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Director Amma Asante Talks About That Shirley Chisholm Episode in "Mrs. America"
At first glance, it’s easy to dismiss Mrs. America, FX’s nine-part series tackling the women’s movement of the 1970s, as not being for us. It star...
Naomi Campbell styled and shot her own ‘Essence’ cover on her iPhone
Naomi Campbell appears on the front of this month’s issue of Essence Magazine, but the photo is hardly just another cover for the supermodel. Not ...
Case of black Georgia man who was chased and killed while jogging will go to grand jury
The fatal shooting of a black man -- apparently recorded on video in February and posted online Tuesday by a local radio station host -- will go t...
Michelle Obama opens up in revealing new Netflix documentary
Michelle Obama has been away from the White House for more than three years, a period long enough to write a memoir and release an accompany...
Barack And Michelle Obama To Deliver Virtual Graduation Speeches To Class Of 2020
Barack and Michelle Obama will deliver a number of virtual commencement addresses to the class of 2020, as schools have adjusted, postponed or can...
Ida B. Wells Awarded Posthumous Pulitzer Prize For Lynching Investigations
The 2020 Pulitzer Prizes, announced on Monday, included one very important posthumous winner: Ida B. Wells, a Black woman who became one of the mo...
Crowds gather to buy new Air Jordans in Atlanta after lockdown lifted
An Atlanta mall saw massive crowds gather Saturday to buy the new Air Jordan sneakers after lockdown restrictions were lifted, according to a repo...
Jordan Peele's Lovecraft Country turns a horror icon's own racist tropes against him
HBO’s upcoming eight-episode horror series Lovecraft Country may not have been on your radar before now. Although it’s co-created by Jordan Peele ...
Protesting With Firearms Looks Very Different Depending On Your Race
That’s a strong picture above: Members of the Black Panther Party on the steps of the California state house in 1967, armed with loaded rifles. Wa...
Gabrielle Union Says Most Black Celebs Are 'One Or Two Checks' Away From Running Out Of Money
Those working in the entertainment industry have not escaped the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
During the COVID-19 shut...
Kobe Bryant Gushing Over Michael Jordan In ‘The Last Dance’ Will Rip Your Heart Out
As if the world doesn’t have enough to get emotional about.
“The Last Dance,” ESPN’s hit documentary series about Michael Jordan and the Chicago B...
R. KELLY’S ATTORNEYS SAY HE IS DIABETIC AND SHOULD BE RELEASED FROM JAIL AMID COVID-19 OUTBREAK
R. Kelly’s attorneys are desperately trying to get him out of jail. Now, they are claiming Kelly is a “diabetic” and at high risk for complication...