Queen Latifah attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit Entertainment is partnering with several production companies, including Smith’s Westbrook Studios, to produce the movie. Dana Elaine Owens, better known…
A former Black UPS driver was awarded $238 million by a jury in Yakima, Washington, last week for damages he suffered in a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination and a hostile work environment at the international delivery company. In their verdict, the jury found that the conduct of UPS violated plaintiff Tahvio Gratton’s state and federal…
Source: Scott Olson / Getty As the 2024 election approaches, the impact of Black culture on political discourse is more pronounced than ever. From social activism to the influence of Black celebrities, the dynamic interplay between culture and politics is shaping the campaigns and agendas of candidates across the board. Here’s a closer look at…
(Photo credit: Getty Images) Raven-Symoné and Kenan Thompson join other former child stars in the Hulu documentary “Child Star.” Raven-Symoné and Kenan Thompson are discussing the cost of childhood stardom. The two joined other child stars, including Christina Ricci, Drew Berrymore and Alyson Stoner, who rose to fame dancing alongside Missy Elliott in the 2000s,…
Many sports enthusiasts consider Michael Jordan the greatest professional basketball player of all time. However, the NBA legend currently has fans worried about his well-being. Jordan traveled to Monaco with his wife, Yvette Prieto, for the Monaco vs. Barcelona UEFA Champions League soccer match on Sept. 19. Monaco’s team won 2-1. Michael Jordan sparks health…
Former Bad Boy rapper and Leader of the Opposition in the Belize House of Representatives Moses “Shyne” Barrow addresses Sean Diddy Combs’ arrest. (Screenshot: Tamron Hall Show/YouTube) In 2001, rapper Moses “Shyne” Barrow was sentenced to 10 years in prison after being involved in a nightclub shooting with Diddy. Rapper turned politician Moses “Shyne” Barrow…
Mark Robinson, Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina and candidate for Governor, delivers remarks prior to Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaking at a campaign event at Harrah’s Cherokee Center on August 14, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Baldwin/Getty Images) A CNN report alleges that Robinson once referred to himself as…
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaks on stage on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is working to clean up his image now that he has been linked to…
This combination of photos shows, from top left, former Rankin County sheriff’s deputies Hunter Elward, Christian Dedmon, Brett McAlpin, Jeffrey Middleton, Daniel Opdyke and former Richland police officer Joshua Hartfield appearing at the Rankin County Circuit Court in Brandon, Miss., Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. The six white former Mississippi law officers pleaded guilty to state…
A college in Pennsylvania has suspended two students from its swim team after a disturbing report surfaced that a racial slur was scratched onto another student. The incident took place at Gettysburg College, a liberal arts institution located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. According to the college newspaper, the Gettysburgian, school officials learned that the slur was…
