On January 29, 2018, Marvel Comics’ Black Panther hit theatres and it was a box office smash. As production is underway for the second installment, actress Lupita Nyong’o and the cast will film without Chadwick Boseman. Nyong’o, 38, spoke with Yahoo Entertainment about how she is coping with the late …
Read More »New Pittsburgh Steeler Najee Harris Hosts Draft Party at Homeless Shelter Where He Once Lived
A former collegiate football player who was just drafted to the National Football League last week did something different to celebrate his entry into the world of professional sports. Instead of gathering friends and families at a rented venue or his home, he hosted his draft party at a homeless …
Read More »Get Ready! Two Popular Tyler Perry Series Will Return To BET
This May, come home to BET for a night of Black joy, wholesome entertainment, and MORE of the Tyler Perry shows we just can’t resist. New episodes of “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” season eight and “Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living” season two returns with back-to-back episodes on Tuesday, May 25, …
Read More »Mic Drop: Masterful Musicians Makin' Moves
Ai Bendr “Coffee”Screenshot: YouTube We’ve got a lot going on here, and guess what? I’m here for it. Black women are dominating the first week of May’s charts, floating between different genres and but putting us in our bag and taking us back out. Music is intersectional as all hell, …
Read More »Mambacita Apparel Honoring Gianna Bryant Sells Out
The new Mambacita apparel line honoring Kobe Bryant’s late daughter Gianna sold out on Saturday (May 1)––on what would have been the teen superstar basketball player’s 15th birthday. According to a representative of Kobe Bryant’s estate team, the clothing line sold out by early afternoon, CNN Business reports. Mambacita was …
Read More »Black Community Leaders Demand DOJ Investigation Into The Columbus Police Department
A group of Black community leaders in Columbus, Ohio, are using their coalition to demand the Department of Justice to open an investigation into the Columbus Division of Police. The Columbus Police Accountability Coalition penned a letter shutting down the mayor’s request into a review of the department following the …
Read More »Keegan-Michael Key, Lil Nas X Tapped for Final Episodes of This Season's Saturday Night Live
Keegan-Michael Key, left; Lil Nas XPhoto: Frazer Harrison/ Frazer Harrison for The Recording Academy (Getty Images) Saturday Night Live—or SNL as it’s more affectionately known—has had one helluva season these past few months. From hosts to musical guests, a whole host of Blackity-black talent has graced the stage, including: Regina …
Read More »12 Pieces of Advice for Better Parenting
That’s the paradox Lori guides parents through: Try to hold your children too close, and you won’t be able to see them for who they are. Give them room to grow, and you just might find the intimacy you were looking for. BIANCA BAGNARELLI Dear Therapist: I Don’t Understand Why …
Read More »Kevin Merida named executive editor of Los Angeles Times
Kevin Merida has been named the executive editor of the Los Angeles Times. Read More: Danielle Kwateng named executive editor of Teen Vogue following Mccammond exit Merida succeeds Norman Pearlstine in the role. He is to become the 19th top editor since the Times inception in December 1881, and only …
Read More »Rapper 40 Cal Searches Desperately For Missing Daughter
The search continued on Sunday (May 2) for 40 Cal’s daughter, Saniyya Dennis, a Buffalo State College student who was last seen leaving her dorm room shortly before midnight on April 24. “We combed the whole park, even places where she was nowhere near, putting up flyers. The dogs came …
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