OUR ROOTS Virtual Cartoon Workshop – Courtesy Smithsonian Museum of African America Art
*OUR ROOTS on EURWEB has been a contributing factor to Smithsonian arranging a webinar cartoon workshop this month, the 28th of October. Last week here, OUR ROOTS began celebrating Black History month in the United Kingdom and it is on this basis that the Washington DC based Smithsonian National Museum of African Art has shown […]
Wait! Tik-Tok Says ‘Slap A Teacher’ Challenge is NOT on Their Platform
*The latest #TikTok challenge comes in the form of the “slap a teacher” challenge. It follows closely on the heels of the “devious licks” challenge that encouraged students to steal school equipment. But the social media platform denies any such content is circulating. It’s believed that rumors of the “slap a teacher” challenge originated on […]
Celebs Tee Off At George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic | PHOTOS!
*It was a who’s who in sports and entertainment as a host of George Lopez’s celebrity friends came out to support the comedian’s Fourteenth Annual George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic, held recently at an exclusive golf club in Toluca Lake, CA. The proceeds from the ‘sold out’ tournament benefit the George Lopez Foundation, which raises […]
18 Ex-NBAers Charged in $4 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme
*Eighteen former NBA players have been charged with defrauding the league’s health and welfare benefit plan out of nearly $4 million. According to the Seattle Times, the ex-athletes all were engaged in a widespread scheme to defraud the plan by submitting false and fraudulent claims. They did this to get reimbursed for medical and dental […]
National Black Justice Coalition Calls On Netflix to Pull Dave Chappelle’s ‘The Closer’
*The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) has called on Netflix to remove Dave Chappelle’s “The Closer” amid backlash over his jokes about the trans community. The NBJC is an American civil rights organization serving primarily lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. In Netflix’s “The Closer,” which premiered on Tuesday, Chappelle took aim at the trans […]
WATCH Barbara Corcoran FAT-SHAME Whoopi Goldberg on ‘The View!’ – She Has Apologized
*Oh, so Barbara Corcoran (“Shark Tank”) has got jokes, huh? We found that out when dropped a lug on Whoopi Goldberg during her stop at “The View’ on Thursday. The bottom line reaction from viewers and social media is that she fat-shamed the co-host. Corcocran made the jibe after Goldberg jokingly asked if she’d be […]
Letitia Wright Did it Again: Pushed Anti-vax Views on Set of ‘Black Panther’ Sequel
*Actress Letitia Wright is in the news again for basically the same thing she made headlines for earlier last year. Word is on the set of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” she pushed anti-vaccination views. This happened, of course, during the on-going Coronavirus pandemic. Wright, 27, made her anti-vax comments on the set while the sequel […]
Daniel Craig Gives Fitting Tribute in ‘No Time to Die’ | VIDEO
*Daniel Craig comes to the end of his James Bond road with a fitting tribute to 007 in “No Time to Die.” It’s nostalgic and contemporary. Be it a “license to kill” or “shaken, not stirred,” traditional one-liners coexist with current jargon and modern technology. The action scenes are off the hook and there’s a […]
YouTube Removes R. Kelly Channels Following Sex Trafficking Conviction
*YouTube has yanked two of R. Kelly’s official channels from the platform following his conviction in the Brooklyn sex trafficking trial. “We can confirm that we have terminated two channels linked to R. Kelly in accordance with our creator responsibility guidelines,” a spokesperson for YouTube said, Complex reports. YouTube’s “creator responsibility guidelines” state that the […]
Sneak Peek: Lynn Whitfield’s Black Excellence on TV One’s Next ‘Uncensored’ | WATCHTrailer
*TV One’s “Uncensored” continues this Sunday (Oct. 10) with acclaimed actress Lynn Whitfield. The natural treasure was raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in an affluent community, surrounded by Black excellence. Her family introduced her to arts at a young age. Her father was a dentist, but he also wrote music. She grew up watching movies […]
Veteran Performer Robert Minott Releases ‘Rasta Funk’ – A True Anthem of Our Time | VIDEO
*“Robert Minott again? Hell yeah! Are you kidding me? Let’s go, let’s go/Rasta train is coming again…” And with those playful, inviting words, the veteran Jamaican born, Atlanta based singer and performer gets down to grooving, hopeful, free-flowing business, meeting our collective moment of release and joy after a year of fear tension and anxiety […]
‘Truth Be Told’ Exclusive Clip: ‘It’s Survival’ [WATCH]
*We have an exclusive clip from this week’s all-new episode of the true-crime anthology series “Truth Be Told,” debuting Friday, October 8 on Apple TV+. Tune in Friday to the eighth episode entitled “The Untold Story,” which finds Micah (Kate Hudson) threatening to expose Poppy’s (Octavia Spencer) dark secret, meanwhile, Markus (Mekhi Phifer) makes a […]
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren to Resign Following Campaign Funds Case
*Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren has agreed to resign amid the scandal related to how she spent campaign funds. As reported by NBC News, Warren will resign shortly before her term ends as part of a deal to settle charges she violated campaign finance rules during her 2017 reelection campaign. Here’s more from the outlet: Warren […]
Ray J Files For Divorce Again (3rd Time) Amid Hospitalization for Pneumonia
*Ray J is reportedly hospitalized with pneumonia but that hasn’t stopped him from filing for divorce from his wife Princess Love. Here’s more from TMZ: Ray’s divorce docs — filed Wednesday in L.A. County Superior Court — mark the third time the couple’s now walked down the divorce aisle. Princess fired the first salvo with […]
Giancarlo Esposito Frustrated with Actors Who Refuse to Get Vaccinated
*We love Giancarlo Esposito but we’re giving him the side-eye for adding his voice to the pro-vaccine movement by harassing the unvaccinated. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the veteran actor expressed his frustration with his unvaccinated colleagues who “have superstar agents and managers who can strong arm studios,” writes Uproxx. Esposito is calling them out, […]
