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‘Start Turning Down Roles That Are Meant for a Dark Skin Actor’: Netflix Gets Called Out for Colorism after Zazie Beetz is Casted as Stagecoach Mary
Netflix recently unveiled its trailer for its upcoming western film “The Harder They Fall.” The movie is based on real historical outlaws and cowboys and features an all-Black cast, but one star’s inclusion has sparked outrage from fans eager to see the project. FX’s “Atlanta” actress Zazie […]
Will Smith Shares How Serena Williams Prepared Him to Play Her Father in ‘King Richard’
September 29, 2021 EditEdit with WPBakery Page Builder Richard Williams fought long and hard to cross racial barriers and coach his two daughters to be the acclaimed tennis champions they are today. His story will finally be brought to the forefront in King Richard, a new film starring Will […]
It’s hard to believe this unspoiled beach is Coney Island in the 1870s
Before the Cyclone, before Nathan’s, before the boardwalk, sideshows, amusement parks, bathhouses, mass numbers of beachgoers wading into the surf, Coney Island was an actual island where settlers in the English colony at Gravesend let their animals graze, according to Brooklyn magazine. Coney’s transformation into the world’s most famous […]
‘We Have a Complicated But Beautiful History’: Lauryn Hill Says the ‘Culture’ Needed a Fugees Reunion Tour
It has been a long time coming, but the Fugees have finally resurfaced as a united group. The trio composed of Ms Lauryn Hill, Pras Michel and Wyclef Jean catapulted to stardom in 1996 with the release of their second album, “The Score.” The iconic LP that has sold […]
Janelle Monáe releases new, star-studded version of ‘Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout)’
The song now features appearances from Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Chlöe x Halle and more In partnership with the African American Policy Forum, Janelle Monáe has released a new song “Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout),” with some star-studded features. Back in 2015, while marching in Black Lives Matter […]
American couturier B Michael honors fellow Black designers at Met Gala
Photo: B Michael & Mark-Anthony Edwards Iconic Black designer dresses Bon Appetit’s Editor-in-Chief Dawn Davis By Audrey J. Bernard Shame on the folks behind the Met Gala for never extending an invitation to top Black Fashion Designer B Michael to attend fashion’s biggest night out! […]
Black Americans Are Disproportionately Impacted By High Prescription Drugs Costs
Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty Some Democratic members of Congress are trying to hold up historic economic investments pledged by the Biden Administration, including a provision that could lower the cost of prescription drugs. By obstructing efforts to lower prescription drug prices, these legislators are standing in […]
Malika Andrews Replaces Rachel Nichols and Lands New NBA Show on ESPN
*Less than a month after Rachel Nichols was fired from ESPN, as well as her show removed, for being a hater-faced hater, Malika Andrews is slated to step up and replace her a high-profile NBA reporter with her own show, “NBA Today.” She will work alongside panelists analysts Kendrick […]
2 Officers Indicted by Grand Jury for Violent Beating of Black California Teen
Two former Stockton, Calif. police officers accused of violently beating a Black teen last December were indicted by a grand jury on felony assault charges. The Associated Press reports that Michael Stiles and Omar Villapudua were each indicted on felony counts of assault by a public officer and assault […]
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