Filming of the upcoming biopic “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday” was years in the making, and required an unwavering commitment to the lead role. Starring as the late jazz singer is soulful vocalist Andra Day. Day says she secured the role in 2017 and from there submerged herself into the world of Holiday, from…
A police officer in Kissimmee, Florida, was fired recently after his racist and politically charged Facebook posts surfaced. Andrew Johnson, a patrol officer for the Kissimmee Police Department, shared and created several derogatory posts on his page. His news feed was a vortex of pro-Trump conspiracy claims that opposed the Democratic Party, Black Lives Matter…
Students at Liberty High School want officer Ethan Fournier fired or at least permanently removed from their campus. Students and families allegedly look to transfer out of the Florida high school where a police officer body-slammed a teenage girl onto a concrete ground. Read More: Florida teacher fired after telling students antifa breached Capitol TMZ…
Ciara is letting everyone know that her mini-me/daughter is her best friend. On Wednesday, Jan. 27, she uploaded a short clip to Instagram that shows her doing fierce poses and movements with her daughter mimicking her. What really takes the cake is their matching hair. Sienna rocks a pink wig like her mother’s; she combs…
The comedy star says he didn’t care about the money because he recognized the opportunity Chris Tucker’s breakout role as Smokey in the classic film Friday is iconic in Black culture. But recently the actor revealed that he was paid just $10K to be in the film. Read More: Keke Palmer to host, produce ‘Foodtastic’…
The West Woodlawn home is where Till and his mother lived before he went to Mississippi that fateful 1955 summer. The home of Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, has been deemed a Chicago landmark, marking the end of a years-long movement to preserve the history of the residence. Officially known as The Emmett…
Source: NurPhoto / Getty Former Seattle Seahawks player Chad Wheeler is embroiled in controversy after his arrest for felony domestic violence on Friday, concerning a physical altercation where he beat and strangled his girlfriend Alleah, a Black woman, unconscious. Her full name is being withheld from the press for privacy reasons. The incident adds to…
Ashanti felt it was her responsibility to keep the energy high while waiting for Cole to show up If you weren’t an Ashanti fan before this month’s Verzuz battle, chances are you probably are one now following the applause the singer has received for being a “class act” during the broadcast with fellow singer Keyshia…
Source: Joe Raedle / Getty In a decision that will undoubtedly shock and anger her constituents, Fani Willis, the acting District Attorney in Fulton County, requested another prosecutor to oversee the Rayshard Brooks case. In a Wednesday letter addressed to Georgia State Attorney General Chris Carr, Willis said the actions of her predecessor Paul Howard…
If that same pattern exists statewide, James’ report said, it would mean the state is underreporting deaths by nearly 56% New York may have undercounted COVID-19 deaths of nursing home residents by as much as 50%, the state’s attorney general said in a report released Thursday. Attorney General Letitia James has, for months, been examining…
