Singer Patti LaBelle is still going strong at 81. She recently appeared on the new Megan Thee Stallion-hosted ‘KPopped’ series mentoring Korean girl groups and […]
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This Week in Black History, Sept. 5, 1960
A young boxer named Cassius Clay won the gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the Summer Olympics in Rome. Clay would later become […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Love, Brooklyn’ might make a better television series
Nicole Beharie and Andre Holland costar in ‘Love, Brooklyn,’ a film by Rachel Holder that depicts love relationships in a gentrified neighborhood in Brooklyn. Critic […]
Actor Gary Oldman leaves his prints at TCL Chinese Theatre
Actor Gary Oldman left his hand and footprints in the cement at TCL Chinese Theatre Aug. 22. The British actor won the best actor Oscar […]
BEST OF TASTY CLIPS: Jermaine Dupri has sound advice on breaking into music
Jermaine Dupri talks about finding success in the music business and life itself. Courtesy photo By Bill VaughanEntertainment WriterMusic industry giant JERMAINE DUPRI continues to […]
This Week in Black History
August 30, 1967The U.S. Senate confirms the appointment of Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Lyndon Johnson. Marshall, who argued before the […]
This Week in Black History: Edith Simpson becomes first Black U.S. delegate to the United Nations
On August 24, 1950, Edith Sampson made history by becoming the first Black person appointed as a U.S. delegate to the United Nations. A Chicago […]
Book reveals overlooked astronomer’s role in discovery of the Big Bang: Book Corner
“Hubble, Humason, and the Big Bang: The Race to Uncover the Expanding Universe,” by Ron Voller, is a work of narrative non-fiction that tells the […]
Remembering Dick Gregory’s bold insights on comedy, race and culture: Tasty Clips
While being approached about doing a series of the “Best of TASTY CLIPS,” I first thought of the many who have become ancestors since the […]
Inside Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest: A crime thriller with twists and tones
“Oh, what a beautiful mornin’, Oh what a beautiful day. I’ve got a beautiful feelin’, Everything’s goin’ my way.” Well, no. Maybe everything’s not going […]