Two decades later, Spike Lee is exploring what happened on September 11, 2001. The famed New York director, whose docuseries NYC Epicenters: 9/11 – 2021½ explores the city’s darkest day and provides access to those who were involved. In an interview with the The New York Times, Lee says “people …

Thanks to absentee ballots, drop-off boxes, and curbside voting, people with disabilities turned out in record numbers in the 2020 election. That’s likely to change. Ramin Talaie / Corbis / Getty It’s long been difficult for Americans with disabilities to vote. Inaccessible paths are an obstacle to people who use …

Actors Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Teyonah Parris have different definitions on who the Candyman is but agree that the fictional character is a manifestation of a heavy load of pain, agitation and suffering.  The pair star in the sequel, “Candyman” opening in theaters on Friday, August 27 and follows  visual …

Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, a Proud Boys leader, has been sentenced to prison for burning a Black Lives Matter banner in Washington, D.C. in December of 2020. According to NBC News, after pleading guilty in June, on Aug. 23 Tarrio was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Harold Cushenberg to a total …

Baby Keem announced Monday (Aug. 23) the release of a new collaboration with his cousin Kendrick Lamar. He posted the cover art image for the single titled “Family Ties,” which is expected to drop on Thursday (Aug. 26).  The artwork is an old family group photo with everyone’s face censored …

Denzel Washington. Will Smith. Dwayne Johnson. These men are not only a few of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood, they are also the top three highest-paid Black actors in Tinseltown, according to a Variety article. The movie stars are part of a list of accomplished actors who have seen …

Iggy Azalea quashed rumors circulating on social media about a budding romance with Tristan Thompson. She denied even knowing the NBA star. The “Black Widow” rapper set the record straight on Sunday (Aug. 22) in a tweet about the “fake news.” “Very weird fake news making the rounds about me …

Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) A three-judge panel in North Carolina ruled 2-1 Monday that the state must restore voting rights for thousands of residents with felonies. Under the current law, residents are barred from voting until they have been fully discharged from probation, parole or suspended sentence. The ruling, by a …

The rapper born Earl Simmons passed away on April 9 after being hospitalized for a week. Vulture  later reported that he officially died from a cocaine-induced heart attack that caused a lack of blood circulation to his brain. RELATED: Rest In Power: DMX, Legendary Rapper, Dead At 50 Swizz collaborated on …

President Joe Biden has been giving climate advocates heartburn. In April, soon after rejoining the Paris Agreement, he set a goal: The United States would cut its greenhouse-gas pollution by 50 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. The White House promised that “a careful interagency process” had produced that goal, …