Halle Berry and her boyfriend Van Hunt enjoyed a pants-free Valentine’s Day, and shared their joy on social media. On Sunday (February 14), the 54-year-old Oscar-winning actress posted a video of herself dancing topless in high-wasted heart-print underwear, while her musician boo modeled plain black boxer briefs. “You keep everything …
Read More »Meet The Black Woman Who Launched Her Own Premier Tequila Brand
The Black Travel Movement has inspired many to take advantage of opportunities abroad. For one Black woman entrepreneur, her travels led her to the island of Tenerife off the Spanish coast where she launched her own brand of high-quality tequila. Serita Braxton is the founder of Monita Tequila, a line …
Read More »Ray Fisher Says Joss Whedon and WB/DC Execs Aren't Suing Him Because They Know He's Telling the Truth
Ray Fisher poses for photographers at a photo call to promote the film ‘Justice League’, in London, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017.Photo: Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP (AP) Quite a bit has transpired since Ray Fisher first called out Justice League director Joss Whedon—and it looks like things will be heating up leading …
Read More »<em>The Weekly Planet: </em>The Big Idea From Bill Gates’s New Climate Book
More concerning: Conventional jet fuel costs $2.22 a gallon but advanced biofuels cost $5.35, he says. This means aviation carries a green premium of 141 percent, so it requires more attention. Cargo ships pose an even bigger challenge: Electrifying their fuel source, a murky oil called “bunker fuel,” has a …
Read More »Colin Kaepernick TV Series Threatened By Proud Boys
White supremacist group Proud Boys made an “ominous” phone call last week to the production offices of Colin In Black And White, a Netflix series about Colin Kaepernick that is being directed by Ava DuVernay, TMZ reports. The racist group had also planned a protest at the shooting location of …
Read More »Charges Dismissed Against ‘Central Park Karen’ for Falsely Accusing Black Man of ‘Threatening’ Her
The saga of “Central Park Karen” appears to be ending. According to The New York Post, misdemeanor charges filed against Amy Cooper, the white woman dubbed “Central Park Karen,” have officially been dropped after she was filmed last year in a viral video calling police and falsely accusing a Black …
Read More »And the Skippy Goes To! Here Are The Root's 2nd Annual The Blackest Awards Winners
Illustration: Angela Alzona 2020 was a year. And I don’t mean that in a good way. Because this whole endeavor is about positivity, I won’t even speak on any of the negativity. What I will say is that 2020 did provide many moments of positivity in the form of movies …
Read More »Anissa Jordan Took Part in a Robbery. She Went to Prison for Murder.
Anissa Jordan was born in Oakland, California, in 1968, the last of eight children. For years, her mother’s live-in boyfriend beat and molested her and her half sister Althenia. The girls didn’t tell their mother. “It was our secret,” Jordan told me. When Jordan was in fourth grade, Althenia was …
Read More »Former NFL Star Vincent Jackson Found Dead In Hotel Room
Vincent Jackson, a former NFL wide receiver, was reportedly found dead on Monday (February 15) in a Florida hotel room. According to ESPN, The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said Jackson’s body was discovered at approximately 11:30 a.m. EST at the Homewood Suites in Brandon, Florida. Investigators claim there were no …
Read More »Michael Jordan Gives $10 Million Gift to Fund Additional Medical Clinics in North Carolina
Novant Health and Michael Jordan have jointly announced that he has given a $10 million gift to open two medical clinics in New Hanover County on the southeastern coast of North Carolina. We’re thrilled to announce that Michael Jordan has gifted $10 million to Novant Health for two additional medical …
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