News From A Colorful Perspective
Frederick Douglass, the first Black man nominated for Vice President of the United States, will have his life story told through the lens of Barack and Michelle Obama, the first Black President and First Lady. It was announced on Tuesday that the Obama’s Higher Ground Productions is producing a feature…
R. Kelly blamed a “learning disability” for preventing him from reading court documents in his alleged sexual misconduct case. Heather Williams accused the R&B singer of repeated sexual abuse when she was 16-years-old. The age of consent is 17 in the state of Illinois. She filed a civil suit against…
Golden Globe-winning actor Idris Elba married his longtime girlfriend model Sabrina Dhowre in Morocco on Friday. Photos shared on British Vogue’s Instagram account feature Dhowre, a former Miss Vancouver, and Elba, the star of “Luther,” exchanging vows at the Ksar Char Bagh hotel in Marrakesh, Morracco. The wedding comes a year after…
Frankie Beverly, frontman for the legendary R&B group Maze, has been a staple in Black American culture for over 40 years. The group’s hit songs like “Happy Feelings,” “Joy and Pain,” and “We Are One” are embedded in the Black experience. I can’t think of one family reunion, wedding reception…
Black Hollywood directors are showing support John Singleton who is currently in a coma after suffering a major stroke. Singleton directed classics such as the 1991 film “Boyz n the Hood,” starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Ice Cube, Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne. Singleton’s family confirmed his stroke on April 17,…
Blac Chyna, aka Angela White, disclosed on Thursday that she had been accepted into Harvard University’s online business school. The former television personality and mother of Rob Kardashian’s daughter is allegedly enrolled in an online course called Business Analytics at the university’s Business School. She shared her “acceptance letter” with…
Monday’s “Hot Topics” segment on “The View” started with a discussion on the disclosure of the Mueller report. That conversation turned into whether Mitt Romney and other Congressional Republicans, who’ve spoken out against President Trump, would vote to impeach or convict him. Meghan McCain told fellow co-hosts Joy Behar, and Sunny…
Ariana Grande is reportedly being paid $8 million to headline Coachella this year, a monumental payday by any standard – but who decided that Grande deserved double what the iconic Beyoncé earned for her historical performance last year at the same venue? Ariana Grande, for all intents and purposes, has…
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter fans missed some sleep waiting for the release of the documentary “Homecoming” at 3 a.m. ET on Wednesday, and #BeyoncéHomecoming continues to trend on Twitter. Not only was the film released on Netflix, but Queen Bey surprised her fans by announcing a live album of the same name. …
Nipsey Hussle, a Grammy-nominated rapper, entrepreneur and activist who believed in uplifting his community by investing in STEM education, said that R&B legend Stevie Wonder’s music would be played at the time of his death. Nipsey, 33, whose real name was Ermias Ashgedom, was killed outside his clothing store…
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