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Chadwick Boseman’s death hit his co-stars and colleagues especially hard, since many of them did not know he was suffering from colon cancer while he filmed Black Panther, Da 5 Bloods and other projects. In fact, Clark Peters — who starred alongside Boseman in the Spike Lee film Da 5 …

0 Image via Morgan Stanley Wealth management is known for being notoriously dominated by white men with little diversity. As the conversation on workplace discrimination becomes louder, many are looking to create change from within their places of work. For these two business partners, their goal was to bring light …

In an emotional tribute, Michael B. Jordan conjured the words to honor his “big brother” Chadwick Boseman just three days after the actor died of stage IV colon cancer at 43 on August 28.  Jordan co-starred along with Boseman in the Marvel film “Black Panther.” On Monday (Aug. 31) the …

John Boyega stands in Parliament square during an anti-racism demonstration in London, on June 3, 2020Photo: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images (Getty Images) Like his Star Wars character Finn, John Boyega is a trooper in the midst of the storm in that he’ll get his work done—but best believe, he’ll …

In an epic face-off between two R&B icons, Brandy and Monica, during the Monday night (Aug. 31) Verzuz battle the two musical phenoms put on an electric show with more than 1.2 million viewers tuning in.  Kicking it off, the duo’s set had an unexpected virtual surprise from Democratic vice …

When I wrote about becoming a fan of BTS last year, I spoke with the South Korean critic Kim Youngdae about the xenophobia that the band has faced in the U.S. over the course of their rise. (Earlier this year, a Howard Stern Show staffer joked about the group having …

The Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid referred to Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old shooter as a “suspected teen gunman,” showing a photo of him doing community service work.  Rittenhouse was charged in the fatal shooting of two men during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. However, a headline …

Tyler Perry is officially a member of the Three Comma Club. According to Forbes, the actor and entrepreneur is now worth a billion dollars. The publication arrived at the conclusion by breaking down Perry’s assets, including $300 million in cash and investments, a content library worth $320 million, his sprawling …

Netflix is postponing a virtual preview event of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, which will now be known as one of Chadwick Boseman’s final films. PEOPLE reports that the push back comes after Boseman’s sudden death of colon cancer on Friday (August 28). While the event has been delayed, the release …

Photo: Sue Ogrocki (AP) For years, residents of Greenwood, the neighborhood in Tulsa, Okla., that was once home to Black Wall Street, have attempted to bring the area back to its former glory. Once a thriving hub of Black prosperity, the neighborhood is now most famous for being the site …