Global ''Black Joy Project' to be adapted into a book

left the role to “help diversify” leadership in June.Refinery29 announced Wednesday Oliver, a “digital pioneer and thought leader,” will take over the position Sept.

Whoopi Goldberg has said she “lost everything” after she made jokes about President George W Bush in 2004.

Mark Ruffalo stands with those rising up for Jacob Blake and he firmly stands against U.S. President Donald Trump.

The Jonas Brothers were nominated for one award at the MTV Video Music Awards 2020, aka MTV VMAs 2020. Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas and Nick Jonas were nominated for Best Pop Song ("What a Man Gotta Do").

Ellise Shafer editorNo one expected this year’s MTV VMAs to be typical. The event, which usually takes place at an arena like New York’s Barclays Center, was forced to go virtual this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but that didn’t stop the network from trying its best to keep the spirit of a live show, well, alive.With the challenges of mandated quarantine and social distancing guidelines affecting cities coast-to-coast, all of this year’s performers, including Lady Gaga, Ariana

Ramin Setoodeh New York Bureau ChiefIn 2018, I interviewed Chadwick Boseman and Ryan Coogler for the cover of Variety, a few weeks before “Black Panther” opened in theaters.At the time, neither of them knew that the Marvel movie — the first studio superhero film with a Black director and mostly Black cast — would shatter box office records, grossing $1.4 billion worldwide.At our photo shoot that afternoon, at Griffith Park in Los Angeles, Boseman climbed on a boulder in his socks, as a Disney

Baseball’s Mets and Marlins are standing in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protesters.

RELEASESCalvin Harris and The Weeknd have released new single ‘Over Now’.Black Pink and Selena Gomez have released a new single together, ‘Ice Cream’. Black Pink’s new album, ‘The Album’, is out on 2 Oct.Ty Dolla $ign has released new track ‘Expensive’, featuring Nicki Minaj.St Vincent has released a new version of her song ‘New York’, featuring X Japan frontman Yoshiki.Faithless have announced that they will release their first album for ten years, ‘All Blessed’, on 23 Oct through BMG.

The New York Mets and the Miami Marlins didn’t play their scheduled game on Thursday (August 27) as the players all walked off the field in protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorA day after the NBA and other leagues postponed games in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin, some NFL teams have canceled or postponed their practices today.The Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals, New York Jets and the currently unnamed Washington club scrapped practice this morning, and other clubs including the Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers delayed the start of theirs.

Maura Higgins, Molly-Mae Hague and Helen Flanagan are just some of the famous faces that celebrity hairdresser Jay Birmingham works with and makes them look picture-perfect for the red carpet and Instagram.The Midlands-based stylist has made a name for himself over the past few years training with Nicky Clarke, before developing his own luxury services including the "Jay Birmingham Experience", where he accompanies his celebrity clients across the world to Dubai, Spain, Greece and New York.

an opinion piece for the New York Times on Monday, calling the club owner a “putz” and urging him to “shut up.”What drew Seinfeld’s ire was a viral LinkedIn post in which Altucher, who owns the popular comedy club Stand Up NY, declared that the big apple is “dead forever” due to the demise of the city’s business opportunities, culture and food at the hands of the coronavirus pandemic.“The last thing we need in the thick of so many challenges is some putz on LinkedIn wailing and whimpering,

If you’re a reader of our website, you are likely familiar with The Criterion Collection. Every month, like clockwork, we tend to highlight the additions to the coveted library of cinema titles that many film fans deem is the one-stop-shop for a true film education.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsEXCLUSIVE: Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza has signed with ICM Partners.The Oakland-based writer and public speaker is also the Principal at the Black Futures Lab and the Black to the Future Action Fund. Garza has been featured a in number of outlets ranging Politico and The New York Times to Essence and Time.

Run-DMC‘s Jam Master Jay in 2002.The DJ, whose real name was Jason “Jay” Mizell, was fatally shot inside a recording studio in Queens, New York City on October 30, 2002. Mizell’s murder has remained unsolved for nearly two decades.According to Sky News, Karl Jordan Jr will be arraigned later today (August 17) on charges of murdering Mizell, as confirmed by the US attorney’s office for New York’s eastern district.