Suni Reid, a Black trans actor who was a cast member in Hamilton’s touring show, is filing a federal complaint against the production alleging they lost her role after requesting a gender-neutral dressing room. Reid, who is nonbinary and goes by pronouns they/them, filed a complaint on Wednesday (October 13) …
Read More »In this Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, file photo, New York Attorney Letitia James smiles during an inauguration ceremony in New York. Newly inaugurated state attorneys general, like James, said they plan to continue investigations of clergy abuse in the Roman Catholic church as victims reach out to state hotlines and …
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Ricarlo Flanagan, who appeared in Shameless and Last Comic Standing, has died at 40 years old. Flanagan’s agent Stu Golfman of KMR Talent told Variety that he died of COVID, “Sadly this pandemic has taken the life of an extremely talented performer and even nicer human being. Ricarlo will be …
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Black female journalist Yamiche Alcindor, who famously clashed with former President Donald Trump during a White House presser, will join NBC News’ Washington team. According to Variety, Ken Strickland, NBC News senior vice president and Washington bureau chief announced Alcindor’s hire in a memo to staff and said she will …
Read More »A woman holds a sign reading “Convict Killer Potter” before the start of a march outside the Hennepin County Government Center on November 30, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. – Jury selection begins today in the trial of Kim Potter, a Brooklyn Center police officer charged with manslaughter in the shooting …
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Forbes released its annual list of the 400 Richest Americans earlier this week. While many people took a financial hit during the pandemic, wallets became fatter for this small circle of ultra-wealthy Americans. Their collective fortunes climbed to $4.5 trillion, an increase of 40 percent compared to 2020. But only …
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In honor of the holiday season, former NBA star, entrepreneur, and investor Baron Davis is the gift that keeps on giving. He is proud to collaborate with Crypto.com NFT to announce the first “Black Santa: Giving Has No Season” NFT collection, which dropped on Friday, Dec. 17. Davis created the …
Read More »Photo: Merie W. Wallace/HBO Every Monday of the fifth and final season of HBO’s cultural flashpoint show, Insecure, Very Smart Brothas Senior Editor Panama Jackson and Contributing Freelance Writer Shanelle Genai have broken down the latest episode. But just like the fan-favorite show, all good things must come to an …
Read More »Tens of thousands of heavy steel slats, once destined to become part of former President Donald Trump’s border wall, are slowly rusting in the open air throughout the southwestern borderlands. The bollards—18- or 33-foot-long hollow posts, most of them reinforced with concrete and rebar—are worth at least a quarter of …
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Usher welcomed his fourth baby and second child with girlfriend Jenn Goicoechea in late September. On Tuesday (Oct. 12) the singer announced that the couple welcomed baby boy Sire Castrello Raymond on Wednesday (Sept. 29). The latest addition to the Raymond family was born at 6:42 p.m. and weighed 7 …
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