B. Monét has the pedigree of a qualified, top-notch writer/director and the talent and ability to see things with both grace and accuracy. Besides having a B.A. in English from Spelman College and a MFA from New York University in Film and Television with a concentration in writing and directing, …
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Up to 60% Off Clearance Styles | ExpressGraphic: Quentyn Kennemer Up to 60% Off Clearance Styles | Express Now through Mother’s Day, Express is offering up to 60% off clearance styles, including women’s tops and dresses, men’s t-shirts and shorts, and more. Plus, you can buy one, get one 50% …
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Black women have had to become experts at wearing different masks; developing one persona during working hours contrasted by another persona once comfortably in the confines of safe, Black spaces. In the documentary film, Gloves Off, co-directors Nadine Natour and Ugonna Okpalaoka explore a new shift in the art of …
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Read: Homeless during the coronavirus As a reporter who covers disasters, I thought I’d become keenly attuned to them, prepared for them. When I first learned about a virus emerging in Wuhan, China, I remembered hearing the hum of generators and tasting the smoke of burned gasoline in Puerto Rico …
Read More »New Film, ‘Tangled Roots’ Tackles Hair Discrimination
Earlier this year, Queen Latifah announced the 2020 winners of The Queen Collective, a talent development and mentorship program launched with Tribeca Studios and Procter & Gamble to support new, visionary women of color filmmakers who want to develop projects that involve telling personal stories of marginalized people. One of …
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Growing up, Haley Anderson held on to a secret. There had been periods of time, on and off in her adolescence and even up until when she was attending college, when Anderson and her family were homeless. They lived in motels, and at times, in their car. Now, the director, …
Read More »“Little Women: Atlanta” Star Ms. Minnie at Fault for Fatal Crash, Memorial Service Will Be Live Streamed
More information has been released regarding the fatal car accident that claimed the life of Little Women: Atlanta star Ashley “Minnie” Ross. According to the crash report and eyewitnesses, police believe Ross, 34, lost control of her car while driving southbound on an Atlanta highway and went off-road. She …
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Share1 Dr. Tammira Lucas and Jasmine Simms, the founders of Moms as Entrepreneurs (Image: Instagram) Many holidays and traditions have been postponed or cancelled this year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. As we move into May, another casualty of the viral outbreak is going out to celebrate Mother’s Day, …
Read More »Meek Mill’s Girlfriend Milano Gives Birth to Their Son on Rapper’s 33rd Birthday
Meek Mill just received the best birthday gift ever … the birth of his third son on his own birthday! The rapper took to Twitter Wednesday afternoon (May 6) to announce that his girlfriend Milano Harris had given birth to their son the same day he was celebrating his …
Read More »Kweisi Mfume Fills Seat Left Vacant by Elijah Cummings
Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) There was some speculation on who would fill the vacant seat left by Elijah Cummings’ tragic passing last fall, and after an election last week, it appears the man who Cummings replaced will fill the seat once more. NBC News reports that Kweisi Mfume, a …
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