For a few merciful moments during last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live, viewers were offered a rare distraction from the fact that the nation is barreling toward a chaotic election. When Issa Rae, the evening’s host, stepped onto the stage for her opening monologue, I breathed a sigh of …
Read More »Issa Rae On Why ‘SNL’ Was Like Her Prom Night
During her opening monologue, as host of Saturday Night Live on Oct. 17, comedian and actress Issa Rae explained how the moment could be compared to her prom. She also had a few words to say about Kanye West. The director explained how her hit show Insecure, which premiered in …
Read More »Michael B. Jordan To Produce ‘Static Shock’ Movie
Michael B. Jordan is taking his talents to the DC Comics universe. The actor is joining Warner Bros. and DC Comics Static Shock as a producer. The Hollywood Reporter announced Friday (October 16) that Jordan would join filmmaker Reginald Hudlin on the project. Jordan is slated to produce the film …
Read More »Michael B. Jordan To Produce ‘Static Shock’ Movie
Michael B. Jordan is taking his talents to the DC Comics universe. The actor is joining Warner Bros. and DC Comics Static Shock as a producer. The Hollywood Reporter announced Friday (October 16) that Jordan would join filmmaker Reginald Hudlin on the project. Jordan is slated to produce the film …
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Read More »How Ms. Bling Pursued Her Passion and Built a Thriving Business
Pascale Rowe, also known as Ms. Bling, stepped out on faith when she left her career at American Express. Making a respectable $70,000 annually as a sales rep for the company, Bling decided it was time to leave behind her financial security, benefits, and 401(k). Born of Haitian descent, Bling …
Read More »David Perdue's Mocking of Kamala Harris' Name is Turning Into the Self-Own to End All Self-Owns
Photo: Robyn Beck (Getty Images) It must be hard out here for a Republican these days. Imagine having to choose between being a decent human being and appealing to your deplorable base. We learned all through the Obama years how a foreign-sounding name on a brown person gives racist ass …
Read More »The Silent Superdome Still Speaks to Me
In some ways, these differing conditions of the Superdome have come to represent the states of the city over the course of my life. First, the jubilation from days when fandom was uninterrupted by pandemics and natural disasters, when my childhood in the Crescent City was animated by screaming fans …
Read More »George Floyd Cop Wants Bodycam Footage Admitted In Court
The attorney for former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane, who was charged in the death of George Floyd this past May, is asking the court to allow body camera video from a previous arrest involving Floyd. According to transcripts obtained by WCCO, Floyd was the passenger in an unlicensed vehicle …
Read More »Barefoot Wine and New Voices Foundation Award Grants To Black-owned Beauty Businesses
Earlier this year, BLACK ENTERPRISE reported that Barefoot Wine was creating a new platform to celebrate the beauty of Black women. Now, the company has teamed with the New Voices Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing minority women entrepreneurs, to give business grants to various Black-owned beauty businesses. The …
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