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When Issa Rae isn’t behind the camera, she’s in front of it. So needless to say, the in-demand actress and writer is super busy these days. Recently Issa Rae, who stars in not one, but two, romantic films this year, opened up about her on-screen romances with actors Lakeith Stanfield …

Model Slick Woods is still struggling with health complications stemming from her cancer diagnosis. In an Instagram post of Tuesday (Feb. 18), Woods shared with her fans that she had suffered yet another seizure. The seizure must have been severe because it left the model with a bruised and …

Anitra Gunn, 23, a senior agriculture major at Fort Valley State University, was last seen around 11:30 a.m Friday near Chestnut Hill Road in Fort Valley, Georgia. After a four day search, sadly, her body has now been found. 11 Alive reports, Gunn’s body was recovered in Crawford County near …

Ja’net Dubois, the actress best known for her role as Willona Woods Good Times, has passed away, according to TMZ. TMZ reports, “We’re told Ja’net hadn’t complained of any specific ailments recently, and appeared to be in good health to those around her. She even attended a fan event in …

The Colorado House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would ban hairstyle discrimination, according to CBS Denver. “CROWN – ‘Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair’— is an important step forward for racial equality and freedom of expression,” said Rep. Leslie Herod, who is a sponsor of …

(Instagram/bowiestateuniversity) Bowie State University, an HBCU in Maryland, opened its new food pantry where students can shop for food for free. The food pantry and nutrition lounge was made possible through a new partnership with Capital Area Food Bank and Food Lion. The Food Lion Feeds program donated $10,000 to …

If you enjoyed the scenes in Django Unchained when Jamie Foxx got to finally split the wigs of some evil slave holders, you’re long overdue for an on-screen fix of revenge on racists. RELATED: The Real Lone Ranger Was Black, And Now There’s A Movie The new film Emperor is …

Photo: Angela Weiss (Getty Images) I really don’t understand transphobes’ devotion to not using someone’s preferred pronouns. It’s literally one of the easiest things to do. NBC News reports that an Ohio judge dismissed the case of Nicholas Meriweather. Meriweather filed a federal lawsuit after officials at Shawnee State University …

Before his untimely passing, late basketball legend Kobe Bryant was building his legacy off the court as well. In 2018, he even won an Oscar for his animated short film, Dear Basketball, under his production company, Granity Studios. However, he had no plans to stop there. According to an interview …

An Indianapolis woman was allegedly shot and killed for exposing a man she knew as being gay on social media. The victim, who went by the name Jane TheMayor Waughfield on Facebook, was involved in a car crash Tuesday morning (Feb. 18) where police found her suffering from a …