STARZ’s P-Valley has been a runaway success since the drama hit television screens in July. One character in particular quickly has become a fan-favorite: Mercedes, who is played by Brandi Evans. Now, R&B singer K. Michelle reveals she was almost cast in the marquee role. In a recent Instagram video, …
Read More »Minnesota Prosecutors to Use Derek Chauvin’s History of Forcible Restraint Against Him in the George Floyd Murder Case
1 Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin poses for a booking photograph at the Ramsey County Detention Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. May 29, 2020. Ramsey County Detention Center/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS IMAGE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY, …
Read More »Sen. Lindsey Graham Flexed His Tax Returns and Then Played Himself
Photo: Carolyn Kaster (Getty Images) South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is what happens when pantyhose, a wet piece of notebook paper, and rotten cauliflower have an orgy on a dimly lit street corner in Florida, and the pantyhose gets pregnant. And as such he continues to do this thing where …
Read More »Coffee Rust Is Going to Ruin Your Morning
In the southern corner of Guatemala, outside the tiny mountain town of San Pedro Yepocapa, Elmer Gabriel’s coffee plants ought to be leafed-out and gleaming. It is a week before Christmas, the heart of the coffee-harvesting season, and if his bushes were healthy, they would look like holiday trees hung …
Read More »Cardi B Files For Divorce From Offset
Cardi B may have hinted at why she filed for divorce from Offset in her Instagram stories earlier this week. According to Hot97, she said in a post that “her heart finally told her to stop wasting her time.” The “WAP” rapper filed for divorce from the Migos superstar, according …
Read More »The Exonerated Five’s Yusef Salaam Co-Authors Young Adult Novel on the ‘Criminal System of Injustice’
After spending almost seven years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Dr. Yusef Salaam is using the hard lessons he learned about the industrial prison complex to educate today’s youth. Salaam was 15 years old when he and four other teenage boys of color were falsely imprisoned …
Read More »Chadwick Boseman Laid To Rest Near South Carolina Hometown
Chadwick Boseman has been laid to rest near his hometown of Anderson, South Carolina. The groundbreaking actor, who died at age 43 on Aug. 28 after a four-year battle with colon cancer was buried in a private ceremony on Sept. 3 at Welfare Baptist Church Cemetery in Belton, South Carolina, …
Read More »American Express Launches 'Coalition to Back Black Businesses,' Applications for First Round of $5,000 Grants Now Open
Photo: First Class Photography (Shutterstock) The coronavirus pandemic has placed an extraordinary toll on the Black community. The virus has become the third-leading cause of death for Black people and the economic fallout has had a disproportionate effect on Black people, as well. A program launched by American Express intends …
Read More »Why John Boyega Stepped Down As Jo Malone Ambassador
Actor and activist John Boyega is stepping down from British Perfume and Candle Company Jo Malone after they reshot a short film that he created. The brand replaced the Star Wars actor with Liu Haoran for the Chinese market and excluded all the Black people who appeared in the original …
Read More »Do You Speak Fox?
All happy families are alike; some unhappy families are unhappy because of Fox News. You might have come across the articles (“I Lost My Dad to Fox News” / “Lost Someone to Fox News?” / “‘Fox News Brain’: Meet the Families Torn Apart by Toxic Cable News”), or the Reddit …
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