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Around this time last month, filmmaker and producer Nina Lee had social media threads talking about the reality of getting Black projects greenlit by studios, after sharing that executives said the future of her already completed rom-com “That’s Her” depended on the success of “You, Me and Tuscany.” Now, a
As Prime Video’s hit series “The Boys” arrives at its fifth and final season, the show’s signature blend of satire and spectacle continues to blur the line between exaggeration and reality. What once felt like a sharp critique of power now lands with an unsettling sense of familiarity. Season 5
Last November was a moment of vindication for Calvin Duncan. Wrongfully convicted of murder, the New Orleans native decided to run for New Orleans’ Clerk of Criminal Court, aiming for that office strictly because, according to him, it had denied him access to trial records that would have proved his
Two teens were shot and killed in northeast Washington, D.C., in what authorities describe as a targeted burst of gunfire that left bystanders caught in the violence. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting happened on April 14 around 3:25 p.m. on the 700 block of Kenilworth Avenue. Investigators
Source: Cavan Images / Ladanifer / Getty The audacity is both breathtaking and infuriating. Last week, we held space for Black mamas—celebrating our magic, our resilience, and our right to exist in a world that often feels designed to erase us. While we were honoring the sacred work of Black
Source: Calvin Duncan / other On Thursday, the GOP-led Louisiana Senate passed a bill eliminating the office that Calvin Duncan, a man who was exonerated after being imprisoned for decades, was elected to hold last November. According to the Louisiana Illuminator, the state House of Representatives approved Senate Bill 256
✕ At Howard University, students have increasingly relied on e-scooters to move across its sprawling, hilly campus. But that convenience collided with a growing national concern last semester, when a scooter caught fire inside a residence hall. No one was injured, but the incident underscored a risk that fire officials
Since the launch of the suicide hotline number 988 in 2022, suicide rates have declined for young people in the United States, including Black youth. The trend, however, remains complex. New data published in JAMA as a research letter found that between 2022 and 2024, the rate of suicides among
While many fans recognize Michael Beasley as an NBA star who played alongside LeBron James, Beasley admits there was a period in his life when he did not feel like the star athlete he was perceived to be. During an appearance with Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay,” the Washington D.C.
President Donald Trump has resurrected his public rebuke of former President Barack Obama, accusing his predecessor of “treason” and calling for his arrest. In a series of late-night Truth Social posts, the ever mercurial president renewed scrutiny of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)’s criminal investigation of Trump’s 2016 presidential
Around this time last month, filmmaker and producer Nina Lee had social media threads talking about the reality of getting Black projects greenlit by studios, after sharing that executives said the future of her already completed rom-com “That’s Her” depended on the success of “You, Me and Tuscany.” Now, a
As Prime Video’s hit series “The Boys” arrives at its fifth and final season, the show’s signature blend of satire and spectacle continues to blur the line between exaggeration and reality. What once felt like a sharp critique of power now lands with an unsettling sense of familiarity. Season 5
Last November was a moment of vindication for Calvin Duncan. Wrongfully convicted of murder, the New Orleans native decided to run for New Orleans’ Clerk of Criminal Court, aiming for that office strictly because, according to him, it had denied him access to trial records that would have proved his
Two teens were shot and killed in northeast Washington, D.C., in what authorities describe as a targeted burst of gunfire that left bystanders caught in the violence. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting happened on April 14 around 3:25 p.m. on the 700 block of Kenilworth Avenue. Investigators
Source: Cavan Images / Ladanifer / Getty The audacity is both breathtaking and infuriating. Last week, we held space for Black mamas—celebrating our magic, our resilience, and our right to exist in a world that often feels designed to erase us. While we were honoring the sacred work of Black
Source: Calvin Duncan / other On Thursday, the GOP-led Louisiana Senate passed a bill eliminating the office that Calvin Duncan, a man who was exonerated after being imprisoned for decades, was elected to hold last November. According to the Louisiana Illuminator, the state House of Representatives approved Senate Bill 256
✕ At Howard University, students have increasingly relied on e-scooters to move across its sprawling, hilly campus. But that convenience collided with a growing national concern last semester, when a scooter caught fire inside a residence hall. No one was injured, but the incident underscored a risk that fire officials
Since the launch of the suicide hotline number 988 in 2022, suicide rates have declined for young people in the United States, including Black youth. The trend, however, remains complex. New data published in JAMA as a research letter found that between 2022 and 2024, the rate of suicides among
While many fans recognize Michael Beasley as an NBA star who played alongside LeBron James, Beasley admits there was a period in his life when he did not feel like the star athlete he was perceived to be. During an appearance with Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay,” the Washington D.C.
President Donald Trump has resurrected his public rebuke of former President Barack Obama, accusing his predecessor of “treason” and calling for his arrest. In a series of late-night Truth Social posts, the ever mercurial president renewed scrutiny of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)’s criminal investigation of Trump’s 2016 presidential