Students Hand Back in Yearbook After Racial Slur is Pictured
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Students at a coastal Georgia high school are being asked to hand back in their yearbooks after an anti-Black slur made for some bad memories. The…
Storm Reid on ‘A Wrinkle in Time,’ and Living Life as a Regular Teenager
To celebrate the release of A Wrinkle in Time on DVD and Blu-Ray, star Storm Reid sat down with EBONY to discuss the film, including the great privilege of connecting…
Footage Shows Fatal Shooting of Marcus-David Peters by Richmond Police
By SARAH RANKIN, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Body-camera video released Friday of the fatal police shooting of a Virginia man shows him emerge naked from a car and…
The ‘Queer Eye’ Guys Says the Show is About Human Connections
Earlier this year Netflix debuted its reboot of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy—now called Queer Eye—and it offered viewers a heartwarming take on a group of five gay men,…
Black Participants Wanted for Federal Medical Research Initiative, All of Us
By Lauren E. Williams, Special to the AFRO Like many traditional institutions in America, our current medical research pool is very White. But, the good news is, the federal government…
Jenifer Lewis on ‘Black-ish,’ & The Power of Womanhood
EBONY recently caught up with the incomparable Jenifer Lewis, whose memoir, The Mother of Black Hollywood, has been flying off the shelves since it’s November 2017 release. Why you ask?…
Morgan Freeman Apologizes in Wake of Harassment Accusations
By The Associated Press Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman apologized on Thursday to anyone who may have felt “uncomfortable or disrespected” by his behavior, after CNN reported that multiple women have…
‘Star Wars’ Alden Ehrenreich: I Can’t Lose Working With Great Directors (VIDEO)
Alden Ehrenreich is filling some big shoes in his latest role in the upcoming Solo: A Stars Wars Story. The actor plays Han Solo in the latest entry in the…
Gubernatorial Candidates Try To Distinguish Themselves in Race
By Hamil Harris, Special to the AFRO Maryland Public Television hosted a Democratic gubernatorial debate in Baltimore where eight contenders on stage, and one on video. tried to distinguish themselves…
Report: Eight Women Accuse Morgan Freeman of Harassment, Inappropriate Behavior
In a bombshell CNN report released on Thursday, eight women say that Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman sexually harassed and was inappropriate with them. The network said that its reporters…