Directors Guild of America will honor pioneering Black movie director Spike Lee with the “Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Motion Picture Direction.” Announced on Wednesday, Jan. 19, the Brooklyn native will become the 36th director in history to receive this prestigious honor. According to Variety.com, Lee will receive the honor at the […]
Carol Speed, the actress and singer who achieved a considerable amount of cult cinema popularity with her contributions in a handful of 1970s Blaxploitation films, died at 76. Her family announced that the late actress passed away on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in Muskogee, Oklahoma. […]
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is seen in the U.S. Capitol before a procedural vote in the Senate on voting rights legislation on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. | Source: Tom Williams / Getty When people get old, they often lose their filter and start […]
Bond for Oklahoma businessman charged with murder after he allegedly killed and later buried his employee under a septic tank has been revoked. The white man’s temporary freedom was rescinded following a trip to several establishments he was ordered to stay away from under the terms of […]
Source: ABC / Getty The R&B superduo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, better known as Silk Sonic, just announced their upcoming Las Vegas residency for 2022. “Its happening!” the group wrote this morning on their official Twitter page. “The sexiest party of the year! Them […]
Heart failure is listed as the cause of death for actor Sidney Poitier, the first Black actor to win an Oscar, who died on Jan 6, 2022. Also reportedly listed on Poitier’s death certificate were underlying health issues of prostate cancer and alzheimer’s dementia. It was […]