One of New York City’s former slaves has a street named after him in a Haitian-dominated community in Brooklyn’s Flatbush section. On Sunday, Freeman Pierre Toussaint had a street named in his honor between the intersection of Flatbush and Church Ave, The Haitian Times reported. A famous hairdresser and credited …

Spike Lee gave a special shoutout to actress Glenn Close following the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday (April 25) after she surprised the crowd dancing to the E.U. 1988 single “Da Butt,” famously featured in Lee’s movie School Daze released the same year. “I got to give a shout out …

Red Table Talk Ep. 404 – “Is Polyamory For You?”Screenshot: Courtesy of Facebook Watch It seems like a combination of forever ago and just yesterday when the word “entanglement” became an elevated term in pop culture, thanks to Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith’s appearance on Jada’s show, Red Table Talk. …

Jay-Z opened up about parenting during the pandemic and his legacy in a recent interview with The Sunday Times. “Feeling loved is the most important thing a child needs, you know? Not ‘Here’s this business that I’m going to hand over to you, that I’m creating for you.’ What if …

In 1933, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt launched the tradition of assessing the first 100 days of new leadership when during a speech he offered it up as a good point for reflecting on the status of the newly implemented New Deal. The series of laws, which were quickly passed under …

Black-ish star, Anthony Anderson, is sharing the overwhelming emotions he experienced while watching the Derek Chauvin trial. The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty on April 20 for second and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for the 2020 death of George Floyd after he kneeled on his neck for …

The former police officer who was fired after fatally shooting Rayshard Brooks last year is seeking reinstatement into the force. An attorney for ex-cop Garrett Rolfe spoke with Atlanta’s civil service board on Thursday and claimed Rolfe’s rights were “grossly violated” when he was terminated for killing Brooks outside a …

Fresh off her Oscar-nominated performance in The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Andra Day returns to her first love of music with her new single “Phone Dies,” out on Warner Records. RELATED: Five Things You Need To Know About The Leading Lady With soulful, uptempo production by Anderson.Paak, Day’s sultry …

Photo: Sam Greenwood (Getty Images) For two long years, former NFL linebacker Geno Hayes fought as hard as he could in his battle against liver disease. Sadly, ESPN reports that while awaiting a liver transplant, he died Monday evening. He was 33. Earlier this month, Hayes was placed in hospice …

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