Fall is starting to feel like it’s really settling in. Appreciate the season before it’s gone. Then: Our critics discuss Ted Lasso, man of the hour. I’m bad at seasons: Sometimes I jump into one weeks too early, only to later realize it’s passed me by. This fall could pass …

California is attempting to make up for generations of high school students who graduated without a formidable understanding of the ongoing triumphs and tribulations of people of color and other marginalized groups. Now, the state is mandating that all high school students take “ethnic studies” courses in order to graduate. …

Singer and actress Syesha Mercado, who was a 2008 American Idol finalist, has finally been reunited with her son after he was taken from her in March of  2020 by the Florida Department of Children and Familie due to accusations of malnourishment.  On Oct. 2, Mercado wrote on Instagram, “AMEN’RA …

Du Nord Social Spirits, the first Black-owned distillery in the U.S., is now be available to order on all domestic Delta flights, the airline announced this week. Du Nord’s Foundation Vodka was the first offering from the Minneapolis-based distillery added to Delta’s menu on Oct. 1. In 2022, the airline …

Prolific producer Will Packer has been named the official producer of the 94th Annual Academy Awards on March 27, 2022.  This will be the first time Packer has produced the Oscars, but his extensive resume as a producer for films and TV projects includes Ride Along, Girls Trip, Think Like …

This undated file photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Justice shows Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey. Federal prosecutors announced Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, that they won’t file charges against a Sheskey, who shot Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last year. Photo: Wisconsin Department of Justice (AP) Kenosha, Wis. police Officer …

NeNe Leakes has been receiving messages from the men who have been sliding into her DMs on social media following the death of her husband Gregg Leakes last month.  According to Entertainment Tonight, the Real Housewives of Atlanta alum gave her followers a special shout-out on her Instagram Story, thanking …

See you in the funny pages: Your weekly guide to the best in books John Pratt / Keystone Features / Getty Six quarters were all you needed, in the 1990s, to laugh until your belly hurt at a series of slapstick shenanigans, or to escape, for a few seconds, from …

Nick Cannon is sharing a memory on his upcoming daytime show, Nick Cannon, premiering on Oct. 11, about how he took parenting into his own hands with his ex-wife Mariah Carey.  The former couple share twins, son Moroccan and daughter Monroe, and Nick reveals that for their 10th birthday, he …

The path has been cleared for Naya Rivera‘s family to sue Ventura County for wrongful death after the singer died on July 8, 2020 while boating in Lake Piru with her three-year-old son, Josey. According to RadarOnline, Ryan Dorsey, the Glee star’s ex, claims the county failed to provide adequate …