Netflix’s hit series ‘Supacell’ shines a much-needed light on sickle cell disease (Photos courtesy of Netflix) Netflix’s new show “Supacell” combines science fiction and fantasy to highlight Black communities’ ongoing struggle with sickle cell disease. Recently, Netflix viewers have been buzzing about a new London sci-fi drama called “Supacell.” Since the release last month of…
Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese (5) shoots past the out stretch arm of Atlanta Dream’s Tina Charles during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Wednesday in Chicago. The Sky won 78-69. (Photo: Charles Rex Arbogast/AP) “The basketball gods keep blessing me,” Reese said Thursday night after her 10-point, 10-rebound performance. “I don’t even know…
LL Cool J performs during the MTV Video Music Awards in Newark, N.J., in Sept. 2023. The Grammy Award-winning rapper-actor-author will release “The F.O.R.C.E.,” his first album in 11 years, in September — 40 years into his hip-hop career.. (Photo: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, file) Grammy Award-winning rapper-actor-author LL Cool J describes the process of making his…
When someone tried to catch Kyrie Irving off guard by presenting him with the idea of a “hall pass,” the NBA champion offered up an epic response sure to make his wife and kids proud. The “hall pass” concept refers to a person involved in a romantic relationship who has given their partner a “pass”…
Serena Williams hosts the 2024 ESPY Awards on Thursday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo: Mark J. Terrill/AP) Simone Biles, A’ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, Dawn Staley and JuJu Watkins were among the ESPY honorees Thursday, a night hosted by Serena Williams. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Led by host Serena Williams, The ESPYS celebrated…
Friends and relatives of a white West Virginia couple accused of locking their adopted Black children in a barn and allegedly forcing them to work as slaves are rallying to their defense, claiming the husband and wife are “the least racist people around.” Donald Ray Lantz, 63, and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, of Sissonville, remain…
Source: General / Radio One There are more questions than answers following the fatal police shooting of a Black woman in her own home after she called 911 to report a suspected break-in in the capital city of Illinois. Sangamon Co. Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed Sonya Massey early Saturday morning after the 36-year-old called…
“Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta” star Yung Joc is making extra efforts to express his love and adoration for his wife Kendra Robinson since she recently threatened to divorce him. An Instagram video clip, rendered in black and white and slowed up in speed, captures Robinson striking poses in a shimmering skirt set, her hair…
Black Twitter exploded after a 29-second clip from a Los Angeles PowerPlayers Mix & Mingle surfaced online showing Michael Ealy and Meagan Good hugging each other went viral recently. Fans were quick to criticize Ealy for hugging his “Think Like A Man” co-star in front of her boyfriend, Jonathan Majors, who was left awkwardly to…
A mobile billboard calling for Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from all cases related to January 6 due to his alleged conflicts of interest and corruption is seen in Washington, D.C., on February 2, 2024. | Source: Leigh Vogel / Getty Two Democratic lawmakers requested that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas be criminally investigated…
