MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A woman was in for a huge surprise when Miami Beach police pulled her over. She and her boyfriend got out of the car. An officer asked the boyfriend if he had anything to say. And that’s when the man, identified as Kenneth, got down on one knee, held out […]
Things are heating up now for the Greenleafs after Lady Mae (Lynn Whitfield) dropped that bomb on Bishop James (Keith David) last week. She should’ve never come for Bishop with the threat of divorcing his black a**. He switches up the game on her and beat her to the punch. While enjoying the sunshine […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actress Cicely Tyson, composer Lalo Schifrin and publicist Martin Levy will be getting honorary Oscar statuettes this fall at the film academy’s Governors Awards, while producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall will receive the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the honorees Wednesday […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, are stepping up their political involvement ahead of the November midterm elections, moves aimed at bolstering Democratic enthusiasm as the party aims to regain control of Congress. Advisers cast a speech Barack Obama will give Friday, when he accepts an ethics in government award, […]
A brother and sister team in Florida are being hailed as heroes after saving the lives young parents and their 11-day-old baby from a sinking car. According to Fox 13, a vehicle sideswiped Thomas and Diana Windsor’s car in a hit-and-run on Friday. The car rolled over and landed in a retention pond. Aaron Allen and […]
Bob Johnson was singled out because of his race at a luxurious Florida hotel, he said.
The Queen of Soul's funeral caused some controversy.
After photos of him working at a Trader Joe’s were posted on social media and went viral, Cosby Show actor Geoffrey Owens is speaking out about the “job shaming” he’s had to endure. “I was really devastated, but the period of devastation was so short,” Owens told Good Morning America co-host Robin Roberts, while wearing his Trader […]
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms stopped through Studio One to talk politics, voter suppression, and the upcoming election for Georgia’s next Governor. Mayor Bottoms urges voters to get registered if they haven’t already, and also cast and early vote to circumvent any long lines during election day. Check out all her great advice below.
ATLANTA (AP) — A fiery, old-school pastor who is under fire for saying black America is losing “its soul” at Aretha Franklin’s funeral stands firm by his words with the hope critics can understand his perspective. Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. told The Associated Press in a phone interview Sunday he felt his sermon was appropriate […]
DETROIT (AP) — The bishop who officiated Aretha Franklin’s funeral has apologized to Ariana Grande for how he touched her onstage and a joke he made about her name. Bishop Charles H. Ellis III led Franklin’s funeral and awkwardly greeted Grande after she performed “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.” Images of […]
DETROIT (AP) — Former presidents and preachers joined a parade of pop stars Friday in a singing, hip-swaying, piano-pounding farewell to Aretha Franklin, remembering the Queen of Soul as a powerful force for musical and political change and a steadfast friend. In a send-off both grand and personal, an all-star lineup of mourners […]
