Before his untimely passing, late basketball legend Kobe Bryant was building his legacy off the court as well. In 2018, he even won an Oscar for his animated short film, Dear Basketball, under his production company, Granity Studios. However, he had no plans to stop there. According to an interview …

An Indianapolis woman was allegedly shot and killed for exposing a man she knew as being gay on social media. The victim, who went by the name Jane TheMayor Waughfield on Facebook, was involved in a car crash Tuesday morning (Feb. 18) where police found her suffering from a …

When Hulu announced it would be rebooting High Fidelity with a biracial female lead, it seemed the show would follow the original plot. After all, other such rom-com remakes that alter the protagonist’s gender and race—think the 2019 film What Men Want and Hulu’s series Four Weddings and a Funeral—had …

Actress Esther Scott has reportedly passed away. According to TMZ, she suffered an apparent heart attack last week. She was 66. Scott is perhaps best known for her role as Tisha’s grandmother in the John Singleton classic Boyz N The Hood. She also appeared on numerous television shows and movies, …

LeBron James is a three-time NBA champion, four-time NBA MVP, a philanthropist, a Hollywood producer and now, a children’s book author. HarperCollins Publishers announced on Tuesday that they have signed the Los Angeles Lakers forward to a two-book deal. His debut picture book, I PROMISE, is set for an August …

Tennis and entrepreneurial great Serena Williams has joined forces with The Mom Project. Williams will serve as the company’s new strategic advisor. The Mom Project is the leading career destination connecting moms with world-class companies. The Mom Project, which launched in 2016, serves a growing community of over 200,000 professionals by connecting …

Ja’net DuBois, the actress who played Willona Woods on the classic sitcom Good Times, was found dead in her home Tuesday (Feb. 18). She was 74 years old. DuBois’ family told TMZ she died unexpectedly in her sleep overnight at her home in Glendale, California. According to family members, …

Photo: Shutterstock You know, the more stories like this come out the more I’m convinced that maybe we don’t need school resource officers. WESH 2 reports that Harry Reid, a school resource officer in Orange County, FL, is facing battery charges. The charges come after a video was released showing …

An Iowa man did the absolute most in an extreme attempt to call out a white woman’s racism during this Black History Month. Robert Noye of Cedar Rapids was arrested on Monday (Feb. 17) for allegedly holding a woman hostage and forcing her to watch the 1977 mini-series Roots …

—Saahil Desai * « IDEAS AND ARGUMENTS » (STEPHEN LAM / REUTERS) 1. “Indeed, given our national faith and trust in a rule of law no one can subvert, it is not too strong to say that Bill Barr is un-American.” Attorney General Barr is placing the president above the …