David Lowery’s film starring Dev Patel is a dreamy piece of high fantasy that turns an age-old tale into something to be puzzled over anew. Eric Zachanowich / A24 King Arthur’s Round Table is an impressively austere sight in The Green Knight: a circle of white stone bathed in dim …
Read More »This Day in Black History: July 27, 1984
Prince reached astronomical heights of stardom in his film debut in Purple Rain, a rock musical drama that hit box offices on July 27, 1984. The movie centers on a young Black Minneapolis native named The Kid, whose talented skills are rivaled only by a growing arrogance. As he spirals …
Read More »Black Man Claims Bank Of America Refused To Cash His Insurance Check
A Black man in San Diego is claiming that a Bank of America branch racially profiled him when he attempted to cash an insurance check. In January 2020, John Pittman III presented a $12,000 insurance check that was issued to him at the Pacific Beach branch of Bank of America, …
Read More »Despite the growing new trend, women should not be proposing to men
Close up of african man in love putting wedding ring on his woman finger I recall the moment I proposed to my wife like it was yesterday. We were in Paris at dinner. I had the ring in my pocket. I was so nervous I drank a whole bottle of …
Read More »Texas Republicans Lie on Martin Luther King Jr.'s Name in Critical Race Theory Attack. MLK III Was Having None of It
Martin Luther King III speaks before Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock come out to speak at a campaign event to encourage people to vote on December 14, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo: Megan Varner (Getty Images) There’s a reason white conservatives tend to discuss …
Read More »Jodie Turner-Smith proposing to husband is an empowering lesson for women
Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images) Happily ever after. Ask any woman what she thinks about when she hears those words, you are likely to hear about her favorite movie where the woman is rescued from a situation and the man that she loves sweeps her …
Read More »What Simone Biles Understands About Greatness
In walking away from an Olympic event, the world’s best gymnast rejected the false dichotomy between personal well-being and professional excellence. Cheng Min / Xinhua / Eyevine / Redux Central to Simone Biles’s appeal as an athlete, even to viewers only flimsily acquainted with the rules and rituals of her …
Read More »Safaree Samuels Drops Controversial New Single 'Liar'
After news broke that Love & Hip Hop couple Safaree Samuels and Erica Mena were filing for divorce, the rapper released his new single “Liar” on Monday (July 26). The couple’s split came weeks after announcing that they were expecting their second child together. Other allegations about their relationship also …
Read More »He’s Got Game! Barack Obama Becomes Minority Owner, Strategic Partner With NBA Africa
Former President Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa as a minority owner and strategic partner. “The NBA has always been a great ambassador for the United States—using the game to create deeper connections around the world, and in Africa, basketball has the power to promote opportunity, wellness, equality, and empowerment …
Read More »‘C.R.E.A.M.’: U.S. Government Sells One-of-a-Kind Wu-Tang Clan Album That Once Belonged to Martin Shkreli to Help Cover Debts
Screenshot: YouTube/Reuters On Tuesday, the United States government auctioned off a rare Wu-Tang album to an unknown buyer for an undisclosed amount. According to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York, the sole copy of Once Upon a Time in Shaolin that had …
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