By Kevin C. Johnson Every intricately detailed wardrobe choice seen in the blockbuster biopic “Michael,” from the signature crystallized glove to the famous red and black “Thriller” jacket, has Howard University in its DNA. That’s because Howard alumna Marci Rodgers (BBA’05) served as costume
By Marianne Garvey A delightful new trailer is here for “We the People,” an animated musical show set to air on Netflix, executive produced by former President Barack and Michelle Obama. “The show combines music and animation to educate a new generation
By Marianne Garvey On Thursday night, iHeartMedia celebrated music’s biggest stars with the eighth annual iHeartRadio Music Awards, hosted by Usher. Performers included The Weeknd and Ariana Grande, who opened the show with “Save Your Tears,” Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak (Silk Sonic),
by Alaa Elassar More than 600 musicians, including members of The Roots and Arcade Fire, have issued an open letter in support of Palestinian rights. The group, calling themselves #MusiciansForPalestine, published the letter on Thursday, less than a week after Israel and
By Steve Forrest Bill Cosby has been denied parole by the Pennsylvania Parole Board, which cited a number of reasons for its decision, according to a letter from the board obtained by CNN. Cosby, 83, is currently serving a 3-to-10-year sentence at
Opinion by Peniel E. Joseph “The Underground Railroad,” premiering against the backdrop of America’s current national reckoning on the politics of race, offers a luminous, troubling, artistically sophisticated and emotionally wrenching journey into racial slavery that reveals the peculiar institution’s continuous grip
By Amy Woodyatt Prince Harry has spoken about mental health in the trailer for an Apple TV+ documentary series with Oprah Winfrey, which aims to destigmatize the topic. Harry and his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex appear in the emotional trailer for
By Marianne Garvey Oprah Winfrey is revealing that she once asked a celebrity a question that now makes her cringe. She was a guest on Rob Lowe’s “Literally” podcast on Wednesday, where she was struck by the memory after Lowe told a
By Nicquel Terry Ellis Tressie McMillan Cottom was four months pregnant when she was rushed to the hospital for extreme pain and bleeding. Cottom said she arrived and the hospital staff made her sit in a waiting room for about 30 minutes
Review by Brian Lowry “The Underground Railroad” has an almost dreamlike quality, exploring an alternate history of the antebellum South that filters Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book through “Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins’ lens. But the emotional wallop delivered by Amazon’s beautifully rendered
By Lianne Kolirin Golden Globe-winner Andra Day has revealed that she lost 40 pounds to play jazz legend Billie Holiday — but it didn’t make her feel any prettier. The star, who scooped this year’s award for her leading role in “The
