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Former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele has strong words for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, after McConnell told reporters that Barack Obama “should have kept his mouth shut” about President Donald Trump. McConnell’s remarks came after former Obama told his former staffers on a leaked conference call that Trump’s …

Photo: Shutterstock Last week, a Facebook Live video went viral detailing the shooting death of 21-year-old Dreasjon “Sean” Reed by the Indianapolis police. In the video an officer could be heard saying “I think it’s going to be a closed casket, homie,” after Reed had been gunned down. According to …

IF YOU NEED SMART OBSERVATIONS ABOUT LIFE BROADSWORD CALLING DANNY BOY, BY GEOFF DYER There are a couple of reasons to love Geoff Dyer. One is his prose, which at this stage in his practice has become a high-tech delivery system: pure wit, right to the brain stem. Another …

The series finale of How to Get Away with Murder airs tonight (May 14), and ahead of the final episode, the ABC program’s cast is opening up how much the show and its fans have meant to them. In a video feature by PEOPLE, Viola Davis and her costars sent …

The global COVID-19 pandemic has upended the U.S. economy, put 30 million Americans out of work, and brought the entire world to a standstill. Yet, even in light of the mass devastation and disruption caused by the coronavirus, it’s marginalized communities of color that are suffering the most. According to …

Image: Marvel Entertainment The month of May typically signals the beginning of the summer movie season. This year was set to be full of potential bangers from Fast and Furious 9 to Black Widow. Given that the many of films set to be released this summer have been postponed to …

Soon, Jennifer Lopez won’t be the only one in her family with a claim to fame.  The singer and Hustlers star tweeted on Wednesday (May 13), that her 12-year-old daughter Emme Muñiz is releasing her own children’s book. The book, titled  Lord Help Me is about her approach to prayer …

Little Richard appears on The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour. Image dated October 1, 1971. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) I woke up last Saturday morning to news of Little Richard’s death. Although none of the 8,000 songs in my digital music library are his, I feel an enormous sense …

Video by Jackson Tisi In November 2012, Leon Ford was pulled over by two Pittsburgh police officers. It was a routine traffic stop—at least, it was supposed to be, until one of the officers, who is white, mistook Ford, who is black, for a wanted gang member. Ford was able …

Although Sheree Whitefield is no longer part of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, she was a guest on Watch What Happens Live the night of the explosive virtual reunion.  Miss Sheree gave her opinions as if she was still part of the series, especially when it came  to NeNe Leakes …