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Unable to find a trade partner to move up in the NFL draft order and fill the Buffalo Bills’ various needs, particularly at receiver, general manager Brandon Beane settled for the next best thing on Thursday. He traded out of the first round entirely. In completing two deals, the Bills are now on the clock in […]
Robyn Dixon, one of the original cast members of “The Real Housewives of Potomac,” has announced on her podcast, “Reasonably Shady,” that she will not be returning for the show’s ninth season. During the podcast, co-hosted with Gizelle Bryant, Dixon revealed that her departure was not voluntary but the result of being fired by the […]
In a prime-time special titled “Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution,” Oprah Winfrey delved into the evolving landscape of weight loss, spurred by the introduction of drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro. Acknowledging her own struggles with weight stigma throughout a 25-year public journey, Winfrey aimed to dismantle the shame and judgment surrounding weight and […]
Jeffrey Wright has been cast in Spike Lee‘s new film, High And Low. Deadline reports that the acclaimed actor will join Denzel Washington and Ilfenesh Hadera in the crime thriller. The movie will be created for Apple and A24 and is an English-language reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s movie of the same name. Kurosawa’s original film was based on Evan Hunter’s (Ed McBain) 1959 […]
The 55th NAACP Image Awards, a celebration of Black excellence in music, television, and film, took place on Saturday, March 16th, with Queen Latifah hosting the event. The awards show honors achievements across 90 categories with top honors going to Colman Domingo, Fantasia Barrino, Quinta Brunson, The Color Purple, and Usher. Special awards were presented […]
According to Deadline, the Emmy-winning FX on Hulu comedy, which was renewed for Season 3 in November, also has been picked up for a fourth season to film back to back in Chicago. accommodating talent schedules is one explanation as Emmy winners Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri are said to be getting a ton of feature opportunities. […]
The Power universe is going back in time again this time with Ghost & Tommy. STARZ announced that another prequel is in development. The series’ fourth spinoff, Origins, is set to center around the origin stories of James “Ghost” St. Patrick and his partner-in-crime, Tommy Egan. The men were brought to life by Omari Hardwick and Joseph Sikora in the original Power series. Both Power Book […]
Cord Jefferson is now an Oscar winner but wants others to join him in the winner’s circle. The filmmaker won Best Adapted Screenplay for 2023’s “American Fiction,” which stars Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Jeffrey Wright, Erika Alexander, and Sterling K. Brown. Jefferson, a former staff writer for The Root, saw his commitment to writing Black […]
Da’Vine JoyRandolph took home the Oscar on Sunday for her role as a boarding school head cook who is grieving her son. “The Holdovers,” set in the 1970s, features an eclectic cast of clashing personalities who have, for one reason or another, stayed over Christmas break at the mostly empty boarding school, where they learn […]
The 55th NAACP Image Awards, hosted by Queen Latifah, will celebrate notable achievements in the entertainment industry on March 16, 2024, airing live on BET and CBS. This year, the GRAMMY®-nominated group New Edition will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame, joining the ranks of previous inductees like Eddie Murphy and […]