Source: PASCAL GUYOT / Getty Jimmy Cliff, the man credited with bringing reggae to the world, has died at the age of 81. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cliff’s wife, Latifa Chambers, wrote that he died after a seizure and a battle with pneumonia. “I am thankful for his family, friends, fellow artists, and coworkers…
A Black firefighter filed a federal lawsuit alleging that a New Jersey fire department where he works failed to intervene and take immediate action after he suffered heinous racist harassment from one of his colleagues. In the $25 million complaint filed by Patrick Thomas, he alleges that the Bloomfield Fire Department never took steps to…
President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is facing its biggest self-inflicted crisis yet — and Attorney General Pam Bondi is suddenly at the center of it. After weeks of humiliating fallout over her handling of the Epstein files and growing accusations that she “oozes corruption,” Bondi is now under fire for a new blunder so serious…
(L-R) Jimmie Walker and Byron Allen (Photos: Getty Images) During a recent episode of “Comics Unleashed,” Byron Allen reflected on Jimmie Walker’s impact on his comedy career. Recently, Byron Allen personally welcomed his mentor, friend, and comedian Jimmie Walker onto his show “Comics Unleashed.” While reflecting on Walker’s career, Allen revealed a little-known, fun fact…
Source: Bettmann / Getty Black revolutionary Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, known as H. Rap Brown until he converted to Islam while in federal prison in the 1970s, has died at the age of 82. Born Hubert Geroid Brown in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Oct. 4, 1943, Al-Amin was undoubtedly one of the pro-Black civil rights leaders…
FILE – Singer Jimmy Cliff performs at The Climate Rally, an Earth Day concert, on the National Mall in Washington, on Sunday, April 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) The singer, actor and global ambassador of reggae inspired movements, soundtracked revolutions and opened doors for countless artists. Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor…
Music producer Pharrell Williams wants the world to know that he is no longer interested in being associated with either Democrats or Republicans, after previously choosing one side of the aisle. Pharrell, 52, recently touched on American politics while appearing at a celebration of Black entrepreneurship in Miami this month. Grammy-winning musician Pharrell Williams finds…
President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter Sunday evening before boarding Air Force One, an exchange that unfolded as he faced intensifying questions about newly released Jeffrey Epstein emails and a growing split within his own party over courting extreme right-wing rhetoric. The tense moment came when a reporter attempted to follow up with…
Tesla billionaire Elon Musk and Vice President JD Vance have the internet in stitches after viral footage from Donald Trump’s latest White House dinner blew up online — and not for the reasons anyone expected. The event was meant to be a sleek, high-stakes affair, but the moment photos of Musk and Vance hit social…
Lupita Nyong’o attends Shakespeare in the Park’s opening night celebration of “Twelfth Night” at Delacorte Theater on August 21, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) After winning an Oscar for her role in “12 Years A Slave,” Lupita Nyong’o recalls being offered the same “slave” roles. Winning an Academy Award, also…
