In Monkey Man, the actor and filmmaker channels his persistent irritations about Hollywood into a stylish thriller. Universal Pictures April 5, 2024, 11:20 AM ET As an actor, Dev Patel has tended to play bighearted softies in rousing crowd-pleasers. Though he’s occasionally ventured beyond such territory—see his brooding, magnetic work …
Read More »High School Tennis Player Sues SC School District For Racial Discrimination After Allegedly Being Used As ‘Target Practice’
by Sharelle Burt April 5, 2024 So glad this student spoke up! Horry County Schools in South Carolina has a lawsuit on their hands as a Black high school student is accusing them of racial discrimination. Court documents reveal that Crystal Dozier filed the lawsuit on Mar. 16 on behalf …
Read More »7 Healthy Tips For The Impulsive And Impatient
by BlackEnterprise.com April 5, 2024 Originally Published Oct. 14, 2012. One of the things I find most mystifying about the holiday season is why people want to waitpeople rushing around completing last minute tasks. See, I’m impatient. And impulsive. The two traits combined have resulted in many a comical life …
Read More »Saturday Night Live’s Joke About Biden’s Black Support Falls Flat With Audience
by Daniel Johnson April 4, 2024 Michael Che looked like he was taken aback at the audience’s lukewarm response, remarking at one point that he thought they should read the polls. Saturday Night Live attempted to make a joke about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, tying the disintegrated …
Read More »Kim Fields Shares the Details of a Kiss With Her Teen Crush
Photo: Disney/Randy Holmes (Getty Images) Growing up on television, Kim Fields has had much of her life play out in public, including the guys she’s kissed – something she shared during a recent appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” The Upshaws Are Back & So Is Tracy Morgan On The Stand …
Read More »A Vision of the City as a Live Organism
Imagine a city of staggering, sometimes menacing beauty. Its history is bloody, but it carries on, becoming more mesmerizingly strange with each era. Now imagine that the city is sentient. It has agency and consciousness; it decides who gets to stay and who needs to leave. It’s both a physical …
Read More »Jeff Landry Wants LSU Scholarships Revoked Over Missing National Anthem
by Daniel Johnson April 4, 2024 Jeff Landry criticized the LSU women’s basketball team and voiced his displeasure that they were not present for the national anthem and called for their scholarships to be revoked for missing it. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry criticized the LSU women’s basketball team and voiced …
Read More »FAMU Vice President Named Finalist For Tennessee State University Presidency
by Rafael Pena April 4, 2024 FAMU Vice President William E. Hudson Jr. is one of three finalists in the search for the next president of Tennessee State University. Tallahassee.com reports Florida A&M University’s Vice President for Student Affairs, William E. Hudson Jr., has emerged as one of three finalists …
Read More »Only Days Before Jonathan Majors is Sentenced—Let's Take a Look at How He Got Here
Jonathan Majors at the AAFCA Special Achievement Awards Luncheon held at the Los Angeles Athletic Club on March 3, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Photo: Gilbert Flores/Variety (Getty Images) On Monday, April 8, Jonathan Majors will learn whether or not he’ll have to serve jail time after being found guilty of …
Read More »Don’t Let Trump Exhaust You
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. The Trump campaign is trying to turn the electoral process into a moral swamp. …
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