By Elena Nicolaou, TODAY Henry Louis Gates Jr. is in the business of finding family secrets. Gates, who has been the host of the PBS series âFinding Your Rootsâ since it premiered in 2012, has helped many celebrities uncover whatâs hiding in their
By Daysia Tolentino As influencers who were new to New York City, Antoni Bumba and her former roommate spent time last year trying to strengthen their relationships with brands. The creators, who had already built sizable followings on their platforms, knew that
By Becca Wood One week after announcing the death of Stephen âtWitchâ Boss, his wife shared her heartbreak Wednesday in a new Instagram post. âMy ONE and ONLY Oh how my heart aches. We miss you so much,â Holker wrote, sharing a photo of
By Lisa Respers France Stephen âtWitchâ Boss, the amiable DJ for âEllen DeGeneres Showâ and dancer who rose to fame on âSo You Think You Can Dance,â has died, his wife, fellow dancer Allison Holker Boss, confirmed in a statement to CNN.
By Airiel Sharice The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission announced Tuesday that Marylandâs casinos brought in $163.4 million in gaming revenue during the month of November. That is a $3 million increase compared to May of 2021. According to officials, more than
When Marvel Studios released âBlack Pantherâ in February 2018, it marked the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film to feature a Black superhero and star a predominantly Black cast. Its estimated production budget was US$200 million, making it the first Black film â conventionally defined as
By Variety After a series of online statements and quiet public appearances over recent months, Will Smith took further steps back into the spotlight Monday evening, appearing for an interview on âThe Daily Show With Trevor Noah.â Promoting his new historical drama âEmancipation,â Smithâs conversation with
By Daniel Moss 2022 marks the second year that Travis Scott supports HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). The support comes in the form of scholarships via the Cactus Jack Foundationâs Waymon Webster Scholarship Fund. The project is run by Travis Scottâs
By Candice Williams âBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever,â which will be released nationwide Friday, is already on track to become a critical success. It offers a poignant and powerful tribute to the filmâs original Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman, who died in August 2020 from colon cancer.
By Randi Richardson âBlack Pantherâ director Ryan Coogler recently described his last conversation with Chadwick Boseman âa couple weeksâ before the actorâs death in 2020. In the new podcast âWakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther Podcast,â which launched Thursday, author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates interviewed
By Claretta Bellamy The former Brooks Atkinson Theatre on West 47th Street in New York City has officially been renamed the Lena Horne Theatre. Lena Horne made history this week as the first Black woman to have a Broadway theater named in
