Plummer died Friday morning at his home in Connecticut with his wife, Elaine Taylor, by his side, said Lou Pitt, his longtime friend and manager Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music” and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award acting winner in history,…
January’s jobs report showed that the nation’s overall unemployment rate continues to drop, but economists have warned those numbers could be tantamount to fool’s gold as it’s been a struggle to create new jobs during the pandemic. And while the Black unemployment rate has steadily declined in recent months, it still remains head and shoulders…
Dr. Randi Abramsom, chief medical officer at Bread for the City, says the confusion began when the District opened vaccine appointments to anyone over the age of 65, without recognition of racial disparities When Washington, D.C.’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout began in December, Bread for the City, a nonprofit that provides health services to vulnerable and…
Things are all good between Nick Cannon and ViacomCBS following past controversial remarks by Cannon — remarks many considered to be anti-Semitic, multiple outlets have reported. With this relationship between Cannon and ViacomCBS restored, VH1’s “Wild N’ Out” will now resume production, Deadline reported on Thursday, Feb. 4. Past episodes of the show are also slated to…
It was an ordinary night last year for a Black mother and son, tucked away in their home relaxing. But a group of uninvited visitors threatened the sanctity and safety of their Rocky Hill, North Carolina, residence. It all began with a loud knock at the door around 10 o’clock the night of May 3….
The 23-time Grand Slam champion usually doesn’t play in a tournament in the week before a Grand Slam event, but made an exception for this Australian Open because of the pandemic Serena Williams withdrew from an Australian Open tuneup tournament citing a right shoulder injury on Friday within hours of setting up a semifinal match…
Although Dems might not have the power to force Trump’s testimony, the request from House impeachment managers is part of their overall effort to put the violent events of Jan. 6 on record House Democrats asked Donald Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial, challenging him to respond to their charge that…
The embattled Lanez had an eyebrow-raising exchange on Twitter after he made an observation about the return of Kodak Black. Rapper Tory Lanez tweeted Thursday about Kodak Black, who is back in the studio after having his sentence commuted by former President Donald Trump. “Y’all ni**as don’t understand how hard this ni**a Kodak finna come…
The league said it expects to agree to terms with the National Basketball Players Association on testing protocols that will apply to all players and how testing will work for the All-Star event The NBA told its teams on Thursday night that it expects to finalize plans in the coming week to have an All-Star…
Singer Lizzo is taking the term self-love to a whole other level. While some people may look in the mirror and repeat phrases to uplift and encourage themselves, the singer does the same but instead does it while looking down at her stomach. On Tuesday, Feb. 2, the Grammy Award winner uploaded a clip of herself telling…
