Adam Scott Sets Directorial Debut & Stars In Thriller ‘Double Booked’ With Sterling K. Brown, Zazie Beetz & Alexandra Daddario; Protagonist Launching For…

deadline.com Here’s a nice one. Emmy nominee Adam Scott (Severance) is set to star in and direct his first feature, Double Booked, alongside Oscar nominee Sterling K. Brown (American…

Man arrested for 'framing colleague' with AI-generated voice

theregister.com Baltimore police have arrested Dazhon Leslie Darien, the former athletic director of Pikesville High School (PHS), for allegedly impersonating the school's principal using…

The Onion Gets Sold Again

variety.com Satire site The Onion has a new owner: a company called “Global Tetrahedron,” which apparently is a real thing. G/O Media, a private-equity backed firm that had owned The…

UrbanGeekz Inks Groundbreaking Content Syndication Deal with Black-Owned Ridesharing App Moovn

benzinga.com ATLANTA, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning digital news brand UrbanGeekz has teamed up with Black-owned ride-hailing app Moovn to share its content with…

‘The Equalizer’ Renewed for Season 5 at CBS

thewrap.com “The Equalizer” will return for a fifth season at CBS. The drama series, which is led by Queen Latifah, has been renewed by the network for the 2024-2025 broadcast season.…

‘Completely Out of Control’: Pennsylvania Governor Slams Pro-Palestinian Protests at Columbia, Urges School to Restore Order

mediaite.com CNN’s Jake Tapper interviewed Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) on Wednesday about the protests that continue to grip college campuses across the country and the widespread…

One Survivor Change Fixed The Series' Biggest Problem, According To Jeff Probst

looper.com Learn More One Survivor Change Fixed The Series' Biggest Problem, According To Jeff Probst Now in its 46th season, "Survivor" is one of the most popular and enduring reality…

Chance the Rapper Announces ‘Star Line’ Mixtape

billboard.com Chance the Rapper is making his long-awaited comeback. The Chicago MC has announced a new mixtape entitled Star Line inspired by his trip to Ghana and Marcus Garvey’s Black…

Jeff Probst On ‘Survivor’ Season 50 Theme: “We Have Not Come Up With Our Idea Yet”

deadline.com As Survivor gets closer to Season 50, fans of the CBS competition reality series have been speculating what the format for the milestone season will be. Host Jeff Probst…

PROOV ANNOUNCES EQUITY SHARE PURCHASE FROM MUSIC STARS ASHANTI AND NELLY

benzinga.com The Couple Invests In Female-Founded and Operated At-Home Diagnostics Company BOULDER, Colo., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Proov, the creator of a suite of at-home…

E.W. Scripps exploring sale of Black-culture broadcast network Bounce TV

cnbc.com Tanika Ray, Alyson Fouse, Kym Whitley, Yvette Nicole Brown and Tisha Campbell attend Bounce TV's "Act Your Age" Los Angeles Series Premiere at The London West Hollywood at…

How Joe Biden Can Lower the Cost of Air Travel for Families

thehill.com Following the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Americans are reminded of how heavily we rely on mobility and how easily transportation…

Terry Carter, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ and ‘McCloud’ Actor, Dies at 95

variety.com Terry Carter, who played sergeant Joe Broadhurst on the TV series “McCloud” and detective Colonel Tigh on the original “Battlestar Galactica,” died at his home in New York,…

Johnny Gill, Bootsy Collins & More to Be Feted at 2024 Black Music Honors

billboard.com Johnny Gill, Bootsy Collins, Patrice Rushen and Hezekiah Walker will get their flowers at the ninth annual Black Music Honors. The live taping will take place at the Cobb…

The jury is studying Trump. These folks are studying Trump's jury

msnbc.com You may not have heard of jury consultant Jo-Ellan Dimitrius, but there’s a good chance you’ve heard of one of her many clients, including O.J. Simpson and Scott Peterson…

Coherent Announces Support of DEI-Related Educational Initiatives Through HBCU/MIS and the Optica Foundation

benzinga.com PITTSBURGH, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coherent Corp. COHR, a leader in materials, networking, and lasers, today announced a $500,000 sponsorship of two educational…

The Black Tax: why have African Americans been cheated by the system for so long?

theguardian.com Property value assessment may not sound like the most thrilling of topics, but according to historian Andrew W Kahrl’s new book The Black Tax, it represents a hugely…

Trump has a rocky relationship with Black voters. He's trying to change it

politico.com Months before his criminal trial started, former President Donald Trump stood before Black conservatives in South Carolina and made a direct appeal to African American…

R.H. Boyd Hosts Third Annual Legacy Ball Honoring Influential Leaders and Supporting Scholarships and Grants

benzinga.com NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- R.H. Boyd to honor distinguished community leaders at signature fundraiser benefiting student scholarships and community…

The Trump Trial

mediapost.com Can you be fair and impartial? That question, asked of jurors, has been bugging me since the beginning of The People v. Trump, aka the “hush money” trial, now proceeding in…

“The League” provides valuable lessons on at-will employment

marketplace.org It’s baseball season, so this month we’re watching “The League,” which is available to stream on Hulu with a subscription. You can also rent or buy the film on several…

Garcelle Beauvais To EP Three New Lifetime Original Movies Including ‘Terry McMillian Presents’ Title

deadline.com Lifetime is expanding its creative relationship with Garcelle Beauvais, who is set to executive produce three new original movies. Following their collaboration on the Black…

Barbara O. Jones, ‘Daughters of the Dust’ Actress, Dies at 82

hollywoodreporter.com Clockwise from left: Alva Rogers, Barbara O. Jones and Trula Hoosier in 1991's ‘Daughters of the Dust.’ Barbara O. Jones, the admired actress who emerged from the L.A.…

Bidenomics could sink Biden in 2024. Voters know the cost of everything has soared

foxnews.com Last week brought bad news for the American people and President Joe Biden. Inflation persists and jobs are decaying. On inflation, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics…

Bidenomics

zerohedge.com Bidenomics - Inflation Persists And Jobs Decay: Gingrich Authored by Newt Gingrich via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Last week brought bad news for the American people…

US politics is awash with crude and misleading attack ads. Now it’s the UK’s turn

theguardian.com One of my favourite jokes in The Simpsons concerns the unhinged nature of US political advertising. “Mayor Quimby supports revolving-door prisons,” a growly voice narrates…

Naturally Love Hue Launches Non-Toxic Beauty Line for Melanated Women

benzinga.com HOCKESSIN, Del., April 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Naturally Love Hue, a new player in the beauty industry, announces the launch of its non-toxic and vegan hair and skin…

The search for justice in America is not a nine-to-five job

economist.com “I APPRECIATE everything that you’ve done,” Judge Jonathan Svetkey told a team of defence lawyers at a recent Night Court arraignment in Manhattan. The lawyers had asked for…

The AI That Could Heal a Divided Internet

time.com In the 1990s and early 2000s, technologists made the world a grand promise: new communications technologies would strengthen democracy, undermine authoritarianism, and lead…

The decline of Black players in MLB should serve as a warning about DEI

msnbc.com As Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson and his pioneering contributions to the game, I can’t help but think about the fact that the league is reporting a…

Biden Spending $300 Million On Sanctuary Cities

zerohedge.com Biden Spending $300 Million On Sanctuary Cities Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is distributing $300…

Angela Miller-May’s Long Road to the CIO Seat

institutionalinvestor.com In 1968, civil rights activists Earnest and Beatrice Miller became part of what is known as the Great Migration, moving their five children to Chicago from a tiny town in…

Faith Ringgold Perfectly Captured the Pitch of America’s Madness

nytimes.com Faith Ringgold, who died Saturday at 93, was an artist of protean inventiveness. Painter, sculptor, weaver, performer, writer and social justice activist, she made work in…

At Harlem Stage, Bringing Downtown Dance Uptown

nytimes.com Since the inception of Harlem Stage’s dance series E-Moves 25 years ago, that “E” has stood for several categories of artists: Emerging. Evolving. Established. But the…

A Reliable Voting Bloc For Decades, Minorities Now Look For Alternatives To Democrats

zerohedge.com A Reliable Voting Bloc For Decades, Minorities Now Look For Alternatives To Democrats Authored by Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Democrats gathered at…

Broken and unreliable EV chargers become a business opportunity for L.A.'s ChargerHelp

latimes.com Right place, right time, with an eye for opportunity, a commitment to economic growth for all, and a will to get things done. That’s entrepreneur Kameale Terry, co-founder…

‘Genius: MLK/X’ Team On Creating “Aha Moments” To Bring Fresh Perspective To Civil Rights Leaders

deadline.com Executive producers Gina Prince-Bythewood, Reggie Rock Bythewood and co-showrunners Raphael Jackson Jr. and Damione Macedon were at Deadline’s Contenders TV event Saturday…

Faith Ringgold, pioneering Black artist, activist and storyteller, dies at 93

pbs.org Faith Ringgold, an award-winning author and artist who broke down barriers for Black female artists and became famous for her richly colored and detailed quilts combining…

Jeff Probst Calls BIPOC Mandate ‘One Of The Most Positive & Significant Changes’ To ‘Survivor’

deadline.com Survivor host Jeff Probst is happy that CBS ordered the show to be more inclusive. In 2020, CBS President and CEO George Cheeks mandated the 50% of Survivor be BIPOC. The…

Faith Ringgold Dies at 93; Wove Black Life Into Quilts and Children’s Books

nytimes.com You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full will load. Faith Ringgold Dies at 93; Wove Black Life Into…

Karen Pittman Left And Just Like That for “Bigger and Better Things”

vanityfair.com "Time for bigger and better things," Karen Pittman said. She's explaining why she won't be returning to Max's Sex and the City revival series And Just Like That, where she…

Trump Claims He Did MORE For Black People Than Lincoln — The One Who Ended Slavery

mediaite.com Former President Donald Trump said he believes he has done more for Black people than The Great Emancipator President Abraham Lincoln in a jaw-dropping interview with…

Marrying a prince is supposed to be a fairy tale. The British royal family shows it's anything but

aol.com Once upon a time, girls around the world grabbed their favorite tiaras and raced out of bed to see a great love story unfold. A handsome prince plucked a beautiful maiden…

Urban One, Inc. Receives Nasdaq Notification of Non-Compliance with Listing Rule 5250(c)(1)

benzinga.com SILVER SPRING, Md., April 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Urban One, Inc. UONEK (the "Company"), reported that on April 8, 2024 it received a letter from the Listing…

To many Black Americans, the O.J. Simpson verdict was bigger than O.J. Simpson

nbcnews.com “White people were like ‘guilty guilty guilty’ — there were families that broke up, and family members who would not speak to each other over the O.J. Simpson case,” Cannick…

Maverick Entertainment Group and Hampton University Student Film Organization Forge Dynamic Partnership, Establish Sponsorship for the Second Annual Student…

benzinga.com DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., April 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Maverick Entertainment Group proudly announces its partnership and sponsorship with the Hampton University Student Film…