NO PEACE, NO PIECE! Spike Lee’s ‘Chi-Raq’ Available on Blu-rayTM and DVD Jan. 26
*SANTA MONICA, CA – The film everyone is talking about that has received four NAACP Image Award nominations is now available for its initial Home Entertainment release from Lionsgate. Chi-Raq is available for purchase at all Digital HD retailers and simultaneously available via early On Demand on select digital platforms such as Amazon, Vudu, Xbox, Playstation, Google […]
Woman Starts GoFundMe Page for Money Spent on Powerball Lottery
*A Tennessee woman has to find another way of getting back the money she spent on the recent $1.5 billion Powerball lottery after the GoFundMe page she started got shut down. According to reports, Cinnamon Nicole claimed to have no money left after spending everything she had with the hope of winning the lotto. As it […]
Help: NYC-based Flight Attendant Mysteriously Disappears (Video)
*Delta Flight Attendant Siera Shields was scheduled to fly on Thursday, but according to Pix 11, she never made her flight. The Queens-based woman who roommates (along with her supervisor) say “something was off” about during the last week she was seen, has not been seen since and her family, friends and colleagues are so justifiably […]
Bill Cosby Seeks to Play Immunity Card For Sex Assault Case Dismissal
*Bill Cosby is reaching into the past to get the sex assault case against him dismissed. The BBC cites an email CNN saw that details how a prosecutor promised that Cosby’s infamous deposition in Andrea Constand’s 2005 civil case would not be used to bring criminal charges against him. The deposition, which is the basis […]
Ciara Soothes Russell Wilson After Seahawks Bounced from Playoffs
*Seattle Seahawks Russell Wilson had some words of support and comfort from his girlfriend Ciara after his team was knocked out of the playoffs by the Carolina Panthers. The singer posted a message on Instagram to help soften the blow: My Love. I am So Proud Of You! What A Phenomenal Season It’s Been. You […]
Mother of Jordan Davis Faces Gun-Loving Evangelicals in ‘The Armor of Light’
*Lucy McBath, the mother of slain teen Jordan Davis, appears in an upcoming PBS documentary about the embrace of guns by evangelical Christians, and whether the practice itself is, in fact, Christian. “Independent Lens: The Armor of Light,” premiering May 10, follows evangelical minister Rev. Dr. Rob Schenck and McBath, whose unarmed 17-year-old son was fatally shot […]
Nicki Minaj Featured in New ‘Barbershop 3’ Trailer [WATCH]
*Nicki Minaj as “Draya” is the latest addition to the third BARBERSHOP installment and boy has she been lighting up the screen as a charismatic, local hairstylist. Check out the newly released image of Nicki as well as the all, new BARBERSHOP 3: THE NEXT CUT trailer! Here’s more about the film: Everybody’s back for a […]
Scholastic Pulls Book Showing George Washington’s Slaves as Happy
*Following outrage, Scholastic has decided to pull its new picture book about George Washington that sentimentalized the practice of American slavery. “A Birthday Cake for George Washington” was released Jan. 5 and had been roundly criticized for its upbeat images and story of Washington’s cook, the slave Hercules and his daughter, Delia. Its withdrawal was […]
‘Straight Outta Compton’s’ O’Shea Jackson Jr. Talks Oscar Snub
*“Straight Outta Compton” was nominated for best picture at the Critics’ Choice Awards, but the N.W.A. biopic was snubbed from the picture and acting categories in at the Oscars. Co-star O’Shea Jackson Jr., who plays his father Ice Cube, told USA Today he didn’t really “stress on” the Oscar omission at the Critics’ Choice carpet. […]
Spike Lee ‘Cannot Support’ This Year’s Oscars Despite Honorary Award
*Add Spike Lee to the list of folks refusing to attend this year’s Oscars due to the fact that for the second year in a row, all of the acting nominees are white. The filmmaker, who was awarded an honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards in November, said that while he appreciated that recognition, he […]
David Ruffin Inducted into ‘100 Club’ January 18
*I like associating numbers with people and events. For instance, when I hear a particular song from yesteryear’s Rhythm & Blues era, I can pretty much tell you what year it was released based upon when I first heard it. Likewise, I am reminded of certain people’s birthdate when I see it on the clock […]
NBA Fines Matt Barnes for ‘Condoning Violence’ Against Derek Fisher
*The NBA slapped a fine on Grizzlies forward Matt Barnes for his comments “condoning violence,” the league announced Sunday. Barnes told reporters Saturday before Memphis’s game against the New York Knicks “violence is never the answer, but sometimes it is.” He made the comment in reference to his off-season incident with Knicks coach Derek Fisher, […]
Jada Pinkett Smith Doubles Down on Oscar Boycott With Video (Watch)
*Jada Pinkett Smith’s outrage against the Oscars continues on. The actress has followed up her series of tweets Sunday with a video, in which she also suggests boycotting the Academy Awards show over its lack of minority representation among the nominations. Jada — whose husband, Will Smith, was overlooked by the Academy for his performance […]
Corey Hawkins Talks Oscars, ‘Compton’ DVD and Artistic Responsibility [EUR Exclusive]
*2015’s record-breaking film, “Straight Outta Compton,” arrives on DVD January 19th, and EUR/Electronic Urban Report recently chatted with the film’s star, Corey Hawkins (Dr. Dre), about what he’s been up to since he wrapped the biopic, which chronicles the rise and fall of N.W.A., the most influential and controversial rap group of the 1980’s and […]
50 Years after MLK the Median White Family is Worth 70 times that of a Black Family
*As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy this year, we must do so with an understanding that the current state of African American wealth is not one that he envisioned when he spoke to the great possibility of America before his death. It has instead become a very different economic reality […]
