Jennifer Hudson surprised attendees at the 2019 Pulitzer Prize Awards ceremony luncheon in New York City on Tuesday. The Grammy award-winning singer channeled the “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin with her performance of “Amazing Grace.” On Tuesday, Hudson shared her excitement to honor Franklin, who […]
Gale Sayers had a brief but extremely productive NFL career as both a halfback and return specialist. The “Kansas Comet” was born on May 30, 1943, and is the youngest inductee ever into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Sayers was born in Wichita, Kan. […]
The world’s first monument to transgender activists, announced Wednesday in New York City, will pay tribute to two women of color, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, for their roles in leading the gay rights movement. The permanent installation will be on display in […]
One of the visionaries who helped bring James Baldwin’s work to luminous life on the big screen has died. Earlier this month, the film industry lost veteran hairstylist Kenneth Walker, and on Wednesday, If Beale Street Could Talk director Barry Jenkins paid tribute to […]
The fall comes as Britain once again faces the prospect of a messy exit from the European Union. Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday unveiled details of her final bid to get a Brexit deal through the UK parliament. Her new pitch, framed as […]
Officials told the Agencia Brasil news agency that 15 prisoners were found dead Sunday and another 42 Monday in the city of Manaus, the capital of the state of Amazonas. Many appeared to have been asphyxiated. Police did not say what prompted the riots. […]