Everything was all good for Kyrstin Johnson and her Talladega College gymnastics teammates until it wasn’t. “We were told there was a mandatory meeting on a Thursday at 9 a.m. on Zoom,” Johnson recalled of the university’s sudden decision to eliminate the gymnastics program, just one year into existence. “It was a shock to all […]
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Between his Super Bowl halftime show, the release of his ninth studio album Coming Home and receiving the BET Lifetime Achievement Award, Usher has had an amazing 2024 so far. In September, Usher will be releasing Rendezvous In Paris in theaters globally. Filmed during Usher’s 2023 eight-concert performance in Paris, the forthcoming film will feature
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FX has picked up the comedy Snowflakes with a series order. Created and executive produced by Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw, the half-hour series follows a group of codependent housemates in their 20s who are trying to be good people, despite being neither “good” nor “people” yet. “We are excited about the exceptional cast and
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Kit Harington and Olivia Washington are defending the UK production of Slave Play‘s “Black Out” nights. Both co-stars have talked at length about how Slave Play‘s two all Black audience nights are meant as a way to reclaim the theatrical space from the white gaze. However, detractors felt that the nights were racist and excluded
Blavity’s Shadow and Act has an exclusive clip of this week’s episode of Apple TV+‘s Time Bandits. In the upcoming episode, “Prohibition,” which is the fourth of the season, “Kevin and the Bandits run for their lives during New York’s Harlem Renaissance.” The series was created by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris and Taika Waititi. Here’s
Yet another identity-based group has mobilized to raise massive amounts of money on behalf of the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris. However, members of the group soon found their accounts suspended on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), which owner Elon Musk has increasingly used to platform right-wing talking points and
The U.S. women’s gymnastics team’s motto for the 2024 Paris Olympics is “Anything can happen.” This means all five athletes need to be prepared to compete if they’re suddenly called upon. It’s a reference to how Simone Biles’ withdrawal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics sent shockwaves through the team. Read more…
Former President Donald Trump, who is scheduled to make an appearance tomorrow (July 31) at the National Association of Black Journalists’ annual conference in Chicago, caused outrage and shock when he gave a speech to a Christian audience Friday. Read more…
While Vice PresidentKamala Harris continues to make great strides with American voters and support for former President Donald Trump has increased since his 2020 loss to President Joe Biden, there’s one group of Americans that neither candidate can truly get a hold of: Black men. Read more…
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Simone Biles just became the most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history. The 27-year-old gymnast now has eight medals under her belt. Biles’ total number of medals clocks in at a whopping 38. In Tuesday’s team final, Biles’ talent led Team USA to win gold for the first time since Rio 2016 with a score
