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Photo: Sean Rayford (Getty Images) The family of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man fatally shot by deputies in North Carolina earlier this year, has filed a $30 million federal civil rights lawsuit. According to NBC News, Brown, 42, died on April 21 when his BMW was surrounded by deputies …
Read More »We Could Have Changed the World
Gregory Halpern / Magnum At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, it was practically impossible to find hand sanitizer and toilet paper at stores around the United States. The upheaval had a dystopian feel: Some stores even ran out of sympathy cards, a reminder that we were—and still are—living in …
Read More »Naomi Campbell Rocks A Burberry Swimsuit!
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Read More »Moving On Up: Actress Marla Gibbs Set to Receive Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
Marla Gibbs, who is well remembered as George and Louise Jefferson’s feisty maid who shot side-splitting one-liners in the “Jefferson’s” sitcom, back in the 70s and 80s—is getting a “star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, July 20,” per a press release. http:// “The star will be dedicated in …
Read More »Comedy Central Expands The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Podcast, Launches New Series Hosted by Roy Wood Jr.
(L-R) Cover art for the new The Daily Show with Trevor Noah podcast series, Beyond the Scenes; Roy Wood Jr. at the 26th Annual Critics Choice Awards on March 07, 2021.Photo: Courtesy of Comedy Central/ Getty Images for the Critics Choice Association (Getty Images) Comedian and TV correspondent for The …
Read More »The Real Reason Another <em>Space Jam</em> Movie Exists
The new film starring LeBron James is a blatant attempt by Warner Bros. to be as beloved and recognized as Disney. Warner Bros. Crucial to the upcoming family film Space Jam: A New Legacy is the premise that the historic Warner Bros. studios are built atop a supercomputer that algorithmically …
Read More »Broadway To Reopen This Fall With Black Writers, New Plays
Broadway is coming back this fall, and the new lineup of shows have all been written by Black writers. According to WAMU, the seven new plays are set to start showing as early as Aug. 2021, and five of these playwrights will see their work on the Broadway stage for …
Read More »Cedric the Entertainer Will Host This Year’s Emmy Awards, ‘I Can’t Wait To Take The Stage’
The Television Academy has announced that Cedric the Entertainer will be doing the honors of hosting this year’s 73rd Emmy Awards. This year’s award show will take place live and in front of a limited audience this fall on Sept. 19, 2021. “Since I was a little boy huddled up …
Read More »Florida Man Attempts to Have Ex-Girlfriend and Her Relatives Killed, Tries to Blame Black Lives Matter for the Crimes, Feds Say
Photo: Anton27 (Shutterstock) Did any of y’all watch the show Sons of Anarchy? I loved the show and have watched the entire series multiple times. One thing that always struck me (I mean, besides the realization that white writers can’t write Black dialog for shit) was all the times the …
Read More »England’s Black Players Receive Racist Abuse After Loss
Black members of England’s national soccer team are revealing some of the racist abuse they’ve been receiving following the team’s loss to Italy in Sunday’s Euro 2020 final. “Seeing my brothers being racially abused for being brave enough to put themselves in a position to help this country, is something …
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