Eddie Mekka, the Tony-nominated actor best known for his role as Carmine “The Big Ragu” Ragusa of “Laverne & Shirley,” has died. He was 69. The veteran TV and stage actor reportedly passed away on Nov. 27 at his home in Newhall, California, according to […]
Perry tweeted several photos of the Avants and wrote: “My heart breaks for Clarence and Nicole and all the Avant family.” Film and television producer Tyler Perry is joining the chorus of celebrities decrying this week’s murder of Jacqueline Avant. The 81-year-old wife of music executive and entrepreneur Clarence […]
Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and André Carson (D-Ind.) came together to condemn Republican lawmakers’ inaction after Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-Colo.) repeated Islamophobic remarks against Omar. “When a sitting member of Congress calls a colleague a member of the ‘jihad squad’ and falsifies a story to suggest I will […]
Tiger Woods made his first public appearance since his single-car accident in February and refused to answer any questions related to the crash. On Tuesday, Woods appeared for a press conference at the Albany Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas and spoke on his healing process over the […]
*NEW YORK – The nation’s most esteemed Black pastors, led by Rev. Al Sharpton and Rev. Calvin O. Butts, III, gathered during the Choose Healthy Life Black Clergy Conclave on Nov. 19. The virtual event brought together more than 100 influential Black clergy as well as public health […]
