Bob Marley: One Love Sings to Big Box Office Opening of $51 Million as Madame Web Disappoints

Bob Marley: One Love Sings to Big Box Office Opening of $51 Million as Madame Web Disappoints

Photo courtesy: Paramount Pictures | Onelovemovie.com By Tommy McArdle | February 19, 2024 | People Bob Marley: One Love dominated the box office over the holiday weekend. The new Bob Marley biopic grossed $51 million in its initial opening after it premiered in theaters on Valentine’s Day last week, as multiple outlets reported Monday. The film made $27.7 million in theaters between Friday and […]

Angela Joseph Cromwell to Star in Mandela, The Untold Story

Angela Joseph Cromwell to Star in Mandela, The Untold Story

Photo courtesy: Angela Joseph The Off-Broadway production of Mandela welcomes singer/actress Angela Joseph Cromwell to the cast. The production going on its 10th year has won 9 Broadway World Awards as well as 3 AUDELCO Awards. “Mandela The Untold Story” is performing at The American Theater of Actors located at 314 west 54th St from February 10th […]

Angela Joseph Cromwell to Star in Mandela, The Untold Story

Angela Joseph Cromwell to Star in Mandela, The Untold Story

Photo courtesy: Angela Joseph The Off-Broadway production of Mandela welcomes singer/actress Angela Joseph Cromwell to the cast. The production going on its 10th year has won 9 Broadway World Awards as well as 3 AUDELCO Awards. “Mandela The Untold Story” is performing at The American Theater of Actors located at 314 west 54th St from February 10th […]

Magic Johnson says Knicks only NBA team he’d consider owning

Magic Johnson says Knicks only NBA team he’d consider owning

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By ESPN News Services and The Associated Press | September 26, 2023 NEW YORK — Magic Johnson’s love for his Los Angeles Lakers has kept him from considering ownership of any other NBA team. The New York Knicks would be the one franchise that could make him have second thoughts. “I think it […]

Why I use ‘The Boondocks’ TV cartoon show to teach a course about race

Why I use ‘The Boondocks’ TV cartoon show to teach a course about race

I am a huge fan of the animated TV series “The Boondocks,” which aired from 2005 to 2014. The show chronicles, through biting sociological and political commentary, the adventures of two boys: Huey Freeman, the older brother and self-described revolutionary left-wing radical, and Riley Freeman, Huey’s younger brother, who embraces and represents the gangster lifestyle. […]

Angela Bassett, Michael B. Jordan, Quinta Brunson and More Among Honorees of Critic’s Choice Celebration of Black Cinema 2022

Angela Bassett, Michael B. Jordan, Quinta Brunson and More Among Honorees of Critic’s Choice Celebration of Black Cinema 2022

LOS ANGELES, DEC 9, 2018: Actress Angela Bassett, voice of “Shatter”, on the red carpet at the global premiere of Paramount Pictures’ new movie Bumblebee, at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. (Shutterstock) By Shanelle Genai, The Root The 5th annual Critic’s Choice Association’s Celebration of Black Cinema and Television has announced its honorees. Hosted by […]

The Devolution of Kanye West Continues…THRICE

The Devolution of Kanye West Continues…THRICE

Kanye West attends the in-store signing of his new release ‘Graduation’ held at the Virgin Megastore Hollywood & Highland in Hollywood, California, United States on September 13, 2007. (Shutterstock) By Shanelle Genai, The Root The seemingly never-ending saga of Ye—the artist formerly known as Kanye West—continues as more and more developments arise in the aftermath […]

Quinta Brunson Makes Comedy Emmy History With ‘Abbott Elementary’

Brunson, the show's creator and star, is the first Black woman to earn three nominations in the comedy categories in the same year.

Quinta Brunson Makes Comedy Emmy History With ‘Abbott Elementary’

LOS ANGELES, USA. September 23, 2019: Quinta Brunson at the HBO post-Emmy Party at the Pacific Design Centre. Picture: Paul Smith/Featureflash (Shutterstock) By Variety and Michelle Garcia, NBC News Quinta Brunson has made Emmy history with “Abbott Elementary.” Landing three nominations for outstanding comedy series, lead actress in a comedy and writing for a comedy […]