Hall of Fame cornerback Willie Brown, who provided the iconic play of the Oakland Raiders’ first Super Bowl title, died on Tuesday. He was 78. The Raiders and Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Brown’s death but did not reveal a cause. He had been dealing with cancer. “The entire Hall of Fame family mourns […]
Some of Black Hollywood’s brightest stars have been recruited to tell Aretha Franklin’s story in her upcoming biopic, “Respect.” Alongside Jennifer Hudson, the cast will include Mary J. Blige, Marlon Wayans, Forest Whitaker and Audra McDonald, according to The Hollywood Reporter. So excited to collaborate with these amazing artists to share the incomparable life of […]
Some of Black Hollywood’s brightest stars have been recruited to tell Aretha Franklin’s story in her upcoming biopic, “Respect.” Alongside Jennifer Hudson, the cast will include Mary J. Blige, Marlon Wayans, Forest Whitaker and Audra McDonald, according to The Hollywood Reporter. So excited to collaborate with these amazing artists to share the incomparable life of […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — He stood up for the poor and the disadvantaged throughout urban America — but Elijah Cummings was principally the strong voice and political advocate for Baltimore, where he was revered as his hometown’s champion. The Democratic congressman lived at the doorstep of some of the city’s worst rioting, including violent 2015 protests […]
Since the passing of rapper Nipsey Hussle, his family and the mother of his eldest child, Tanisha Foster, have been embroiled in a custody battle. While the family petitioned the court for guardianship, Foster wrote that she was opposed to the idea of her daughter living with her aunt, Nipsey’s sister. RELATED: Nipsey Hussle’s Sister […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The public funeral for opera star Jessye Norman has been set for Saturday in Georgia and will feature tributes from actor Laurence Fishburne, civil rights activist Vernon Jordan and Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald. RELATED: Little Known Black History Fact: Jessye Norman The funeral will be at the William B. Bell Auditorium […]
The acting world last one of hits most regal leading ladies in Diahann Carroll, who passed last week. Carol Diahann Johnson was born on July 17, 1935 in The Bronx, and raised primarily in Harlem. She attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and was a classmate of […]
Jessye Norman was one of the reigning divas of opera, and now the world is gathered in remembering the legendary soprano singer after her passing on Monday. The Augusta, Ga. native was born September 15, 1945, and was a champion of diversity in her field and in the arts as well. RELATED: Opera Star Jessye […]
TORONTO (AP) — Jamaican dancehall reggae artist and actor Louie Rankin, known for his 1992 hit “Typewriter,” died in a car crash involving a transport truck in Canada, police said Tuesday. He was 66. Ontario Provincial Police Const. Shannon Gordanier confirmed that the person who died in the Monday morning collision was Leonard Ford, better […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Jessye Norman, the renowned international opera star whose passionate soprano voice won her four Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honor, has died, according to family spokesperson Gwendolyn Quinn. She was 74. A statement released to The Associated Press on Monday said Norman died at 7:54 […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A guitar given to B.B. King for his 80th birthday has sold for $280,000 at an auction of items from the blues legend’s estate. Julien’s Auctions says King often used the black Gibson ES-345 prototype that was one of several guitars he called “Lucille.” A spokeswoman for the auction house, Mozell […]
Since Whitney Houston’s untimely death at the age of 48 in 2012 fans have been clamoring for new music and content from her estate ever since. Though two documentaries “Can I Be Me” in 2017 and “Whitney” in 2018 revealed more salacious details about her life and death, new music projects have been scarce. But […]
