Image: Courtesy of TIME Studios On August 26, Fortnite launched March Through Time, a yearlong creative experience that celebrates the anniversary of the March on Washington. In partnership with TIME Studios, the experience promised to transport players to a reimagined Washington, D.C., allowing them to “step into a fully immersive […]
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Makeover of historic mansion becomes journey of discovery for Black family, their online followers
Any homeowner renovating a historic property knows there’s a possibility of discovering a surprise or two lurking behind the walls. Water damage, mildew, faulty wiring systems and more are not uncommon. But for Black homeowners, the surprises may be more than expensive or hazardous. Sometimes, they’re painful reminders of generational […]
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You Can Get a Black Ceramic Tree on Amazon for a Classic Halloween Piece
Although those ceramic Christmas trees that popped up at your parents’ and grandparents’ homes during the holidays first gained popularity in the 1970s, they’ve made a major comeback over the past few years — so much so that when a Halloween version come out last year at Michaels, it sold […]
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‘Insecure’ Writer Mike Gauyo Is On A Mission To Bring More Black Voices To TV
It’s easy to see how overwhelmingly white Hollywood’s TV writers’ rooms are. In 2017, a Color of Change report found that only 4.8% of 3,817 writers on 234 TV shows were Black. Two-thirds of those shows had no Black writers at all. In 2020, “Watchmen” writer Cord Jefferson told The Washington Post that […]
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‘Insecure’ Writer Mike Guayo Is On A Mission To Bring More Black Voices To TV
It’s easy to see how overwhelmingly white Hollywood’s TV writers’ rooms are. In 2017, a Color of Change report found that only 4.8% of 3,817 writers on 234 TV shows were Black. Two-thirds of those shows had no Black writers at all. In 2020, “Watchmen” writer Cord Jefferson told The Washington Post that […]
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‘Black Widow’ Reviews, Spoilers, and Where to Watch: Marvel Film Gets James Bond-Like Response, Major Weakness Revealed
Marvel’s first movie theater return after two years is becoming a smashing hit. Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase Four officially kicks off with “Black Widow,” Natasha Romanoff’s own solo film. Based on the “Black Widow” reviews so far, the film is action-packed, exhilarating, and just as spy-movie-esque as the “James Bond” […]
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Des Moines Black memorial destroyed, historic building damaged in fire
CLOSE Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide An early morning fire Wednesday at the former North Des Moines City Hall building caused “extensive damage” to the historic building’s exterior and destroyed a make-shift Black children’s memorial. The memorial at 1601 6th Ave., created last summer by the Des […]
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Joe Black Unveils Adorable Look-Alike Plush
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Joe Black designed a plush based on his entrance look via Makeship. Two hundred must be sold for it to go into production. Fans of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK can now have the spooky campiness of Mister Joe Black in their own homes thanks to a recently-launched […]
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Black Ops Cold War/Warzone Season 4 Ground Fall Event, Maps, and More Detailed
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War/Warzone Season 4 is almost here, and Activision and Treyarch have released details on the update’s Ground Fall event, new multiplayer maps, operators, modes, Zombies content, and more! Season 4 isn’t quite as big as the Verdansk-shaking Season 3, but it’s still a pretty […]
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Mini Museum Honoring the Black Panther Party Will Debut on Juneteenth | Smart News
A 1,000-square-foot apartment in West Oakland, California, is now a “mini museum” documenting the history of the Black Panther Party, a militant Black power organization whose members “confronted politicians, challenged the police and protected [B]lack citizens from brutality,” per the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. The […]
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Captain Rex Returns To War With Star Wars Black Series Re-Release
| Star Wars collectors are in for a real treat as a highly popular figure returns for a re-release. With The Bad Batch taking over TV screens on Fridays, a lot of attention has come back to all Star Wars animated series like The Clone Wars. It seems Hasbro is […]
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Black Diamond Recalls PIEPS DSP Avalanche Transceivers
Black Diamond Ltd. is recalling PIEPS DSP avalanche transceivers citing risk of loss of emergency communications, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a statement. The transceivers, which are worn by skiers so they can be located if they are buried in an avalanche, were recalled following reports of one […]
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5 unsung ways Black interior design has influenced your home decor
Kemi Lawson spent the first part of her career working in the City, before she decided to shift lanes. She recently launched The Cornrow, an online homeware and lifestyle store tailored to a modern Black aesthetic. Through her Instagram channel, she is also focused on educating her followers on the […]
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Black Ops Cold War New Operator Bundle Features Samantha Maxis
An update in the second season of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will see the addition of Zombies veteran Samantha Maxis as a playable Operator. A new Operator bundle in Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will allow players to battle as recurring series character Samantha Maxis. Call […]
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As a Black Woman, I Was Proud to Be Vaccinated. Then I Was Accused of Cheating
I recently got to participate in something incredible: Through freezing rain, I pushed my grandma in a wheelchair through the half-mile line to get her COVID vaccine. After a year of being afraid of losing her, I got to witness the beginning of the end of this nightmare. I felt […]
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How Adrienne Kennedy influenced generations of Black writers
It is an indictment of our theater that a playwright who has inspired artists across generations is so little known to the average theatergoer. Sadly, Adrienne Kennedy, the 89-year-old African American dramatic poet, whose 1964 play “Funnyhouse of a Negro” is a touchstone of 20th century American drama, is more […]
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Emmett Till’s Chicago House Gets Landmark Status Amid Plans For Black Heritage Site
The former Chicago home of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black boy whose 1955 lynching in Mississippi helped ignite the nation’s civil rights movement, has been given official landmark status amid efforts to transform the building into a beacon for Black Americans and a living remembrance of their history. The two-story […]
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Black market for illegal coronavirus vaccines thrives with Chinese workers in the Philippines
No coronavirus vaccine has been approved for general use in the Philippines, nor is one expected to arrive, officially, until at least February. It is illegal to import unauthorized pharmaceuticals. But soaring demand among Chinese workers, many of them employed in the Philippines’ lucrative online casinos catering to gamblers in […]
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All Black Everything magazine, ABE for short, will support, promote and profile Black-owned business in the Kansas City area
Knowing the struggles facing Black-owned businesses, entrepreneur Trish Mitchell of Kansas City is launching All Black Everything, a digital and print magazine, to shine a positive light and to support local Black-owned businesses. In a time when many Black-owned businesses are struggling, Mitchell, who has a background in finance and […]
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Suzi Analogue Wants Black Women in Experimental Music to Never Compromise
The Black Lives Matter protests of 2020 put renewed pressure on the music industry to scrutinize its long-troubled relationship with race. It’s a business that has relied on Black talent onstage without investing in Black executives behind the scenes; a space where Black artists have been nudged into specific genres […]