Eloise Greenfield (1929–2021), children’s author who depicted Black lives

Carolyn Shoemaker was an astronomer who co-discovered Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and set a record for comets discovered.Shoemaker didn’t have scientific training, but she learned her work by working side by side with her husband, Eugene Shoemaker, a planetary geologist. The two used telescopes to scan and photograph the night sky, then Shoemaker worked with those photographs to identify comets, asteroids, and other minor bodies in space.

Candyman director Nia DaCosta has become the first Black woman to debut at number one on the US box office chart.The reimagining and sequel to the 1992 horror flick earned $22.3million (£16million) in its opening weekend in US and Canadian cinemas.

mensch is on his way to organize you all into a grand heavenly union. Aviva Kempner just finished “Imagining the Indian” about the fight against Native American mascotting.(Excerpt from The Ciesla Foundation’s “Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Goldberg”)

The Black Crowes have rescheduled their upcoming UK and Ireland tour for a second time due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The ‘Shake Your Money Maker’ tour, which is currently travelling across the US, celebrates 30 years of the Georgia rock band’s – now comprised of brothers Rich and Chris Robinson, and Sven Pipien – debut album.Having previously postponed the shows to autumn this year, the band have now announced they’ve had to move the tour again.

"Real Housewives of New Jersey" alum Rosie Pierri took time out of her day to acknowledge a pair of US soldiers currently serving in Afghanistan. The former reality TV star commented on a Fox News Instagram post highlighting two soldiers who helped an Afghan woman evacuate from Kabul.

Angelique Jackson Jeff Friday Media (JFM) has unveiled the lineup of official films in competition for its milestone 25th American Black Film Festival (ABFF).Among the narrative feature selections is the world premiere of Jussie Smollett’s directorial debut “B-Boy Blues,” an adaptation of James Earl Hardy’s 1994 novel, where class and culture clash when a college-educated journalist from Brooklyn and a homeboy bike messenger from Harlem fall in love.Actor and filmmaker Michael Jai White’s

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.The actress has reportedly since been released from the hospital in Boston, US after receiving treatment for minor injuries.Entertainment Weekly has reported that the incident isn’t expected to have an impact on Wakanda Forever’s filming schedule.Wright is reprising her role as T’Challa’s sister, Shuri, in the follow-up to Black Panther (2018).

Kelly Clarkson may be in the midst of a contentious divorce, but she’s not letting it put a damper on having fun with friends.

Blake Lively was the brains behind many of the jokes in his film scripts over the years, Ryan Reynolds has paid tribute to his wife for her 'creative' and 'emotional' contribution to his latest movie, Free Guy. The film was released over the past few weeks starring Reynolds, Jodie Comer and Taika Waititi.

The prodigious Spike Lee doesn’t sleep. Following the one-two punch of back-to-back hit films in 2020—”Da 5 Bloods” and the live-concert doc, “David Byrne’s American Utopia“—Lee is back yet again and with a pretty monstrous project.

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