LL Cool J And Rakim Deliver Showstopping Tribute To DJ Marley Marl At BET Hip-Hop Awards
At the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards, which aired Oct. 10, legendary artists LL Cool J and Rakim took center stage for an electrifying performance paying tribute to the iconic hip-hop producer and pioneer DJ Marley Marl, who was honored with this year’s I Am Hip-Hop Award. The performance, introduced by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, featured […]
Halle Bailey Pours Into Female Students With Angel Scholarship
Halle Bailey is letting it be known there are angels out there. In celebration of her first solo single, the songstress announced her Angel Scholarship, which seeks to help Black women students in the performing arts. The four recipients, announced on Oct. 2, are all pursuing their artistic passions through education either in conservatories or […]
Meet the Family of Five Nigerian Sisters Who All Became Medical Doctors
Five siblings from Nigeria — Salamat, Halima, Khadijah, Raliat, and Medinah Aliu — are all medical doctors. These women, each specializing in different fields, truly proved Black excellence and have become an inspiration to many. The Aliu family was blessed with five outstanding daughters, all of whom pursued careers in medicine, according to The Cable. […]
Daymond John Takes Black Entrepreneurs Day To The Apollo
Black Entrepreneurs Day, organized by Daymond John, the renowned founder and CEO of FUBU and co-star of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” is set to take center stage at the Apollo Theater on Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. EST. Black Entrepreneurs Day has become a beacon of hope and empowerment worldwide through uplifting, inspiring, and supporting the […]
Contract Talks Break Down Between Hollywood Actors, Studios
Negotiations between Hollywood studios and the SAG-AFTRA actors’ union were suspended on Wednesday as the two sides clashed over streaming revenue, the use of artificial intelligence and other issues at the core of a three-month work stoppage. The breakdown in talks interrupted attempts to end labor tensions that have put most U.S.-based film and television […]
Sherri Shepherd Dishes Scandalous Details Of Barbara Walters’ Affair With Richard Pryor
If you ask “The View”‘s ex-co-host Sherri Shepherd, Barbara Walters and Richard Pryor had a thing going on. As TMZ reported, Shepherd recounted being told by the late comedian Paul Mooney that he walked in on the pair having a moment together. The daytime talk show host revealed that she’d asked Joy Behar, another host […]
Oklahoma Man Exonerated After Serving 35 Years, DNA Kit Proved His Innocence
On Oct. 10, Pontotoc County District Judge Steven Kessinger exonerated 61-year-old Perry Lott, who spent 35 years in prison, after DNA testing proved his innocence, Yahoo! News reported. “I have never lost hope that this day would come,” Lott said. “I had faith that the truth would prevail, even after 35 long years. I can […]
