On this day in Black history, February 27: — In 1872, Charlotte E. Ray graduated from Howard University Law School, making her the first Black woman to graduate from a law school. Two months later she became the first Black woman to formally practice law in the United States. — In 1883, William B. Purvis…
Lionel Hahn/Getty Images Jodie Turner-Smith is opening up about her divorce from fellow actor Joshua Jackson. “Sometimes things we really want to work just don’t end up working,” the Star Wars: The Acolyte actress told the U.K.’s The Sunday Times. “And that’s OK.” “The most important thing is that you choose what’s healthiest for you…
NBCU Photo Bank The cast of A Different World is hitting the road for a 10-city reunion tour of various historically Black colleges and universities. Taking place more than 35 years after the iconic sitcom’s premiere, cast members Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy, Darryl M. Bell, Dawnn Lewis, Cree Summer, Charnele Brown, Glynn Turman and Sinbad —…
Parkwood/Columbia Beyoncé‘s song “Texas Hold ‘Em” has played its cards right: a week after debuting at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, it’s ascended to the number-one spot. The song is Beyoncé’s ninth #1 on that chart as a solo artist, and her first since 2022’s “Break My Soul.” Bey topped the chart with Destiny’s Child four…
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Timbaland says the next installment of Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign‘s triology, Vultures, is on the way. The producer took to X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday with a music update, writing, “Like I said Vulture Vol 2 OTW.” His contributions to Vultures 1, which was released in the early morning hours of Saturday, February 10,…
Robin L Marshall/FilmMagic The movie 8 Mile turned 20 years old back in 2022, and co-star Mekhi Phifer tells ABC Audio he still can’t get over that. “It’s hard to believe that it’s been this long,” the star of the new thriller Lights Out says. “When you start out with these projects, you never know…
Paramount Pictures Bob Marley: One Love spent its second week atop the domestic box office with an estimated $13.5 million domestic haul. The biopic, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as the legendary reggae artist, has delivered $71.1 million in North America and $49.4 million internationally, bringing its worldwide tally to $120.5 million. As reported, the Paramount Pictures film opened on…
Courtesy Live Nation Looks like Usher will be spending more time overseas during his Past Present Future Tour in 2025. The R&B singer has announced newly-added dates to the European leg of the tour. Three shows will be on sale this week, an addition to the 12 shows in London, Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin. It’s…
On this day in Black history, February 26: — In 1869, Congress passed the 15th amendment, which granted African American men the right to vote. It was ratified on February 3, 1870. — In 1926, Carter G. Woodson aka the Father of Black History started Negro History Week, which has since evolved into Black History Month. — In…
ABC/Christopher Willard With a starring role in Tyler Perry‘s Netflix film Mea Culpa and an over decade since the release of her last album, 2013’s Talk a Good Game, one may wonder if Kelly Rowland will have new music on the way. Well, according to her interview on the Kelly Clarkson Show, it’s “coming … later.” “I’m finally…