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A Black driver working for ABC’s acclaimed medical drama Grey’s Anatomy was wrongfully arrested at gunpoint in front of cast and crew members in March 2021.  According to CBS Los Angeles, 31-year-old Ernest Simon Jr. is suing the city of Los Angeles and LAPD for $20 million in damages after …

Photo: YURII MASLAK (Shutterstock) A newly launched initiative, Diversity in Design (DID) Collaborative, hosted its first career fair for high schoolers of color, this past week in Detroit. “Designed By” included 30 roundtables, each featuring a Black designer from various industries. Students had the opportunity to engage with executives and …

A month ago, another installment in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series was released, an attempt to modernize the horror franchise while still harkening back to its gritty 1970s roots. It was a creative failure, too reliant on digitally enhanced gore and thudding callbacks. The task of matching an all-time classic …

On Friday, New Orleans native actor Anthony Mackie closed a deal to acquire 20 acres of land in New Orleans East to build a film and television production studio, Nola.com reports. The Marvel Star trained in acting at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, and his decision to develop …

Photo: Tinseltown (Shutterstock) Between the recently released Netflix documentary, “Jeen-Yuhs”, the incessant media coverage (guilty as charged), and Ye’s continued personal reporting, you probably thought you had access to all necessary knowledge on the rapper. I’m afraid to say that in that case, you would be wrong dear reader, as …

Kyiv is often described as the cradle of Slavic civilization. According to legend, the city was founded in 482, when a group of siblings from a royal Slavic tribe staked out a settlement along the banks of the Dnipro River. By the end of the millenium, under the leadership of …

Singer Tamar Braxton, 45, recently celebrated her birthday on March 17 and received a tender shout-out from megastar Beyoncé on her website, The Jasmine Brand reports. The “Heaven” singer routinely gives birthday shout-outs to her celebrity friends in a long-honored tradition. However, she posted an incorrect photo of Braxton, that …

D-Nice, left; Sheila E., Robert Glasper.Photo: Alexander Tamargo for Stronach Group/Arturo Holmes/ Joe Scarnici for GQ (Getty Images) On Friday, performers for this year’s Academy Awards were revealed. Per a press release sent to The Root, the first handful of musical acts will include an all-star band comprised of Club …

Mia Wilson and Rico Ozuna-Harrison, two University of Michigan students, understood the assignment when they realized how hard it was obtaining Black haircare products in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a predominantly white area. So they decided to deliver on that challenge and sought to solve a unique problem. The nearest beauty …

Photo: Monkey Business Images (Shutterstock) Black-owned businesses are thriving because of Black women, but Black women are still struggling in the corporate world. While the gender pay gap is starting to close, Black women are still being paid the least. The worst part is, no matter how many college degrees …