NBA legend-turned-sports analyst Charles Barkley is blaming politicians for keeping Black and white people at odds with one another in America. While the country is reckoning with its history of racism and systemic injustice, Barkley says politicians are working to further “conquer and divide.” “Man, I think most white people and Black people are great people….
A new Twitter trend has started up, and it’s got one celebrity confused. Last week Twitter users started uploading either photos that were old or newer photos they made look old by putting a black-and-white filter on them. The photos are mainly of celebrities but can be of anyone. Some can also be viral memes…
The Weeknd is assisting in a crisis taking place in the East African country of Ethiopia. The Grammy award winner revealed on his Instagram page over the weekend that he had partnered with the World Food Program U.S. to donate a massive $1 million to hunger relief efforts amid the ongoing conflict between the government in…
Source: NurPhoto / Getty Whether or not you align with her particular brand of politics, the recent admonishment of former housing official Lynne Patton warrants legitimate questioning. On Tuesday Patton, a Trump appointed Housing and Urban Housing director for New York and New Jersey, was docked for violating the Hatch Act over a video she…
OPINION: Creator and actress Erika Alexander may have the answer to saving Black art with the afro-futuristic comic ‘Concrete Park.’ In America, Black people are always getting robbed. First, we were stolen from various nations in Africa (yes, POWs traded away count as theft), then our labor was stolen for over 400 years, then our…
Brandy‘s ageless appearance entranced millions of her followers when she flooded their timelines on April 5 by uploading a behind-the-scenes photo alongside her “Queens” co-stars Eve and Naturi Naughton. “Queens,” an ABC drama that’s currently in production is about four women reuniting their music group called Nasty Bitches, while in their 40s, in hopes to regain the popularity they…
OPINION: No matter what Cher or anyone like her imagines or tweets, George Floyd was never safe as many white liberals stall in the face of actual racism. White people have a bizarre and vexatious habit of centering themselves in the most intimate aspects of Black folks’ lives. When it comes to our racialized traumas,…
“Creating space for new narratives has always been an integral part of cultural change work,” said Burke In the wake of her recent book announcement, Tarana Burke has signed a new deal that allows her another chance to tell stories. The founder of the #MeToo movement has teamed up with CBS Studios to develop scripted and…
‘The music business is a gorilla. It’s a bottomless pit of happiness or depression…You don’t always get the best help,’ he said. DJ Funkmaster Flex spoke out about the celebrity response to recent tragic news surrounding legendary rapper DMX. Read More: DMX recalls being introduced to crack at age 14 During an interview with Page…
Birmingham native Rickey Smiley is offering a reward for information leading to an arrest in the fatal shooting A tragic shooting on Easter Sunday left one woman dead and several injured when shots rang out in a neighborhood park. Read More: Brothers kill 4 family members before shooting themselves in Texas murder-suicide pact: police According…
