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Netflix will shoot a pilot for A Different World, a sequel to the 1987 sitcom, which will chronicle Dwayne and Whitley’s daughter’s time at an HBCU. As Deadline reported exclusively in August, the project had been in development at the streamer since last year, and the commissioning of the pilot is part of that process. A rep for […]
Lake Suwa in central Japan has long experienced the Miwatari, a sacred ice ridge believed to be the trail of a god. However, the phenomenon has not appeared in seven consecutive winters, a worrying sign attributed to climate change. Records of the Miwatari date back to 1443, making it one of the world’s longest-running natural […]
Tyler Perry is launching the Dream Collective, a new initiative to support aspiring filmmakers from marginalized backgrounds. Beginning April 17, the multi-phase program will guide selected applicants through mentorship, virtual training, and hands-on film development. Five grand prize winners will receive $30,000 and a chance to produce their short films at Tyler Perry Studios in […]
Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died Sunday at her home in Utah at the age of 49. Love’s family announced her death Sunday night on social media, saying she was “in her home surrounded by family” when she died. “With grateful hearts filled to overflowing for the profound influence of Mia […]
A Department of Defense webpage describing baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson’s military service was restored Wednesday after it was missing earlier in the day. That development came after pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were taken down — the Pentagon said that was a mistake — amid […]
American influencer Sam Jones has come under fire in Australia after posting a video of herself snatching a baby wombat from its mother on a roadside at night. The video, which she later deleted, shows Jones carrying the squirming and hissing wombat while its distressed mother chases after her. She eventually leaves the joey alone […]
A bipartisan push to ban hair discrimination has been reintroduced in Congress with the CROWN Act of 2025. The bill, led by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) in the House and Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Susan Collins (R-ME) in the Senate, aims to prohibit race-based hair discrimination in federally assisted programs, workplaces, schools, and […]
Memphis-based coffee company Cxffeeblack and sustainable textile brand COMOCO Cotton have partnered to create a limited-edition t-shirt that reimagines the historically exploitative cotton and coffee industries. The God Don’t Make No Junk t-shirt is made from cotton grown by Black farmers and dyed using natural pigments from Ethiopian-sourced Guji Mane coffee. View this post on […]
The Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives (FDFI) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Rochester to explore the development of a cultural corridor in downtown Rochester. The proposed project would be located at 46, 52, and 84 Andrews Street, along the historic Genesee River, where it would honor the extraordinary […]
Lencia Kebede made Broadway history this week, becoming the first Black actor to assume the role of Elphaba full-time in Wicked. The Los Angeles-born first-generation Ethiopian American previously spent five years on tour with Hamilton before making her Broadway debut on Tuesday. Singing the iconic “Defying Gravity”, Kebede described the moment as overwhelming and deeply […]
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