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Justin Timberlake joined Taylor Swift and other celebrities from Southern states who are calling for the removal of their state’s confederate statues. Timberlake took to social media and posted a video from ACLU that details the history of monuments that celebrate KKK leaders and those who benefited from racism. “When we protest racism in America, […]
Apple won the bidding war for the new action-drama Emancipation starring Will Smith. The film, directed by Antoine Fuqua, is the story of “whipped Peter,” a slave who ran away from a plantation through the swamps of Louisiana to head North where he joined the Union Army. It was during a medical exam for the Army […]
Jay-Z’s Made In America Festival has been scrapped for 2020. Instead of trying to virtually have the event, the annual Labor Day gathering in Philadelphia has been canceled until 2021. In a statement, Roc Nation said, “2020 is a year like no other. We are in a pivotal time in this nation’s history. Collectively, we are fighting […]
The Internet suffered a breakdown on Tuesday evening as August Alsina dropped a bombshell saying he was in a relationship with Jada Pinkett Smith in an interview with Angela Yee. Alsina was candid about the relationship when asked about his song “Nunya,” which fans speculated was about Pinkett-Smith, saying he lost friendships, money, and relationships but insists […]
A speech that Viola Davis gave back in 2018 is going viral. The passionate speech was given during an interview with Tina Brown at a Women of the World event in 2018. Davis speaks on the pay gap between black and white women and how her achievements are the exact same as A-list actresses like Meryl […]
New York Post columnist Miranda Devine told Fox News Tuesday that California Senator Kamala Harris will be Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick for the presumptive Democratic nomination. Pointing out that Harris is a good friend former President Barack Obama, the “silent force” in Biden’s possible presidency, Devine says Harris’ July 9th fundraiser with various celebrity DJs […]
You can forget about any summer getaways to Europe this year. Even if you feel confident enough to go overseas during the pandemic, the European Union does not have the United States on its safe traveler list as the countries reopen borders to international travelers. The EU has 15 countries on the current safe list including […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are asking CEOs of major companies to join them in boycotting Facebook due to the lack of fighting hate speech on its platform. “As we’ve been developing Archewell, one of the areas The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been keen to address is online hate speech, and we’ve been working […]
Barack Obama, Michael Jordan, Derek Jeter, and Hank Aaron are among those tipping their cap in honor of the 100-year anniversary of the Negro Leagues. Dozens of celebrities, athletes, and all four living former Presidents posted videos to TippingYourCap.com, paying tribute to Negro League stars like Jackie Robinson, Satchel Paige, and Josh Gibson. The online tribute […]
A new trailer for the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect has been released. In the preview, Jennifer Hudson sings Franklin’s iconic song Respect throughout as we see glimpses of Aretha’s journey to greatness. Hudson is joined by Mary J. Blige, Forrest Whittaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Tituss Burgess, and Marc Maron in the movie. Respect is due out in December. Of all of the […]
The 20th Annual BET Awards were hosted by Amanda Seales on Sunday night (June 28). The big winner for Album of the Year went to Roddy Rich for Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial. Beyoncé accepted the humanitarian award at Sunday night’s BET Awards. The singer used her time to let viewers know that this year’s […]
The Roots Picnic went virtual over the weekend. During the event, Michelle Obama made an impassioned plea for people to register to vote. She said, “These past few months have been pretty heavy for just about everyone and the truth is, we still got our work cut out for us in the weeks and months ahead. I […]
