Louisiana officer dies from COVID-19 one day before wedding
A Louisiana family is feeling lost in the wake of the passing of their loved one and a fiancée is left to pick up the pieces after losing the love…
‘The Wood’ to be adapted into TV series for Showtime
Showtime has given a pilot order to Rick Famuyiwa and Justin Hillian for a show based on their 1999 coming-of-age film The Wood, which centers on the friendship of three…
Black children unfairly suspended, leading to job loss for parents
Charles Bell’s forthcoming book Suspended: Punishment, Violence, and the Failure of School Safety chronicles his research and details how school punishment has an impact on the lives of Black families,…
Biden speaks on voting rights as he commits to Afghanistan withdrawal deadline
President Joe Biden is faced with one crisis after another, and Afghanistan has topped the list with Biden telling the G-7 Summit he will not extend the Aug. 31 deadline,…
House Dems pass John Lewis Voting Rights Act
The Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives passed the John Lewis Voting Rights Act on Tuesday. The bill would strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and make it…
Twenty years after Aaliyah’s death, will she get what she wanted out of life?
Aaliyah Dana Haughton died in a plane crash after filming a video in the Bahamas. (Photo: Getty Images). I still remember getting that call in 2001 telling me that actress-singer…
NYC leaders stress mental health assistance for students
New York City’s First Lady Chirlane McCray is leading an effort to address the pandemic-related, back to school concerns of students who are returning back to in-person learning. Much of…
Charley Pride’s son, Dion, talks mourning the late country legend: ‘It was so sudden’
Charley Pride’s son, Dion, is remembering and mourning his late father roughly eight months after his death. The trailblazing country music legend, who amassed more than 50 top-10 hits between…
Selena Gomez walks back Disney comments after saying she ‘signed’ her life away
Selena Gomez doesn’t have negative feelings about her time as a child star on the Disney Channel. The 29-year-old actress recently changed her mind after previously saying she “signed” her…
‘Jeopardy’ never truly considered LeVar Burton as host: report
As “Jeopardy!” scrambles to find a new host following executive producer Mike Richards’ exit from the gig, it seems everyone is turning to fan-favorite LeVar Burton, except for Sony Entertainment.…