(iStock/Steve Debenport) Just a little over a month before primary elections begin in Illinois on March 17, CBS News reported that voter registrations of nearly 800 formerly incarcerated people were mistakenly canceled. On Monday, The Illinois State Board made the news public after investigating the error since November of 2019. …
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Douglas was essentially the last of Hollywood’s Golden Age legends, a remnant of an era when studios still wielded near-total control of the industry but major stars could pick projects and work with filmmakers who broke the mold. Like his peers Paul Newman, Burt Lancaster, and Marlon Brando, Douglas was …
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Attendees at next month’s (March 13-22) South by Southwest Conference & Festivals in Austin, Texas will have the opportunity to view the premiere of Mary Mazzio’s latest documentary, A Most Beautiful Thing. The feature is narrated and executive produced by multi-talented Grammy and Academy Award-winning artist, Common, executive produced by …
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While Trump delivered his State of the Union to Congress last night, Billy Porter offered a rebuttal with his “LGBTQ State of the Union.” In a video for Logo TV, Porter began, “Donald J. Trump has painted himself as a friend of the LGBTQ community while revealing his true colors …
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In honor of the preservation and legacy of black excellence, Ursula Burns, the first black woman to serve as CEO of a Fortune 500 company, donated $1 million to The HistoryMakers, a video oral history archive that collects the stories of extraordinary African Americans. Housed in the Library of Congress, …
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On January 8, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced they were largely splitting from the royal family and doing their own thing. Apparently, in their spare time, that includes doing what many do when they’re free: relaxing. A source close to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex told PEOPLE that …
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Gayle King is furious and facing controversy head-on after CBS released a salacious clip without her knowledge from an interview with WNBA superstar Lisa Leslie about Kobe Bryant’s legacy. The clip went viral and King was promptly dragged on social media on Wednesday (Feb. 5) for bringing up Bryant’s …
Read More »Screenshot: CBS This Morning Gayle King became the target of intense and widespread backlash this week after her interview with former WNBA star Lisa Leslie went viral. The subject: Kobe Bryant and his legacy. The legendary basketball player sat down with King on CBS This Morning for a wide-ranging interview, …
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(NEW YORK, NY) – February 5, 2020 – Returning to BET Network’s for season 10 is America’s most inspirational singing competition, “Sunday Best.” The well-established gospel show welcomes back Grammy Award®-winning music legend Kirk Franklin as host. Returning for the second consecutive year as judges are gospel songstress and host …
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One day last fall, I sat down to create a new Facebook account. I picked a forgettable name, snapped a profile pic with my face obscured, and clicked “Like” on the official pages of Donald Trump and his reelection campaign. Facebook’s algorithm prodded me to follow Ann Coulter, Fox Business, …
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