Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for The New York Times Television producer and screenwriter Shonda Rhimes is taking on a new passion project. The TV titan, known for hit shows like Bridgerton and Scandal, is teaming up with the Emmett Till Interpretive Center to preserve the history of Till, a 14-year-old Black boy who was kidnapped, beaten and lynched in Mississippi in August 1955…
Latto, Jeezy, Lala Anthony and Jayda Cheaves are among the celebrities who hosted Christmas giveaways December 16 and 17. — Latto organized her third annual Christmas in Clayco event and donated over $350,000 worth of gifts to children from the Atlanta neighborhood she grew up in. — Jeezy and his Street Dreamz Foundation, in partnership with Amazon, delivered bikes, scooters, laptops and other gifts to children in…
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Nicki Minaj has yet again produced an album worthy of the #1 spot on Billboard‘s Top 200 Albums chart. Nicki’s fifth studio project, Pink Friday 2, marks her third album to go #1, following Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded in 2012 and her debut LP, Pink Friday, in 2011. Upon its release on December 8, Nicki’s 41st birthday, the 22-track project earned 228,000 equivalent album unit…
Alon Amir The cultural impact of The Color Purple, with its Black characters who break free from oppression, makes it an important film in the Black community, says Taraji P. Henson, who stars as Shug Avery in the 2023 film adaptation. The themes of resilience and overcoming adversity, as well as this adaptation’s overarching focus on joy, makes the movie relatable to…
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Three months after Bone Thugs-N-Harmony‘s Krayzie Bone suffered a near-death health scare, he is opening up about what the moment was like. In his first public interview with Spin, he details his experience being diagnosed with pulmonary sarcoidosis — a rare chronic disease caused by inflammation — and how he almost lost his life because of it. He…
From projects out of the South to well-received return albums and tracks from newcomers, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest and greatest in music. Paul Wall, The Great Wall — The Houston rapper, best known for hits of the 2000s, dropped off his 14th studio album, the first solo project in two…
Neon The official trailer for Ava DuVernay’s latest film, Origin, has arrived. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor stars as author and Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson in a story about her investigation into the global phenomenon of caste. Along the way, Wilkerson experiences love, loss and the beauty of human resilience. DuVernay wrote and directed the film, which is being distributed by Neon. It…
CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images Jamie Foxx reflected on his recent health scare in a heartfelt post he shared for his 56th birthday. The Oscar-winning actor took to Instagram on Dec. 13 to note that “this birthday is a special one” and to thank his fans for all their support through his health struggles while sharing a carousel…
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Nicki Minaj says her long-awaited documentary is “absolutely” still happening. She shared the update on an episode of Watch What Happens Live, telling host Andy Cohen she took a pause on the project because she directed her attention toward the release of Pink Friday 2. “Because my album was not done when it, when I was going to originally put it out, I didn’t want…
Paras Griffin/Getty Images Lil Baby is gearing up to make his return to music with the upcoming release of his new album. He gave fans a glimpse of what to expect from the project by dropping off two new songs, “350” and “Crazy.” Baby’s last project, It’s Only Me, released in October 2022, became the rapper’s third #1 album…