OPINION: If we unpack the layers of systemic racism, we find that Black women and girls sit at the intersection in a way that can seem nearly impossible to fathom Last month, a 9-year-old Black girl in Rochester, NY was pepper sprayed by police — a headline we’ve seen far too often in this country…
Dozens of publicists said to skip Hollywood Foreign Press Association events until they had a plan for diversity. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has formally committed to having a 13-percent Black membership after a bombshell report last month from The Los Angeles Times revealed that there were none among its fold. The group, which annually…
The nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards were recently unveiled, and the list is more diverse than it’s ever been. However, one category appeared to have been overly represented and had many scratching their heads, including its nominee. Stars of the Shaka King directed drama-history film “Judas and the Black Messiah” LaKeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya were nominated in…
The French Riviera festival on Tuesday announced that Lee will be president of the jury for the 74th Cannes Spike Lee, who was set to lead last year’s jury for the Cannes Film Festival that was ultimately canceled by the pandemic, will preside over this year’s jury instead. The French Riviera festival on Tuesday announced…
The ‘Pass the Love w/ Waffles + Mochi’ initiative is a collaborative campaign by the nonprofit Partnership for a Healthier America and its honorary chair Obama Michelle Obama is launching a nonprofit campaign that aims to provide more than 1 million meals to food-insecure families in connection with the debut Tuesday of her children’s food…
Nine jurors have been seated through Monday, including five who are white; one who is multiracial; two who are Black and one who is Hispanic The jurors seated so far in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death are a diverse group, an element being closely scrutinized in a…
Champagne Papi hits a three peat with his top charting songs — “What’s Next,” “Wants and Needs” and “Lemon Pepper Freestyle” Rap superstar, Drake is officially the first artist to ever have three songs debut in the top three slots of the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously. The Canadian rapper’s new single, “What’s Next” debuted at…
Tennis great Serena Williams and her daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. are spreading a little mommy-daughter joy on the timeline following the 2021 Grammy Awards. In an adorable clip uploaded to her Instagram page on Sunday, March 14, the athlete and her daughter shared their take on Megan Thee Stallion’s “Body” dance challenge. Serena appeared in a…
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas conceded that a surge in the number of children is a challenge for the Border Patrol amid the coronavirus pandemic Faced with a rising number of migrants at the southwest border and criticism from all sides, the Biden administration’s head of Homeland Security insisted Tuesday that the situation is under control as…
Source: Pool / Getty Sen. Ron Johnson isn’t done proving how deep his racist notions lie, after he stood his ground on recent statements he made. On Monday evening The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed written by Johnson titled, “I Will Not be Silenced by the Left,” where he held on for dear life…
