Stevie Wonder Says Now Is The Time For Change After BLM Protests

Last year, director Roee Messinger debuted his film American Trial: The Eric Garner Story at the New York Film Festival, revealing his ambitious project — part documentary, part unscripted history — which imagines what could have happened if a grand jury had indicted NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo in Garner's death.

Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz has said it “would be nice” if the iconic New York band reunited.The band broke up in 1991, and have only played together once since, for their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2002.Speaking to Rolling Stone about his new biopic Remain In Love, Frantz says he hasn’t seen frontman David Byrne face-to-face in 17 years, and wasn’t invited to see Byrne’s American Utopia stage show on Broadway, which ran across 2019.“We communicate via email from time

NEW YORK -- Two storied magazines that focus on news and culture in the Black community, Essence and Ebony, are in the midst of turmoil at their top levels. Ebony late last week forced out CEO Willard Jackson following an initial inquiry into some of his financial transactions.

Page Six says Meghan McCain is still upset after the publication reported on Meghan’s move to her home in Virginia from New York City amid the coronavirus pandemic. McCain supposedly took to her Twitter account to write that her neighborhood in Manhattan looked like a “war zone.” A comedy writer poked fun at Meghan’s comments, stating that she and The View co-host lived in the same neighborhood and everything looked fine.

charges against Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, who Sweeney says “slithered off” to New Hampshire recently.Strauss confirmed Maxwell was arrested Thursday in New Hampshire and the charges focus on her actions from 1994 to 1997.

Woody Allen’s film “A Rainy Day in New York” was expected to be released more than two years ago. However, with the filmmaker’s past coming back to haunt him with allegations of sexual abuse still being lobbed his way, combined with his comments about #MeToo, ‘Rainy Day’ was dropped by Amazon Studios and has yet to be released in North America.

Reese Witherspoon was far from offended when a fan confused her for another one of Hollywood’s biggest stars.“To the woman in the parking lot who just asked me if I was Carrie Underwood: You officially made my day!” the Legally Blonde actress, 44, tweeted with a heart emoji on Sunday, June 28.While the New Orleans native was happy to be mistaken for the country singer, 37, the American Idol alum’s excitement was unparalleled.

Beyoncé was honored at the 20th annual BET Awards tonight with the Humanitarian Award in honor of her BeyGOOD initiative .

Stevie Wonder has opened up on racial tensions in the US and the failings of Donald Trump in an impassioned new video.Posting on social media, he began by reflecting on Juneteenth – America’s national holiday to celebrate the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States.“This past Friday many of us celebrated Juneteenth,” he said. “I did.

Ri-Karlo Handy EDITOR’S NOTE: Ri-Karlo Handy is the co-founder of Sunwise Media, a production company based in Pasadena.  Over a 25-year career in the entertainment industry, Handy has been an editor and producer for networks like BET, MTV, and OWN.

Donald Trump has sparked fury after saying a pensioner who was shoved to the ground by US cops 'fell harder than he was pushed'. Two police officers in Buffalo, New York State, have been charged with assault after a video showed a 75-year-old protester being shoved during recent demonstrations over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota.

protests continue to take place across the US and around the world after George Floyd, an African-American man, was killed in Minneapolis on May 25 when a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes and ignored the man’s pleas that he couldn’t breathe.Colston Hall is named after Edward Colston, a prominent 17th Century slave trader who has been a controversial figure in the city of Bristol for many years.

STOCKHOLM — “The world is full of idiots,” said ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus, as he condemned critics of the Black Lives Matter movement and voiced his support of the worldwide protests against racism and police brutality.

Beyonce had a very poignant message for the class of 2020. The superstar gave a moving commencement address during Sunday's special, praising graduates for how they've handled «arriving in the middle» of a global pandemic and moment of change for black Americans following the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. «Thank you for using your collective voice and letting the world know that Black Lives Matter.