Yes, Your Super Bowl Party Will Cost A LOT More This Year | WATCH
*(By Christine Romans/CNN Business) — There’s an uninvited guest coming to your Super Bowl party this year: inflation. Last year’s shindig may have been a casualty of Covid hibernation. This year, with mass vaccinations and more widespread testing, such a get-together is finally possible. And with it comes a grocery bill that reflects the surging […]
The Pulse of Entertainment: Dr. Dave and the Housecall Band’s ‘Carefree Revisited’ is Crazy Smooth | LISTEN
*“She recommended I go by Dr. Dave,” said Smooth Jazz guitarist Dr. Dave, who is to release a new album from Dr. Dave & the Housecall Band titled “Carefree Revisited,” about his stage name. “She was a DJ at a Smooth Jazz radio station.” Dr. Dave said she mentioned how musicians in the industry referred […]
AAFCA Teams with Walmart for Social Justice Short Film Competition
*(Los Angeles) – The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) is calling for original film shorts exploring themes of environmental justice and the impact on communities of color from emerging creatives for its second annual AAFCA Social Justice Short Film Competition sponsored by Walmart. The theme for this year’s competition will focus on short films […]
That Time Tina Knowles-Lawson Was Asked by White Woman why She Let Beyoncé Marry ‘Gangsta Rapper’ | WATCH
*Tina Knowles-Lawson is opening up about a weird encounter she had with a white woman regarding her daughter Beyoncé and son-in-law Jay Z. Tina says that one day she was on a plane and the women questioned her about why she let her daughter marry a “gangster rapper.” Tina shared this experience on a new […]
Kanye Threatens to Pull Out of Coachella Unless Billie Eilish Apologizes to Travis Scott
*Kanye West has been called an idiot by family members of Astroworld victims after he accused singer Billie Eilish of dissing Travis Scott. Eilish stopped a live performance recently to help a fan who couldn’t breathe, and she noted at the time “I wait for people to be OK until I keep going,” Eilish said […]
Amazon Delivers Later Than Competitors – That Scares the Crap Out of Some Drivers
*(CNN) — “Lord don’t let me die here. Don’t let me die like this. Not like this. I’d die any other way, but not like this.” Tim Ball, who delivered packages for Amazon until quitting this year, said he prayed the same prayer every time he walked up to a home that felt “sketchy” in […]
A Conversation with Samuel L. Jackson About ‘The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey’ + Trailer
*Apple TV+ has dropped the trailer for “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey,” the highly anticipated limited series executive produced by and starring Oscar-nominated Samuel L. Jackson, and based on the acclaimed novel by best-selling author Walter Mosley, who adapts the story for the screen and serves as executive producer. The six-episode gripping series about […]
Whitney Houston Remembered: Why the LGBTQ Community Loves Her and Will Always Love Her
*(Analysis by Brandon Tensley/CNN) — On the 10th anniversary of Whitney Houston‘s tragic death, we thought we’d bring you a story of a performance (and more) that likely would’ve made the late diva proud. In the Season 9 finale of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” in 2017, Sasha Velour faced off against Shea Couleé. As the two […]
Ex-NFL Star Antonio Gates and Wife to Split After 11 Years Of Marriage
*Former NFLer Antonio Gates and his wife Sasha are calling it quits after 11 years of marriage. As reported by The Blast, Sasha, who starred in the E! reality show ‘WAGS.’ filed for dissolution of marriage in Los Angeles County Courts. The couple tied the knot in June of 2011, and have two children together. […]
LisaRaye is At Peace with Her Past – Says She’s ‘Shot People’ and Been to Jail | WATCH
*#LisaRayeMcCoy reveals some things about her past that she credits for helping her become the woman she is today. During her sit down with “It’s Tricky with Raquel Harper,” LisaRaye details how she became the down-to-earth person that her fans love. The 54-year-old actress says her relatable persona comes from years of experience. “For […]
University of Alabama Names Building After First Black Student and KKK Leader
*The University of Alabama voted on Friday to remove a Ku Klux Klan leader’s name from a campus building that had listed it next to the name of its first Black student. The College of Education building will now be called Autherine Lucy Hall, after Autherine Lucy Foster who attended the university for three days […]
Ashley Graham Shares First Photo of Twin Sons, Reveals Names
*Model Ashley Graham gave fans a peek at her newborn twin sons, whom she shares with husband Justin Ervin. Graham shared a photo of the babies on social media and revealed the names of her boys in a post on Instagram. “Malachi & Roman,” Graham, 34, captioned an Instagram photo of one of the twins, […]
We Chat with American Society of Plastic Surgery VP Dr. Steven Williams | WATCH
*“Black History Month is every day, B.”– Unknown — Though the need for Black History Month is a direct slap in the face of the American education system, thus draws the ire of many in our community would rather see efforts made to permanently and irrevocably imbed these truths within the overall tapestry of accepted, […]
Byron Allen Could Make History as NFL’s First Black Owner
*Media mogul Byron Allen is in the running to become the NFL’s first Black owner. Allen, chairman and chief executive officer at Allen Media Group, is reportedly a contender to purchase the Denver Broncos, Bloomberg reports. As reported by BET.com, since the passing of former owner Pat Bowlen in 2019, the Broncos have been managed […]
Is Black FedEx Driver – Allegedly Shot at by White father and Son – Another Arbery Case? | VIDEO
*(By Dakin Andone/CNN) — A Black FedEx driver who says he was shot at by a White father and son while delivering packages in Mississippi “can definitely see the similarities” between his case and that of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was chased and murdered in south Georgia. “That’s why I feel it’s my […]
