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Lupita Nyong’o poses at the opening night of the new play “Nollywood Dreams” on November 11, 2021 in New York City.Photo: Bruce Glikas (Getty Images) The real-life warrior women who inspired the fictional Dora Milaje in the 2018 hit film Black Panther will soon be the center of a new …
Read More »Family Of Manuel Ellis Reaches $4 Million Settlement In His Wrongful Death While in Police Custody
Pierce County, Washington, has reached a proposed settlement of $4 million with the family of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who died in police custody in March 2020. According to CNN, the Pierce County Council is set to vote on approving the settlement. “This proposed settlement will bring the county’s …
Read More »NCAA Accused of Violating Black Athletes' Civil Rights in Federal Complaint
The NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis is shown in this March 12, 2020. A group that advocates for college athletes has filed a federal complaint that claims NCAA Division I schools are violating the civil rights of Black basketball players and major college football players by prohibiting compensation. The National College …
Read More »Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate Stacey Abrams Sues State Over Fundraising Disadvantage
Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is suing the Peach State for access to a new fundraising vehicle allowing her and others to raise unlimited sums of money. The Hill reported that the suit, filed in federal court Monday, argues Abrams, who is making a second run at governor, is effectively …
Read More »Tyler Perry’s Sistas, The Oval Renewed at BET
Photo: BET To the surprise of absolutely no one, BET has renewed two of its highly rated Tyler Perry series, Sistas and The Oval. Per a press release provided to The Root, Sistas Season 4 “averaged 1.6 million total viewers Live+3 (original airing plus three days of non-traditional broadcast) on …
Read More »Five Books in Which Romance Sneaks Up on You
Good love stories are irresistible: They appear in almost every genre and culture, and are the subject of centuries of lore. Love in Color, the British Nigerian writer Bolu Babalola’s collection retelling myths from around the world, demonstrated just this last year. These stories persist because they carry healing and …
Read More »White Couple Charged With Hate Crime in Killing of Black Navy Veteran at California Gas Station
A white couple has been charged with murder and hate crimes after killing a Black Navy veteran and youth pastor at a California gas station last week. On Friday, Jeremy Wayne Jones, 49, and Christina Lyn Garner, 42, were charged with first-degree murder in the March 15 killing of Justin …
Read More »Sierra Jenkins, 25-year-old Reporter, Killed in Va. Mass Shooting
Screenshot: Studio 110 Photography/Studio 110 Photography Sierra Jenkins, a 25-year-old reporter who wrote for the Virginian-Pilot newspaper and had previously worked for CNN, was one of two people killed in a mass shooting outside a restaurant over the weekend in Norfolk, Va. Jenkins was among five people in total who …
Read More »The Workplace Comedies Reconsidering the Girlboss
At the height of her powers, Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the fraudulent blood-testing start-up Theranos, basked in the kind of adulation typically reserved for cult leaders. In one upcoming episode from Hulu’s The Dropout, which dramatizes her saga, Elizabeth (played by Amanda Seyfried) perches on yet another stage, at …
Read More »Tyson Beckford Recalls When He Almost Called the Crips and Bloods on Kanye West After Ye Had Someone Confront Him
Kanye West’s menacing behavior has seemingly been a long-running issue with other celebs. With Pete Davidson, D.L. Hughley, and Trevor Noah currently caught in Ye’s crosshairs, other celebrities, including supermodel Tyson Beckford, were also burnt by Ye’s fury in the past. VLAD TV reposted an interview with Beckford where he …
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