Yamiche Alcindor Wants America to See Its Flaws

New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seems to have many a doppelgänger in the entertainment industry. Much ado has been made about the striking physical similarities between her and rapper Princess Nokia.

Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall make a return trip from their African home to Queens, New York in Coming 2 America, the long-awaited sequel to the 1988 original, and the new film’s trailer hits many of the expected marks.

COVID-19 vaccine is finally here. Well, one of them is, at least.

David Byrne has shared his hopes for a post-Donald Trump America, though admits it is “too early to celebrate”.Byrne was speaking as part of last week’s Big Read cover feature, around the release of his new Spike Lee-directed concert film American Utopia.“For me Trump was not so much a shock; we knew who he is,” Byrne told NME.

Alessandra Ambrosio is showing off her rocking bod at the beach!

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as well as several other New York lawmakers, used social media to document getting vaccinated for the coronavirus Saturday, as the vaccine became available for Congress.  The self-proclaimed Democratic socialist also posted a photo of her COVID-19 vaccination record card.

Rep.-elect Cori Bush, the first Black Lives Matter activist to serve in Congress, has landed a high-profile job on the powerful House Judiciary Committee. Speaker Nancy Pelosi made it official on Friday when unveiling new committee assignments.  Bush, frequently referred to as a new member of "The Squad," featuring New York Rep.

Eddie Murphy is returning to one of his most famous roles. On Thursday, Amazon released eight first look images from the upcoming film "Coming 2 America," a sequel to 1988's iconic comedy "Coming to America." The film will follow Murphy's newly-crowned King Akeem of the fictional Zamunda as he travels to New York once again with his trusty sidekick Semmi, played by Arsenio Hall, per a release from the streamer.

A New York rabbi whose 44th birthday coincided with Thanksgiving Day this year urged his congregation to give "a gift that matters" and donated 70,000 diapers to families who can't afford the necessity for their infants.  "When I realized that my birthday would coincide with Thanksgiving, I wanted to celebrate it with a special gift to the community," Rabbi Eytan Hammerman of the Jewish Community Center of Harri said in a statement.  "I learned from 914Cares that one in three Westchester

Lockerbie terror.The bombing of Pan Am flight 103, travelling from London to New York on December 21 1988, over Lockerbie, killed 270 people in Britain’s largest terrorist atrocity.Former Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset Megrahi, who was found guilty in 2001 of mass murder and jailed for life with a minimum term of 27 years, was the only person ever convicted of the attack.But now  it has emerged that the US Justice Department are close to charging Abu Agila Mohammad Masud who is alleged

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNew York-based outfit Grasshopper Film has acquired North American rights to Ephraim Asili’s debut feature, “The Inheritance,” following its premiere at Toronto and screening at the New York Film Festival.Grasshopper Film is planning to have “The Inheritance” open on March 12 in New York at Film at Lincoln Center, as well as in other cities.The ensemble film takes place almost entirely in a West Philadelphia house, where a community of young people have

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Naman Ramachandran The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) will merge its Los Angeles and New York branches to form a single BAFTA North America in 2021, Variety has confirmed.The merger is in aid of a homogenous strategy designed to foster closer interactions with the U.K. body.

EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA is set to merge its New York and LA branches to become BAFTA North America, we can reveal.

The Democratic Party’s progressive flank is calling to “abolish the death penalty” after Brandon Bernard was executed for his role in the 1999 kidnapping and killing of two ministers.  “Abolish the death penalty,” tweeted both Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.

Sports Illustrated named “The Activist Athlete” as its Sportsperson of the Year this week.

New York Times would name her “.” We were crowded inside the latest hit blowout bar to open in New York City, where dozens of hairstylists had traveled from across the country—California, New Mexico, Florida—to watch her give a masterclass on Kardashian hair for a nominal fee of . Selfie booths and mylar balloons (the same kind that had been at that year) were set up for optimal Instagram shots, almost all of which were taken with the then 35-year-old stylist.

Rep.-elect Nicole Malliotakis is waving the warning flag about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's growing influence in New York politics and pledged to be a fighter against socialism not just at the national level with the burgeoning "Freedom Force," but also in Ocasio-Cortez's Big Apple backyard.