For Black History Month, we’re highlighting impressive Black-owned businesses that should be on your radar. BLK MKT Vintage, located in Brooklyn, New York, was founded by Kiyanna Stewart and Jannah Handy in 2014. Combined, the two have over 15 years of collecting experience and a deep passion for items rooted in blackness. The wonderfully eclectic […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Matthew A. Cherry became an Oscar nominee, that was initially good enough for him, until he heard about the death of Kobe Bryant, a former professional athlete — just like himself — who was nominated in the same category in 2018. For Cherry, Bryant’s death is fueling his desire to […]
As we remember Kobe Bryant in the days following his tragic death, we’re revisiting the art that the basketball legend left behind. The short film “Dear Basketball,” which earned Bryant an Oscar in 2018, is based on a poem that Bryant wrote where he announced his retirement from the game that he deeply cherished. Narrated […]
ROME (AP) — For a city already familiar with losing a basketball hero, Kobe Bryant’s death made a particularly strong impact in the Italian town of Rieti. Nicknamed “the center of Italy” for its geographic location amid the Appenine Mountains, Rieti was the first stop on Bryant’s seven-year childhood tour of the country. It’s […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — From the red carpet to the main stage, sadness loomed over music’s biggest night Sunday at the arena in downtown Los Angeles where Kobe Bryant played for 20 years for the city’s NBA team. Bryant’s death in a helicopter crash earlier in the day was acknowledged in the opening minutes of […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A book by Rep. Elijah Cummings, nearly finished in his lifetime and worked on by his widow after his death, will be published this summer. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Friday that “We’re Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy” comes out June 30. According […]
On Thursday, OWN released the full-length trailer for Ava DuVernay’s highly anticipated romance anthology series Cherish The Day. The show’s two-night premiere dates are less than a month away–airing on February 11th and 12th. The first season of the series is considered Chapter One, and each episode spans a single day; an intimate glimpse into […]
Rocky “Soulman” Johnson, a WWE Hall of Fame wrestler who became better known as the father of actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, has died. He was 75. WWE issued a statement on Johnson’s death Wednesday night. Johnson and Tony Atlas became the first black world tag team champions in WWE history when they defeated The […]
Nnedi Okorafor’s Hugo Award-winning science fiction trilogy Binti will be adapted into a series from Hulu and Media Res. The Binti novella is set against the backdrop of a technologically advanced future. It centers on Binti, an exceptional woman who is fated to be a leader for her community in Africa. Yet, she chooses a […]
With the departure of main cast members Jason Mitchell and Tiffany Boone, there has been plenty of speculation about what the third season of The Chi would entail. On Monday, Showtime released the official trailer for the third season, and new faces can be spotted along with the series regulars. Birgundi Baker, who stars as […]