Angelique Jackson of Variety is reporting legendary filmmaker Spike Lee is producing “Gordon Hemingway & the Realm of Cthulhu” for Netflix. The film will be directed by Stefon Bristol, who’s independent award-winning fil...
Many are celebrating the U.S. House of Representatives vote to pass the Equality Act, a major LGBTQ rights bill that outlaws discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in housing, employment, credit, jury servi...
The ACLU has appointed Deborah Archer, a New York University (NYU) law professor and former assistant counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund to head the American Civil Liberties Union, making Archer the first Blac...
Nigerian economist Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is shattering global glass ceilings. Okonjo-Iweala has been named to head the World Trade Organization (WTO), making her the first woman and first African to lead the global organization....
The SCAD aTVFest 2021 has kicked off this year showcasing some of the best and brightest in television. The festival, which usually takes over Midtown Atlanta, is virtual this year due to COVID-19. Now in its ninth year, SCAD aTVf...
As we celebrate Black History Month, beautiful stories of family, grit, struggle, perseverance and success surface. Such is the case of Claude Johnson, Founder & Executive Director of The Black Fives Foundation, a 501(c)3 publ...
The internet is reeling from news acting legend Cicely Tyson has died at age 96. Tyson recently appeared on “Talk of the Table” with Gayle King to discuss her new memoir Just As I Am. The Emmy- and Tony-winning actress...
Ava DuVernay’s “Queen Sugar” returns to OWN, Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 8 p.m. EST. The series, which was just picked up for a sixth season ahead of the season five return, has been lauded for its powerful por...
The world is mourning the loss of baseball Hall of Fame legend Hank Aaron, who died in his sleep. The man known as the “home run king,” who broke Babe Ruth’s home run record, was as much of a legend off the field...
The 2021 presidential inauguration was historic in many ways, one of which the inauguration of Kamala Harris, the nation’s first Black, South Asian and woman Vice-President in the history of our young democracy. Jala Moore, ...
