemites on the show says the comparisons are flattering, if not accurate Run the World actress Corbin Reid says she understands the comparisons of her show to the 90s classic HBO series Sex and the City. But aside from the four women living and loving in New…
Michael Johnson told The Weather Channel rebuilding his own home was not enough Ten months ago, Hurricanes Laura and Delta devastated the community of Calcasieu Parish in southwest Louisiana. As the cleanup began, one father told The Weather Channel’s Tevin Wooten that repairing his own home wasn’t enough. Michael Johnson said that destruction from the…
The comedian showed his quarantine film ‘Dave Chappelle: This Time This Place’ to a standing ovation NEW YORK (AP) — Fifteen months after shuttering for the pandemic, New York’s Radio City Music Hall reopened its doors Saturday for the Tribeca Festival premiere of a new Dave Chappelle documentary for a full-capacity, fully-vaccinated audience. The debut…
The league’s usual suspects have been moved aside by a new crop of stars in the making and a move outside of East/West coast dominance A Game 7 thriller, the NBA’s first do-or-die game to go to overtime in 15 years, came down to a matter of inches. If Brooklyn star Kevin Durant was just…
