Actor Garrett Morris is honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 01, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images) Garrett Morris recalls what it was really like to be the only Black person during SNL’s debut season. Five decades later, comedian and actor Garrett Morris remembers what it…
Source: Timothy A. Clary / Getty As we move closer to the 2024 presidential election, NewsOne returns with Episode 19 of The Black Ballot, titled, “Conspiracy Theories Attack Democracy.” This episode revisits how U.S. presidents’ decisions have shaped African Americans’ lives, focusing on pivotal moments in political history. Reflecting on how the pandemic created a…
Quincy Jones attends Q’s Jook Joint Screening, Reception and Toast at Raleigh Studios on May 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Netflix) The legendary producer and composer died Sunday after a storied 70-year career. The world woke up to the news that renowned music producer Quincy Jones died over…
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – FEBRUARY 09: Quincy Jones attends the Pre-GRAMMY Gala and GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Clarence Avant at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 9, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for NARAS) OPINION: Quincy Jones’ fingerprints have been all over pop music for the past seven…
(L-R) Megan Thee Stallion and Nneka Onuorah attend the Premiere of Amazon Prime Video’s “Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words” at TCL Chinese Theatre on October 30, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) Nneka Onuorah helps Megan Thee Stallion showcase the power of vulnerability in the new documentary “Megan Thee Stallion: In…
T.I.’s son, King Harris, did not take it kindly when Tut Tarantino, the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin mentioned his name in an interview. The two seem to be at odds regarding which rapper is really about the life they rap about. Tarantino, whose real name is Elijah Irvin, sat down with…
Former President Donald Trump delivered a tempestuous campaign speech in Georgia on Sunday that was meant to be his final pitch to undecided voters in the state, but instead devolved into one of his most disjointed rants since becoming the GOP nominee, leading to a wave of ridicule on social media. During the speech in…
Source: Jeff Greenberg / Getty Election Day 2024 is set to be a monumental moment at the Mecca—Howard University. This historic day could break barriers as Vice President Kamala Harris stands on the brink of potentially becoming the first woman, first Black woman, first South-Asian woman, and first HBCU graduate to assume the role of…
Former NFL running back and former Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herschel Walker addresses the crowd at a rally for Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump at the Atrium Health Amphitheater on November 3, 2024, in Macon, Georgia. | Source: John Moore / Getty You really gotta love Herschel Walker, man. Walker has…
Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in College Park, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) “I’m always amazed at how little so many people really understand just how profoundly elections impact our daily lives,” Michelle Obama said. “Because that’s really what your vote is, it is your chance to tell folks in power…
