Ms. Pat attends the 54th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 25, 2023, in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Unique Nicole/FilmMagic) *A torrential rainstorm didn’t stop the stars from attending the 54th annual NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, California. Hosted by Queen Latifah, the night featured A-List talent, including Serena Williams, Zendaya, Sheryl
Donnell Rawlings performs onstage during the 15th Annual Stand Up For Heroes benefit at Alice Tully Hall presented by Bob Woodruff Foundation and NY Comedy Festival on November 08, 2021, in New York City. (Nov. 7, 2021 – Source: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images North America) *Fans first fell in love with comedian Donnell Rawlings as Ashy
JAY – Z and Lil Wayne / Getty *Lil Wayne has reacted to Billboard’s 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time list, which has JAY-Z at #1 Weezy said in a recent interview on Zane Lowe’s Apple Music podcast that he’s #1, and even thinks the rappers that are ranked higher than him on the list would
Reggie Bush – GettyImages *The Heisman Trophy scandal is not resting in peace anytime soon. Court documents indicate that Reggie Bush, one of the actors in this never-ending drama, has been sued for libel and slander. Let’s take a walk down memory lane to put things into perspective. In 2005, Bush won the Heisman Trophy
Dilbert and Scott Adams / Getty *(CNN) — Newspapers across the country dropped the “Dilbert” comic strip over the weekend after Scott Adams the creator of the satirical cartoon went on a racist tirade, calling Black Americans a “hate group” and suggesting that White people should “get the hell away” from them. The USA Today
*If you asked former NFLer Chad Johnson if he’s cheap, we bet he’ll say yes. We’re pretty confident in making that bet because of what we know about Johnson: he’s admitted to living inside the Bengals stadium for two years! Johnson who also went by the moniker, “Ochocinco,” was drafted by the Bengals in 2001
Melanie Charles *News flash! Looking for something “jazzy” to do in NYC? Well then check this out. Grammy Award-winning jazz artist phenom, Melanie Charles will perform live at the legendary NYC Blue Note Jazz Club (131 W. 3rd Street in) New York on Monday, February 27 for 2 shows at 8 pm and 10:30 pm.
*Another NAACP Image Awards, which emanated from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium Saturday evening, is in the books. The Queen Latifah-hosted event showed love for the best in Black entertainment and culture in 2022. The award show, however, doesn’t just honor Black performers. This year Latin/Hispanic actor Tenoch Huerta Mejía won Best Supporting Actor for “Black
By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and SHARON LURYE, Associated Press She’d be a senior right now, preparing for graduation in a few months, probably leading her school’s modern dance troupe and taking art classes. Instead, Kailani Taylor-Cribb hasn’t taken a single class in what used to be her high school since the height of the coronavirus
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com and Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com The Baltimore City Council’s Legislative Investigations Committee held a public hearing on Feb. 23 to discuss control and maintenance of the city’s underground conduit system and a recent deal with Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE). Council members Eric T. Costello, Sharon