The series will focus on a girl with sickle cell anemia and the competitive roller skating squad she leads. A pilot for Saturdays, a series produced by 16-year-old Black-ish talent Marsai Martin, has been ordered at Disney Channel. Saturdays comes from the mind of Norman Vance Jr., who wrote the popular 2005 film Roll Bounce…
A Black Arizona couple is not only breathing easier, but happy to be breathing after a white man reportedly tried to pull a gun on them during a business meeting. Solomon Odubhao and Brittney Myers told KNXV-TV ABC15 they were meeting with Tom Toot, the life partner of the owner of Chef’s Shared Kitchen in…
The measure was filed months after Louisville, the state’s largest city, became the site of huge protests in the wake of the police killing of Breonna Taylor It could become a crime to taunt a police officer in Kentucky, under a bill that passed the state Senate on Thursday. The measure was filed months after…
It was throwback Thursday, and Willow Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Adrienne Banfield-Norris made the cutest video that fit the theme of the day perfectly. Willow was the first to make an appearance in the video. She started dancing, and the words “My Mom Back In The Day” popped up over her head. Soon afterward,…
Three of the jurors seated are white, one is multiracial, one is Hispanic and one is Black A man who said he has a “very negative” impression of Derek Chauvin nevertheless became the sixth juror selected for the former Minneapolis police officer’s trial in George Floyd’s death. The man, who told attorneys he could set that…
The former New York Knick said he was stopped by security in the building where his jersey hangs. New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing said he was treated disrespectfully at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. Ewing, the ex-NBA superstar who serves as head coach of the Georgetown University Hoyas basketball team, said he was stopped…
“This is by no means the end of our work to address the many structural issues of racism reflected in this painful incident.” The Georgetown University Law School professor who commented that her lowest-performing students are Black on a Zoom call has been fired. Dean Bill Treanor issued a statement that he called “A Message to the…
Carl Heastie authorized the Assembly Judiciary Committee to begin an official misconduct probe. The speaker of the New York state assembly has authorized an investigation into the allegations of sexual misconduct against Governor Andrew Cuomo. A state assembly investigation could end with impeachment. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo greets people after speaking at a vaccination…
LeToya Luckett welcomed her 40th birthday a day early on March 10 by going on an all-girls trip with her close friends. Luckett also documented every moment of her “last days” in her 30s on her Instagram Story. The “Torn” vocalist — who was born on March 11, 1981 — started the day by working out…
Former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” stars Peter Thomas and Apollo Nida revealed on March 5 that they are partnering up in a joint business to flip houses — a process of buying, renovating, and reselling properties — in Atlanta. Thomas shared a 55-second clip discussing the news as Nida stands nearby. He captioned the post, “This journey is incredible, when…
