Will Smith’s ‘King Richard’ Biopic to Open 2021 American Black Film Festival

The American Black Film Festival has announced that the 2021 event will open its milestone 25th year with Warner Bros. Pictures’ eagerly anticipated film “King Richard” starring Will Smith. The biopic finds Smith portraying Richard Williams, father of legendary athletes Venus and Serena Williams. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Making Progress Finding Justice In […]

Iyanla Vanzant Opens Up About The Loss of Her Daughter And How It Changed Her Life For The Better

Iyanla Vanzant is fresh off the heels of ending her hit reality series “Iyanla Fix My Life” and sharing how the pain she experienced in life motivated her to help others heal from life’s difficulties. Speaking with Hoda Kotb on her “Making Space” podcast, Vanzant opened up about the loss […]

‘Colin Kaepernick’ Reminds ‘SNL’ Who Was Right About The NFL All Along

“Saturday Night Live” tackled the National Football League’s ongoing struggles with racism, misogyny and homophobia — this time with jettisoned Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden — in a cold open that ended with Chris Redd’s Colin Kaepernick more or less saying: “I told you so.” “Wow, so much stuff coming […]

Virginia Beach School Board Members Fighting to Ban Toni Morrison Book for Being ‘Pornographic’

School board members in Virginia Beach are attempting to ban the literary works of the late great novelist Toni Morrison. School board members Victoria Manning and Laura Hughes have banned together to have four books removed from curriculums due to the “pornographic nature” found in the reading, The Daily Beast . Morrison’s classic The Bluest […]

Indigenous Peoples’ Day: 10 Things You Wouldn’t Have Without Native Americans

Source: grandriver / Getty Indigenous Peoples’ Day finally allows us to highlight Native Americans and their contributions to American society. October 8, 2021, Joe Biden became the first president to acknowledge the holiday declaring it a national holiday, which we now celebrate on October 11. In a proclamation […]

‘I Apologize’: Sage Steele Taken Off Air Following Backlash from Her Racial Identity Remarks Regarding President Barack Obama

Sage Steele is facing consequences after making controversial comments about former President Barack Obama and covid vaccine mandate last week on the podcast “Uncut with Jay Cutler.” The “SportCenter” host is being taken off air for a week after criticizing Obama for identifying as Black on his U.S. […]