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  • Ava DuVernay Responds to Director’s Apology for Whitewashing Gods of Egypt

    Ava DuVernay, the award-winning Hollywood director, is not known for biting her tongue, or holding back her Twitter fingers. She is outspoken about diversity, or the lack thereof, in Hollywood, telling The Huffington Post recently that too many films focus on the ”white, straight, male” paradigm. So it’s no surprise that she has opinions about…

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  • Creed Is a Knockout at the Box Office and on Twitter

    The Rocky-revival film Creed made its box office debut over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend to rave reviews in mainstream and social media. TheWrap reports that the film is expected to make up to $40 million, more than any of the six sequels in the 39-year-old Rocky franchise. The MGM/New Line Cinema drama, which stars Sylvester Stallone and…

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  • Patti LaBelle and James Wright Celebrate Thanksgiving After Viral Pie Video

    In an apparent dream come true for James Wright, whose YouTube review of Patti LaBelle’s sweet potato pie went viral, he celebrated Thanksgiving Day and his birthday with the R&B diva at her home. In case you didn’t know, LaBelle can cook more than just pie. The holiday-birthday spread on Thursday included shrimp and lobster…

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  • Sasha and Malia Buy Books and Sweets During Annual #SmallBusinessSaturday Trek With Dad

    President Barack Obama clocked in some serious dad time with Sasha and Malia over the Thanksgiving holiday. The trio spent the day shopping on small business Saturday. During the annual event designed to promote holiday shopping at small businesses they shopped at Upshur Street Books in northwest Washington, the president tweeted. Enjoyed stopping by Upshur…

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  • Watch: Fox’s Harris Faulkner Recovers After Co-Worker Asks if She Makes ‘Kool-Aid’

    Harris Faulkner, a Fox News anchor and Outnumbered co-host, was not to be outdone when she appeared as a guest on Fox & Friends and co-host Brian Kilmeade asked if she serves Kool-Aid with the dessert. Faulkner, who is African American, appeared on the show ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday to give instructions on how to…

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  • 3 People Killed in Ambush at Colo. Planned Parenthood Clinic

    A 57-year-old North Carolina native was charged Friday in the deaths of a Colorado Springs, Colo., police officer and two civilians that came during an hourslong standoff in at a Planned Parenthood clinic, according to the New York Daily News. The man, Robert Lewis Dear, surrendered Friday afternoon, five hours after locking himself inside the…

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  • Protests Shut Down Chicago’s Major Retail Strip in Response to Laquan McDonald Video

    Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Chicago’s major retail shopping district Friday, just days after police released disturbing video of an officer shooting a Chicago teen 16 times, according to the New York Times. Led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and U.S. Reps. Bobby Rush and Danny K. Davis, marchers called for…

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  • 2 in Custody in Death of 9-Year-Old Tyshawn Lee

    A 27-year-old Lansing, Ill., man was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee, who police say was lured earlier this month to an alley on the South Side of Chicago and shot several times in retaliation for a gang-related shooting, according to ABC News. The man, Corey Morgan, 27, is one…

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  • 3 Times in 2 Years? Sounds Like Your Sex Life Needs a Boost

    My husband and I have only had sex three times in the past two years. I’ve suspected that he is seeing someone else, but he always denies it. We’ve been married for 15 years. Is this just the way it’s going to be from now on? —Charice S. Many married couples find themselves having less…

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  • Unexplored Interior Finds a Universal Humanity in the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda

    Washington, D.C.: Unexplored Interior is a difficult play to watch. It takes the audience back to 1994, when 800,000 people were killed in 100 days, and the world stood by and did nothing. “It’s really bearing witness,” says playwright Jay O. Sanders. “It’s saying we can’t forget this happened, but most of all, it’s the positive…

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