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Set The Date July 8, 2022! That’s release date for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” The sequel to the 2018 film starring the late Chadwick Boseman who died last August at age 43 after a private battle with colon cancer. Will not recast Boseman’s T’Challa character in its next installment, according to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige. “Chadwick […]

Country music singer Mickey Guyton made history becoming the first Black woman to host Academy of Country Music Awards‘ on Sunday, with Keith Urban. In September 2020, the 37-year-old singer from Arlington, Texas became the first Black solo female artist to earn a Grammy nomination in a country music category.  At the ceremony, she performed “Black […]

Imagine you’re chilling at the bar and a random stranger comes up and orders $800k worth of bottles and tells the bartender to put it on your tab. This is exactly that happened to Drake recently. His look of bewilderment is priceless in this viral video. Put It On @Drake’s tab pic.twitter.com/pDQIFxlvFh — TravQue (@TravQue) […]

Forbes latest list of Black Billionaires has Robert F. Smith at the Top. With $6 billion fortune made in private equity, Smith is the 451st wealthiest person in the world. Jay Z  Kanye West, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry also, has made the list. Here are the Richest Black People on the list of the […]

On Tuesday, April 6th, MSNBC legal analyst and commentator Midwin Charles passed at age 47. The cause of Charles’ death has not yet been made public. Her death was announced as a statement made by a family member, posted on her Twitter account: pic.twitter.com/5UnBvYGjSu — Midwin Charles, Esq. (@MidwinCharles) April 7, 2021 Midwin Charles was […]

This past Saturday, Rochester hosted a Stop Asian/Asian American and Pacific Islander Hate rally at the Maplewood Family YMCA. This rally was to recognize the dozens of hate crimes that have increased throughout the nation. Bijaya Khadka, who is the founding chair of the New Americans Advisory Council said “We’re just here to stand together […]

ABC’s reboot of The Wonder Years has it’s new Kevin Arnold. Elisha “EJ” Williams playing Dean.  The show will take place in 1968 Montgomery, Alabama, as the middle-class Williams family tries to make sure these are the Wonder Years for them, too. Dean, an inquisitive and hopeful 12-year-old, is trying to figure out his place within […]

There are major developments in the case seeking justice for George Floyd who was killed by Minneapolis Police in May 2020. Former MPD Officer Derrick Chauvin is now facing manslaughter, 2nd degree AND 3rd degree murder charges. Judge Cahill reinstated the 3rd degree charge that was once deemed “unwarranted”. Prosecutors argue that it gives the […]

The NAACP announced that Eddie Murphy will be inducted into the Image Awards Hall of Fame. The hall of fame induction is bestowed on an individual who is viewed as a pioneer in their respective field and whose influence shaped the profession for generations to come. Murphy started his career as a stand-up comic as […]

Our Forever 1st Lady Michelle Obama will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame (NWHF). Obama released a best-selling personal memoir, “Becoming,” in 2018, for which she won the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. She has also launched The Michelle Obama Podcast, and with her husband, former President Barack Obama, created […]