Boseman was heavily favored to be the first Black actor to posthumously win an Academy Award for his final performance. The late Chadwick Boseman was heavily favored to be the first Black actor to posthumously win Sunday night’s last Academy Award for his stellar final performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. However, film fans on…
Simmons called Desiree Lindstrom “a woman of God,” her arms offering comfort at his socially-distanced funeral Sunday. In a touching and unexpected moment, the former wife of rapper-actor DMX extended love and support to his fiancée, Desiree Lindstrom, during the funeral that followed Saturday’s memorial event at The Barclays Center. Tashera Simmons took to the…
The attorney for a Filipino man killed by a Danville, California, police officer in 2018 said the delay until last week in prosecuting the officer for the 2018 shooting allowed the same officer to go on to gun down a Black man last month. Civil rights attorney John Burris is representing the mother of 33-year-old…
Tiffany Haddish recently revealed that in a relationship she likes men to chase, and when it comes to current partner Common he had to pursue her for quite some time as well. Haddish was a guest on the “The Big Tigger Morning Show” last week, and while she had quite a few career updates, Big…
Regina King, Daniel Kaluuya talked about the struggles of African Americans and despite a historic number of Black nominees, they were shut out in top categories Though the 2021 Oscars started out with a historic number of Black nominees at 27, by the end of the night, the “blackest Oscars ever,” as named by Lil…
Mastercard is putting the focus on furthering its efforts to level the playing field for Black women when it comes to securing venture capital funding. The company recently announced it would make a multi-million dollar investment in the Fearless Fund, a VC firm that was launched to support the entrepreneurial endeavors of women of color….
Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty New funding for the federal Medicaid program could lead to an alternative for some people instead of calling the police. According to the Associated Press, a provision in the recent COVID-19 relief bill set aside $1 billion over 10 years, encouraging states to establish mobile crisis units. Titled “State Option To…
Seen as a remedy for the damage caused by the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby v. Holder, H.R. 4 is picking up more support. Some members of the Congressional Black Caucus are calling for the legislation to be the next priority. Rep. Anthony Brown told Politico that the focus needs to be on restoring voting…
Barry Jenkins—the visionary behind films like If Beale Street Could Talk and Moonlight—will expand his imprint by bringing more powerful stories to the small screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the filmmaker has inked a production deal with HBO and HBO Max. Under the two-year pact—which he made through his production company Pastel—the Oscar-winning producer…
Black women are shattering glass ceilings in the art world. According to the Chicago Tribune, Denise Gardner was recently appointed to serve at the helm of The Art Institute of Chicago’s board; making her the first Black woman to assume the position in the institution’s 142-year history. Gardner—an entrepreneur and philanthropist with a strong passion…
