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Spike Lee will present Denzel Washington with the 47th AFI Life Achievement Award! The American Film Institute (AFI) also announced Mahershala Ali, Chadwick Boseman, Jodie Foster, Jamie Foxx, Morgan Freeman (2011 honoree), Michael B. Jordan, Issa Rae, Julia Roberts and Cicely Tyson will participate in AFI’s tribute to Washington’s life and work. “Denzel Washington is a hero to audiences all over […]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard did his homework on Bobby Okereke. A sexual assault allegation from 2015 didn’t scare him off. Just hours after Okereke’s name surfaced publicly for the first time in the case, Ballard told reporters on a conference call he took a hard look at Okereke’s past and […]
Spiritual life coach Iyanla Vanzant sat down with The Breakfast Club to chat about the upcoming season of “Iyanla Fix My Life.” OWN is also launching a podcast version of the award-winning series, set to debut June 18 on Apple Podcasts. During her conversation with The Breakfast Club hosts, Vanzant noted that DMX is her most memorable […]
Police departments in at least five states are investigating, and in some cases condemning, their officers’ social media feeds after the weekend publication of a database that appears to catalog thousands of bigoted or violent posts by active-duty and former cops. The posts were uncovered by a team of researchers who spent two years looking […]
CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago has released two 911 calls made after “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett claimed he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack. Recordings of the calls following the January 29 incident were obtained by The Associated Press and other outlets Wednesday evening. Both calls were made by an unidentified man who […]
It has only been a mere 15 years since Phylicia Rashad made Tony Awards history. On June 6, 2004, she became the first Black actress to win the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play for her role in A Raisin In The Sun. Rashad, a native of Houston, Texas and a graduate […]
Here’s an update on the Maleah Davis situation. Quanell X, the Houston community activist connected with the case, says Maleah’s mother, Brittany Bowens, will also face charges in the death of her daughter. On Monday, the remains found alongside a highway near Hope, Arkansas were positively identified as Maleah’s. RELATED: Remains Found Confirmed To Be Maleah Davis Maleah was […]
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Once Odell Beckham Jr. found his way back to Ohio, it didn’t take him long to notice a change. “I feel something in the air,” he said. “Something special that Cleveland hasn’t had for a while.” Beckham has breathed new life into the Browns. https://www.instagram.com/p/ByTbwfAB2-0/ The superstar wide receiver held […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of impeachment hangs over the White House, but it also vexes House Democrats wary of taking next steps against President Donald Trump without broader public support. Leading Democrats provided a snapshot Sunday of the party wrestling with the impeachment questions posed by special counsel Robert Mueller’s findings in the Russia […]
LONDON (AP) — Tayari Jones won the Women’s Prize for fiction on Wednesday with “An American Marriage,” her story of a family torn apart by the U.S. judicial system. The American writer’s best-selling novel – selected by Oprah Winfrey for her book club and praised by ex-president Barack Obama – centers on a successful African-American […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge ruled Wednesday that grand jury transcripts in a murder case over the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle will remain sealed, for now. Superior Court Judge Robert J. Perry ordered that the documents, which would give the first glimpse of the prosecution’s evidence against defendant Eric Ronald Holder, […]
Lately, it seems the words “controversy” and Empire find themselves in the same sentence. The most recent evidence of this is that Terrence Howard, who plays rap mogul Lucious Lyon on the Fox show, is under investigation for criminal tax evasion, reports The Blast. Seems federal authorities are looking at possible crimes committed by Howard […]
