Remy Ma has officially launched her female battle rap league Chrome 23.
The league’s inaugural event, Queens Get The Money, launched Sunday on YouTube and the league’s website.
Participants included a who’s who of female battle rappers like Yoshi G, Pristavia, Casey Jay, Ms. Hustle, QB Black Diamond, and more.
As a special bonus, Remy’s longtime nemesis, Lady Luck was in attendance. The two squashed their longstanding beef at the event.
Who is your top battle rapper these days? What makes a good battle rapper?
(Washington, DC) — Metropolitan Police say a number of streets around the U.S. Capitol will be off limits later today as security is stepped up for the State of the Union speech. Starting at 5:00 p.m. street closures will be implemented in order to secure the area for the arrival of officials and President Biden. The U.S. Capitol Police say the road closures around the Capitol building are consistent with previous road restrictions and are not in reaction to a possible truck and vehicle convoy. The restrictions will remain in place into the overnight hours when police will begin to roll back road closures.
(Washington, DC) — A growing number of Republicans plan to skip President Biden’s State of the Union address tonight. They don’t believe a COVID test should be required to enter the House chamber. Senator Marco Rubio said he did not have the time to take a COVID test and added he only gets tested if he’s sick. Texas Congressman Chip Roy said in a statement he refuses to be part of what he called “political theater” and will not attend. Republican House members Mary Miller, Bob Good, Matt Rosendale and Andrew Clyde have also announced they will skip Biden’s speech.
Tennis star Naomi Osaka is coming to Fortnite.
On March 3, the tennis phenom will be a part of the battle royal and will have two different playing skins.
One outfit will reflect her tennis background and the other skin is being called, “dark princess.”
As a bonus, Osaka will be showcasing her character on Tuesday at 7 pm on Twitch.
Are you a fan of Fortnite? Which celebrity is your favorite on Fortnite?
Jay-Z has just been named hip-hop’s highest-paid artist with a whopping $470 million.
The list was made by compiling the 2021 pretax income of hip-hop artists before having to give fees to agents, managers, and living expenses.
Ye came in second at $250 million thanks to his Yeezy fashion endeavors.
Diddy, Khaled, and Drake also made the list.
Believe it or not, Wiz Khalifa landed in the Top 5 thanks to his Khalifa Kush cannabis business.
What are your thoughts on the list? Who surprised you on the list?
Because of Russia’s attack on the Ukraine, several states have banned the sale of Russian vodka.
Governors in Utah, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Pennsylvania all have ordered the removal of Russian vodka from store shelves in their states.
“Utah stands in solidarity with Ukraine and will not support Russian enterprises, no matter how small the exchange,” said Utah Governor Spencer Cox.
While many brands of vodka may have Russian names a majority of them aren’t manufactured in Russia.
Do you like this stance will make a difference? What other sanctions would you like to see made?
Dame Dash, entrepreneur and record label executive for Roc-A-Fella alongside Jay-Z and Kareem Burke, is open to the idea of a Roc-A-Fella biopic.
After the release of Coodie & Chike’s docu-series ‘Jeen-Yuhs’ about the rise of rapper Kanye West’s career, Dame Dash is highly sought after for his reaction to the Netflix series. The first two episodes of the docu-series chronicle West’s hustle to be a signed rapper at Roc-A-Fella, Dash was the executive to do so eventually in 2002.
In a recent interview with theJasmineBRAND, Dash revealed that the biopic about the label would have to be done on his terms.
“There’s a time and a place for everything,” The executive said. “So, if the time and the place is a place I don’t own and a time that I don’t enjoy, then I’m not doing it. But on my terms, I’m gonna do everything. But it’s got to be on my terms or it doesn’t get done.” Dash says plainly. He also added that the actor who plays him must be “superiorly cool.”
The 53rd annual NAACP Awards aired on Sunday night, February 27, and it was a night to remember. If you missed it, here were some of the highlights.
The NAACP Awards celebrates the contributions of people of color in entertainment, music, literature, and film. The ceremony was hosted by Black-ish star Anthony Anderson for the ninth time in a row. He also took home Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Dre Johson on ABC’s ‘Black-ish,’ this was his eight consecutive win. Anderson shared his gratitude with the audience, “I’m just a kid from Compton. If you dream and believe, anything is possible.”
Ketanji Brown Jackson, who on Feb. 25 became the first Black woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court was acknowledged at the top of the award’s ceremony.
The big winners of the night included Issa Rae, taking home four awards. The ‘Insecure’ writer and actress took home Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series, Actress in a Comedy, and Outstanding Comedy Series. Natasha Rothwell, who plays Kelly on ‘Insecure,’ won an award for Supporting Actress. ‘Insecure’ wasn’t the only show nominating the night. ‘The Harder They Fall’ took home Best Film and Jenifer Hudson won Entertainer of The Year and Outstanding Actress for her role as Aretha Franklin in ‘Respect.’ Will Smith won Outstanding Actor for his role as Richard Williams in ‘King Richard.’
If you couldn’t catch the live show or recording, here’s a complete list of categories with nominees and winners:
Outstanding Comedy Series
black-ish (ABC)
Harlem (Amazon Studios)
Insecure (HBO) — WINNER
Run the World (Starz)
The Upshaws (Netflix)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson – black-ish (ABC) — WINNER
Cedric the Entertainer – The Neighborhood (CBS)
Don Cheadle – Black Monday (Showtime)
Elisha ‘EJ’ Williams – The Wonder Years (ABC)
Jay Ellis – Insecure (HBO)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Issa Rae – Insecure (HBO) — WINNER
Loretta Devine – Family Reunion (Netflix)
Regina Hall – Black Monday (Showtime)
Tracee Ellis Ross – black-ish (ABC)
Yvonne Orji – Insecure (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC)
Deon Cole – black-ish (ABC) — WINNER
Kenan Thompson – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Kendrick Sampson – Insecure (HBO)
Laurence Fishburne – black-ish (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Amanda Seales – Insecure (HBO)
Jenifer Lewis – black-ish (ABC)
Marsai Martin – black-ish (ABC)
Natasha Rothwell – Insecure (HBO) — WINNER
Wanda Sykes – The Upshaws (Netflix)
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Ashley Nicole Black – Ted Lasso, “Do the Right-est Thing”
Issa Rae – Insecure, “Everything’s Gonna Be, Okay?!” — WINNER
Leann Bowen – Ted Lasso, “Lavender”
Maya Erskine – PEN15, “Blue in Green”
Temi Wilkey – Sex Education, “Episode #3.6”
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle – South Side, “Tornado” — WINNER
Melina Matsoukas – Insecure, “Reunited, Okay?!”
Neema Barnette – Harlem, “Once Upon A Time in Harlem”
Prentice Penny – Insecure, “Everything’s Gonna Be, Okay?!”
Tiffany Johnson – Black Monday, “Eight!”
Outstanding Drama Series
9-1-1 (FOX)
All American (The CW)
Godfather of Harlem (EPIX)
Pose (FX Network)
Queen Sugar (OWN) — WINNER
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Billy Porter – Pose (FX Network)
Damson Idris – Snowfall (FX Network)
Forest Whitaker – Godfather of Harlem (EPIX)
Kofi Siriboe – Queen Sugar (OWN)
Sterling K. Brown – This is Us (NBC) — WINNER
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Angela Bassett – 9-1-1 (FOX) — WINNER
Dawn-Lyen Gardner – Queen Sugar (OWN)
Octavia Spencer – Truth Be Told (Apple TV+)
Queen Latifah – The Equalizer (CBS)
Rutina Wesley – Queen Sugar (OWN)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Alex R. Hibbert – The Chi (Showtime)
Cliff “Method Man” Smith – Power Book II: Ghost (Starz) — WINNER
Daniel Ezra – All American (The CW)
Giancarlo Esposito – Godfather of Harlem (EPIX)
Joe Morton – Our Kind of People (FOX)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Alfre Woodard – SEE (Apple TV+)
Bianca Lawson – Queen Sugar (OWN)
Chandra Wilson – Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
Mary J. Blige – Power Book II: Ghost (Starz) — WINNER
Susan Kelechi Watson – This is Us (NBC)
Outstanding Guest Performance, Comedy or Drama Series
Alani “La La” Anthony – The Chi (Showtime)
Christina Elmore – Insecure (HBO)
Daniel Kaluuya – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Erika Alexander – Run the World (Starz)
Maya Rudolph – Saturday Night Live (NBC) — WINNER
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Aurin Squire – Evil, “C Is For Cop”
Davita Scarlett – The Good Fight, “And the Firm Had Two Partners…” — WINNER
Malcolm Spellman – The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, “New World Order”
Nkechi Okoro Carroll – All American, “Homecoming”
Steven Canals, Janet Mock, Our Lady J, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy – Pose, “Series Finale”
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Anthony Hemingway – Genius: Aretha, “Respect”
Barry Jenkins – The Underground Railroad, “Indiana Winter” — WINNER
Carl Seaton – Snowfall, “Fight or Flight”
Carl Seaton – Godfather of Harlem, “The Bonanno Split”
Hanelle Culpepper – True Story, “Like Cain Did Abel”
Outstanding TV-Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special
Colin in Black & White – (Netflix) — WINNER
Genius: Aretha – (National Geographic)
Love Life – (HBO Max)
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia – (Lifetime)
The Underground Railroad – (Amazon Studios)
Outstanding Actor in a TV-Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special
Anthony Mackie – Solos (Amazon Studios)
Jaden Michael – Colin in Black & White (Netflix)
Kevin Hart – True Story (Netflix) — WINNER
Wesley Snipes – True Story (Netflix)
William Jackson Harper – Love Life (HBO Max)
Outstanding Actress in a TV-Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special
The actor, widely known for his role as Dre in ABC’s ‘Black-ish’, Anthony Anderson will graduate this Spring from Howard University, and the good news only gets sweeter! Anthony Anderson will graduate alongside his son, Nathan Anderson.
The actor, widely known for his role as Dre Johnson in ABC’s ‘Black-ish’, Anthony Anderson will graduate this Spring from Howard University, and the good news only gets sweeter! Anthony Anderson will graduate alongside his son, Nathan Anderson.
In 2018, during an interview with Jimmy Fallon, Anderson explained the reason for his dropping out of college initially. “I was paying for college myself, and I ran out of money after my Junior year,” Anderson told Fallon.
On The Real talk show earlier this week, Anthony Anderson spoke to Loni Love and Garcelle Beauvais about how close he is to being an alumni of Howard University. Loni posed the question, “Anthony, you’ve talked over the years about wanting to graduate from Howard University after you withdrew when you were younger. Well, you’re 15 credits away from getting your degree. Are you going to finish or what?” To which Anderson replied, “I am going to finish this Spring.”
Watch Anthony Anderson on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon here:
Idris Elba recently said he wants to lean more into music and away from acting.
There is a rumor Idris is in talks with Jay-Z, Popcaan, Tinie Tempah to do music.
While it does not look likely that he will do music for the Luther movie, the source says he is in studio sessions between shooting the movie.
Who would you like to hear Idris do a song with?
Back in November 2021, Saweetie said her new album was dropping soon.
She said it was a body of work with no soul and she was working more on it.
In a recent interview she said, I’ve put my foot down. I’m going to finally lock in to record this album.
She said the album will definitely land on DSPs before the Summer.
Do you think a new Saweetie album is dropping in time for Summer?
Washington, D.C. (Sunday, March 27, 2022) – Mission accomplished. More than 400 Howard University students are preparing to make their way to 15 destinations across the country to render service to communities in need during their Alternative Spring Break (ASB). Their mission has been secured thanks to the hundreds of donors who gave to the 17th Annual WHUR Helping Hand Radiothon.
This year’s 12-hour radiothon Sunday, February 27th took in over $92,000 from generous WHUR listeners who gave on line at www.whur.com and those who stopped by or near the radio station to drop off cash and checks with the Howard University student bucket brigade. “Time and time again we see our listeners respond to the call to give in such an unselfish way. These donated dollars will go a long way to get the Howard students to the various locations so they can help communities in crisis,” said WHUR General Manager Sean Plater.
Now in its 28th year, through ASB, Howard students are immersed in unique cultures that provide immediate assistance to those in need and enables the students to reflect on the challenges prevalent in distressed communities around the world. “It really is a labor of love for us. We get to really help those in need and in return we gain valuable life experiences,” said Inez Jacobs Hinton, a senior at Howard who is heading up the students headed to Puerto Rico.
Thousands of Howard students have participated in Alternative Spring Break (ASB) and utilized the spring break to tutor youth, rebuild homes, repair community gathering places, provide legal assistance, and provide disaster recovery relief.
Howard University Spring Break 2022 is Saturday, March 5th through Saturday, March 12th. Students will head to Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, El Paso, Las Vegas, Newark, Memphis, Bronx, Milwaukee, New Orleans, New York City, Oakland, Philadelphia, San Juan, and St. Louis.
Usher is returning to Las Vegas for another residency.
He previously did 20 shows at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
Now, he is headed to Dolby Live inside the Park MGM in Vegas.
About returning to Vegas Usher said, I felt like it actually ended before I wanted it to.
So I just took my time and figured out where I could go that I felt would really support my type of show and shock my audience again.
Have you gone to Vegas to see a show? What show and how was it?
Some good news this morning for college students. I have details about paid internships and the deadline is fast approaching. BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport is accepting applications for its 2022 summer internship program. My guest is Rickey Smith – Executive Director and CEO of BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport and the Maryland Aviation Administration
BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport is accepting applications for its 2022 summer internship program for college students. The 10-week program runs from June 1st to August 9th and will consist of one the job experience, leadership development, and networking skills. The salary is 20.15 per hour. For more information go here:
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WHUR listeners donated over $91,000 to send Howard University students to cities across the globe during their spring break to provide services to communities in need. Thank you!
History unfolding today right before our eyes. Ketanji Brown-Jackson… nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court. In little more than a month she could be the first Black woman to sit on the highest court in the land. Who is she? How did she get here? What might her confirmation to the Supreme Court ultimately mean?
Monique Pressley, Attorney, Political AnalystNana Gyamfi, President, National Conference of Black Lawyers
Federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would replace liberal Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, who is retiring at the end of the term this summer.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday nominated federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, the first Black woman selected to serve on a court that once declared her race unworthy of citizenship and endorsed American segregation.
Introducing Jackson at the White House, Biden declared, “I believe it’s time that we have a court that reflects the full talents and greatness of our nation.”
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks after President Joe Biden announced Jackson as his nominee to the Supreme Court in the Cross Hall of the White House, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
With his nominee standing alongside, the president praised her as having “a pragmatic understanding that the law must work for the American people.” He said, “She strives to be fair, to get it right, to do justice.”
In Jackson, Biden delivered on a campaign promise to make the historic appointment and further diversify a court that was made up entirely of white men for almost two centuries. to Supreme Court
He also chose an attorney who would be the high court’s first former public defender, though she possesses the elite legal background of other justices as well.
Jackson would be the current court’s second Black member — Clarence Thomas, a conservative, is the other — and just the third in history. She would replace liberal Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, who is retiring at the end of the term this summer, so she won’t change the court’s 6-3 conservative majority.
Jackson would join the court as it weighs cutbacks to abortion rights and will be considering ending affirmative action in college admissions and restricting voting rights efforts to increase minority representation.
She would be only the sixth woman to serve on the court, but she would join three others already there, including the first Latina, Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
In brief remarks, Jackson thanked Biden, saying she was “humbled by the extraordinary honor of this nomination.” She highlighted her family’s first-hand experience with the entirety of the legal system, as judges and lawyers, an uncle who was Miami’s police chief and another who was imprisoned on drug charges.
She also spoke of the historic nature of her nomination, noting she shared a birthday with Constance Baker Motley, the first Black woman to be confirmed to the federal bench.
“If I’m fortunate enough to be confirmed as the next associate justice of the Supreme Court United States, I can only hope that my life and career, my love of this country and the Constitution, and my commitment to upholding the rule of law and the sacred principles upon which this great nation was founded, will inspire future generations of Americans,” she said.
Jackson, 51, once worked as one of Breyer’s law clerks early in her legal career. She attended Harvard as an undergraduate and for law school, and served on the U.S. Sentencing Commission, the agency that develops federal sentencing policy, before becoming a federal judge in 2013.
Her nomination is subject to confirmation by the Senate, where Democrats hold the majority by a razor-thin 50-50 margin with Vice President Kamala Harris as the tie-breaker. Party leaders have promised swift but deliberate consideration.
Friday’s ceremony was attended only by White House staff, Jackson’s family and news media, in part because the Senate is out of session this week.
Everyone wore masks because of the pandemic, Biden and Jackson removing theirs to speak. He bent to pull out a lectern step for her to stand on as she made her remarks.
Her introduction came two years to the day after Biden, then struggling to capture the Democratic presidential nomination, pledged in a South Carolina debate to nominate a Black woman if presented with a vacancy.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin said in a statement that the panel will “begin immediately” to move forward on consideration of an “extraordinary nominee.” Senators have set a tentative goal of confirmation by April 8, when they leave for a two-week spring recess. Hearings could start as soon as mid-March.
Karen Malina White, you may remember from the 90s as Charmaine Brown in the hit sitcom ‘A Different World’, but did you know she’s a graduate of the real HU, Howard University?
You may remember her as Charmaine Brown in the hit 1980s-90s sitcom ‘A Different World,’ but did you know Karen Malina White is a graduate of the real HU, Howard University? Recently the actress sat down with The Shade Room to promote her revived role in ‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,’ as Dijonay Jones, best friend of Penny Proud (voiced by Kyla Pratt).
‘The Proud Family’ is a Disney Original animated series that first aired in 2001. The show was groundbreaking for its authentic representation of Black families, moral lessons, and its ability to handle real topics like cultural and religious differences, poverty, and bullying in a light hearted and funny way.
Along with Karen Malina White as Dijonay Jones and Kyla Pratt as Penny Proud, the show revives the original voices of almost every main character: Jo Marie Payton as Suga Mama, Tommy Davidson as Oscar Proud, Paula Jai Parker as Trudy Proud, Cedric the Entertainer as Uncle Bobby, Aries Spears as Wizard Kelly, Alisa Reyes as LaCienega Boulevardez, and Soleil Moon Frye as Zoey.
New to the series is Keke Palmer and artist “A Boogie” as siblings Maya and KG Leibowitz-Jenkins, Billy Porter and Zachary Quinto as the Leibowitzes, and EJ Johnson as Michael Collins. The theme song, originally recorded by Solange Knowles and Destiny’s Child, has been revamped by R&B singer Joyce Wrice in collaboration with original series composer, songwriter, and producer Kurt Farquhar.
In the recent interview, White shared other roles she’d love to revive besides Dijonay. “I’m a Howard [Howard University] girl,” she said. “We have the vice president, who is also a Bison. There’s just been a really great resurgence in terms of really giving HBCUs their due. I think it would be a perfect time to have ‘A Different World,’ reboot.
Stream ‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder’ now on Disney+.
Watch more of the interview in The Shade Room’s post below:
R&B Singer Keke Wyatt is expecting a new baby, a “plus one” to her 10 children, making 11!
Wyatt announced the exciting news on Instagram earlier this week with the caption, “My husband, Zackariah David Darring and I are proud to announce that our family will be adding a “plus 1” to the Wyatt Bunch! #Baby11”
In recent interview with Us Weekly, Wyatt seemed to be open to another child after her eleventh. “Well, my hunnie, [Zackariah Darring], can wear a [‘Last One’] shirt all he wants (referring to recent photo), [but] I have learned never say never. So we shall see,” the recording artist said.
According to CNN, Wyatt was a teen when she hit stardom. Her first major song was a duet with Avant “My First Love,” which was a cover of a 1983 hit song by René and Angela. Wyatt was also a cast member on TV One reality show “R&B Divas: Atlanta.”
Canadian actor Stephan James, widely known for his role in ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ will produce and become legendary artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in the upcoming biographical TV series.
Canadian actor Stephan James, widely known for his role in ‘If Beale Street Could Talk,’ will produce and become legendary artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in the upcoming biographical TV series.
The 28 year-old actor will play the legendary Black artist in a limited TV drama set in 1980s New York, where Basquiat grew in prominence. According to Screen Rant, the series will follow the rise of Basquiat’s career from graffiti artist “SAMO” to famous painter, whose work now sells for millions of dollars.
Basquiat was a Haitian-Puerto Rican American neo-expressionist painter, known for the crowns, words, symbols, and stick figures in his artwork. He was a known friend and collaborator of artist Andy Warhol. Basquiat was only 28 years old when he passed in 1988.
James recently told Deadline, “Jean-Michel is an artist I have long revered, and someone who has greatly influenced my work over the years. To embody such a revolutionary, whose influence in the modern era of pop culture is simply immeasurable, will simply be one of the greatest honors of my career.”
James and Shamier Anderson (Stowaway, Invasion) co-founded Bay Mills Studios in 2021, which will co-produce the series along with Boat Rocker Studios.
Watch the video below to learn more about Basquiat:
Gladys Knight recently spoke with the UK’s Mirror saying she misses Michael Jackson, “every day.”
Knight is credited for finding the Jackson 5 and considered herself an “older sister,” to Jackson.
Knight says her family and Michael’s were close, from his parents and Knight’s mother to her children and Michael’s kids. The “Heard It Through The Grapevine,” recalled Jackson asking her, how to make a family.
“I said, Michael, you’ll be able to have one, it’s got to be in your spirit,” Knight recalled. “You’ve got to calm yourself down. It’s who you love, that’s what it is.”
What do you think Michael Jackson would think of today’s society?
A&E Networks has a four-part documentary that aims to reform the corrupt Mississippi Department of Corrections.
It is titled, Exposing Parchman named after the notorious Parchman Prison in Mississippi.
The series will follow Jay-Z, Yo Gotti and Team Roc after they spearheaded a civil rights lawsuit alongside 29 inmates once it became national news in 2019 that the prison had a high death toll and neglected inmates basic needs.
The series will follow the developing legal case and deep dive into Parchman’s history of corruption and abuse.
Summer Walker will be on several stages throughout the spring and summer but she won’t be performing certain songs.
Songs from her chart-topping album, “Still Over It,” won’t make it to the setlist and Summer explained the reason during a recent show in Atlanta.
“I write a lot of my stuff. I write most of my stuff and it’s still a fresh wound. My baby, she not even 1 yet and I ain’t got time to be singing that s**t, crying in front of y’all. So, I sang what I could and I hope that y’all still enjoy the show.”
Songs you’ll miss during Summer’s stage performance include “Reciprocate,” “Throw It Away,” and “Session 33,” which Summer says “still feel like fresh wounds.”
Rapper and radio personality, Da Brat finally got married to her “twin flame,” Jesseca “Judy” Dupart on 2/22/2222. The palindrome was a special day for Da Brat, also known as, Shawntae Harris, and her “everything,” as they said their “I Dos.”
Da Brat was walked down the aisle by long-time friend and collaborator, Jermaine Dupri, while Dupart was walked by her father.
Kandi Burruss, Eva Marcelle, Porsha Williams, Rickey Smiley of the syndicated radio show, Tokyo Toni of “Love and Hip Hop,” HeadKrack of the show “Dish Nation,” as well as beauty entrepreneur SupaCent attended the elaborate nuptials. Da Brat’s sister, Lisa Raye McCoy served as a bridesmaid and wore purple, detaching from her signature white for the day.
Fans will get to see the two wed on their reality show, “Brat Loves Judy” which was renewed for season two and will air in June.
Did you get married on a palindrome date? Share your story.
Today we’re spotlighting Howard University’s Alternative Spring Break. It’s all about helping our communities near and far. This Sunday, February 27th is our annual “Helping Hands” 12-hour radiothon from 6am- 6pm as we raise funds to help send Howard University students to communities across the country.
My guest this mornings is Joseph Dillard – Administrator of Alternative Spring Break.
The conversation is always fun and energetic when talking with Emmy and Grammy Award winning Robert Glasper! Listen up to hear all about his latest in the “Black Radio Series”. Oh yes.. He has been nominated for 9 Grammys in the past. He won 4 Grammys, and now, nominated for another one.
He’s the newest member of the Prince George’s County Council but he’s no stranger to County politics. Edward Burroughs III won a special election for the council’s District 8 seat last month. This… after years on the county school board. We talk to him about the new job and county politics.
Edward Burroughs III, District 8, Prince George’s County Council
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered broad new sanctions targeting Russia on Thursday after its invasion of Ukraine, declaring that Russian leader Vladimir Putin “chose this war” and his country will bear the consequences.
President Joe Biden speaks about the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The sanctions target Russian banks, oligarchs and high-tech sectors, Biden said. The United States and its allies will block assets of four large Russian banks, impose export controls and sanction oligarchs.
Biden also said the U.S. will be deploying additional forces to Germany to bolster NATO after the invasion of Ukraine, which is not a member of the defense organization. Approximately 7,000 additional U.S. troops will be sent.
The penalties fall in line with the White House’s insistence that it would hit Russia’s financial system and Putin’s inner circle, while also imposing export controls that would aim to starve Russia’s industries and military of U.S. semiconductors and other high-tech products.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending troops and tanks from multiple directions in a move that could rewrite the world’s geopolitical landscape. Ukraine’s government pleaded for help as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee.
A damaged Ukrainian military facility in the aftermath of Russian shelling outside Mariupol, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russia has launched a barrage of air and missile strikes on Ukraine early Thursday and Ukrainian officials said that Russian troops have rolled into the country from the north, east and south. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
President Vladimir Putin ignored global condemnation and cascading new sanctions as he unleashed the largest ground war in Europe in decades, and chillingly referred to his country’s nuclear arsenal. He threatened any country trying to interfere with “consequences you have never seen.”
Good news this morning about scholarship dollars available for students with Jamaican heritage. The Jamaica Howard University Affinity Network is accepting applications for its scholarship program. My guest is Marc Frankson – Chair of the Jamaican Howard University Affinity Network
The Jamaican Howard University Affinity Network is accepting applications for its scholarship program. The scholarship is open to Howard University student with Jamaican heritage. The deadline to apply is April 17th. For more information go here:
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Another protest is headed to the U.S. Capitol. Truckers will be driving into town as part of a so-called “Freedom Convoy”, protesting COVID-mandates. Also on deck… Black Lives Matter and racial justice in the courtroom and the Russia/Ukraine crisis and what it means to us.
Jamila Bey, DC-based journalist, Digital Manager, The Washington Informer
Micha Green, DC Editor, The Afro-American Newspapers
Idris Elba, English actor in HBO’s ‘The Wire’ and Nelson Mandela in ‘Mandela: A Long Walk to Freedom’, will now focus on his music career.
Elba has not only depicted a DJ in Netflix series ‘Turn Up Charlie,’ but he served as DJ for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding reception and performed at Coachella in 2019.
In a recent Vanity Fair interview, Elba told the publication that he wants to “lean away” from acting. “Some may think, ‘Well, it will be the death of your acting if your music’s s—t.’ I’ve dealt with the internal struggle of that over the years, so now I’m at peace and I’ve chosen: This is what I’m doing, and I’m going to do it. Some will love it and some will hate it.”
(Washington, DC) — The TSA is expected to address the growing problem of guns at airports today. The move comes after a number of passengers have been stopped at TSA checkpoints attempting to bring loaded weapons onto flights. Last week at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, a TSA agent stopped a man from carrying a loaded weapon onto his flight. Earlier this month at Reagan National Airport just outside Washington, DC, a West Virginia man was cited by police after he attempted to carry a loaded handgun onto his flight. The TSA is expected to address the growing issue and demonstrate how travelers can properly pack a gun for transport on a flight.
(Undated) — Trucker protests against COVID mandates that made headlines in Canada are making their way south of the border. A group calling itself the Freedom Convoy says it’s headed from Pennsylvania to Washington, DC today, hoping for a shutdown of the Capital Beltway. Another convoy, called the People’s Convoy, is leaving California today. It’s also headed to the nation’s capital, planning to arrive March 5th.
Afeni Shakur, prominent Black Panther Party icon and the late mother of rapper Tupac Shakur, will be depicted in the biopic “Peace, Love & Respect, the Afeni Shakur/Panther 21 story.”
Afeni Shakur, prominent Black Panther Party icon and the late mother of rapper Tupac Shakur, will be depicted in the biopic “Peace, Love & Respect, the Afeni Shakur/Panther 21 story.” The film is executive produced by actress, director, and writer Jasmine Guy, known for her role as Whitley Gilbert in the 1980s sitcom ‘A Different World.’
The biopic’s director is Jamal Joseph. According to Variety, Joseph was arrested along with Shakur as a part of the “Panther 21.” The film has full approval and backing from the Shakur estate. Details on the actor casted as Afeni Shakur have not been released yet.
Dina LaPolt, the attorney for Shakur’s estate, spoke about the upcoming film. “What we want to do is to take meetings with production companies. We would love to partner with ARRAY or Juvee Productions. I foresee a Black woman director, screenwriter, or Black woman production company [coming on board], that would be our dream. That would be our goal.” She also spoke to the significance of Guy as executive producer, “Afeni always wanted Jasmine to write her book, the Shakur estate could not imagine doing Afeni’s biopic without Jasmine Guy involved.”
According to Hot New Hip Hop, Chappelle shared in a statement that comedians like Quake and Donnell are not only his friends but have inspired his own career. Chappelle said that the comedian’s “shine is long overdue” and expressed his gratitude to be a part of their receiving recognition.
Tune in on February 28th to watch ‘Earthquake: Legendary’, the first special in ‘Chappelle’s Home Team’ series to premiere on Netflix.
‘Sherri’ will take the time slot originally filled by ‘The Wendy Williams Show.’ As the 12 year run has come to an end for Williams, due to health related factors, this has led speculators to believe Shepherd is taking Williams’ place. Shepherd has set the record straight and corrected this rumor, saying she is not “replacing” Wendy Williams.
Watch Sherri Shepherd announce her new show ‘Sherri’ below:
The cast of iconic 90s sitcom ‘Martin’ is reuniting on BET+ for the show’s 30th anniversary.
According to Shadow and Act, the reunion is hosted by Affion Crockett and will feature Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell, Tichina Arnold, and Carl Anthony Payne II.
Tisha Campbell confirmed the reunion rumors on Twitter last week:
Although fans are looking forward to seeing the TV friend group back together, the absence of Thomas Mikal Ford, who passed away in 2016, is widely felt.
For decades he brought swag to the weekend anchor desk at Channel 9 and street-smarts to some of the most gutsy reporting DC has ever seen. Multi-Emmy award-winning TV reporter Bruce Johnson shares his very personal story. Bruce joins us to talk about “Surviving Deep Waters: A Legendary Reporter’s Story of Overcoming Poverty, Race, Violence and His Mother’s Deepest Secret”.
(Brunswick, GA) — Three white men have been found guilty in the federal hate crimes trial connected to Ahmaud Arbery’s death in Georgia. The men were already convicted of chasing and shooting Arbery two years ago while he was jogging and they’re serving life sentences. The hate crimes charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison. Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael, and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan now face additional sentences and heavy fines.
After much speculation, the company that distributes The Wendy Williams Show has released a statement stating the show is over.
Debmar-Mercury announced her show will be replaced with Sherri hosted by Sherri Shepherd in the Fall.
The Wendy Williams Show will end at the conclusion of the 13th season in June.
In a statement issued by her rep Howard Bragman he said, Wendy is incredibly grateful to Debmar-Mercury, to Sherri and everybody else who has supported the show through this time. She more than anyone understands the reality of syndicated television-you can’t go to the marketplace and sell a show that’s The Maybe Wendy Show.
It concluded with, should her health get to a point where she can host again and should her desire be that she hosts again that she would be back on TV at that time.
What do you think Wendy’s next move should be? Podcasting? Back to radio?
Mary J. Blige performed this weekend at the NBA All-Star game in Cleveland, Ohio.
It was also the 75th anniversary of the NBA so all the NBA stars past and present were on hand.
Michael Jordan was there and took a photo with Vanessa Bryant and Mary J. Blige.
But that’s not what the internet is talking about.
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They are talking about the video of Michael Jordan happy and hugging Mary J Blige and his hand slowly slipping down her back as he pats her.
In the video you see LeBron James peeking like little brother looking at the two.
Do you think it was a harmless pat and due to the big height difference his hand slipped ‘down’ or do you think Jordan was about to risk it all for the Queen?
Viola Davis is an uncanny Michelle Obama in the new trailer for Showtime’s series, ‘First Lady.’
Along with Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, the newly released trailer features Michelle Pfieffer as Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt. The series will welcome audiences behind the doors of the Oval office.
An intimate scene of Viola Davis laying on O-T Fagbenle, playing Barack Obama, captures the private thoughts of the former First Lady, “In four years, I don’t want to look back and think, ‘What did I become living in that house?”
In an interview last year with Entertainment Tonight’s Kevin Frazier, Michelle Obama shared her delight with Davis playing her in the Showtime Series. “She’s the greatest,” Obama puts simply, “I feel that I’m not worthy. It’s exciting and anything Viola does, she does it with passion and vigor, and I know that she will do no less for this role.”
‘First Lady’ is a 10-episode series produced by Lionsgate Television.
The clip above features cast members Megan Good, Grace Byers, Jerrie Johnson, and Shoniqua Shandai along with producers Pharrell Williams and Amy Poheler and series creator Tracy Oliver.
Tracy Oliver, showrunner and writer of ‘Harlem’ and blockbuster hit ‘Girl’s Trip’ posted a screenshot of The Hollywood Reporters coverage of the show’s big news with caption: Woooohooooo! To everybody who watched and shared @harlemonprime, we are beyond grateful. Season 2 yall!! It’s happening. Big ups to the whole cast, producers, writers, and crew for all the hard work. Ahhhhhh!!!”
After his historic act of generosity to the 2019 Class of Morehouse Men, Black Billionaire Robert F. Smith’s work to eradicate student debt in HBCUs has only begun.
Smith is the founder and CEO of Student Freedom Initiative, an organization dedicated to closing the racial wealth gap. According to the organization’s 2021 press release, Prudential Financial has provided “catalytic” support in their $1.8 million in microgrants to HBCU students in effort to accelerate economic mobility and close the financial divide.
These microgrants support the launch of the Handling Everyday Life Problems For Students (HELPS) Program, a crucial service to address unexpected, one-time expenses disproportionately faced by Black students.
He is one of the greatest figures in Black History. Frederick Douglass, orator, abolitionist, statesman, and so much more, gets a unique treatment this week on HBO. “Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches” airs Wednesday on HBO. We talk to Kenneth B. Morris, Jr., A direct descendant of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington and founder of the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives.
(Brunswick, GA) — “Pent-up racial anger” drove three men to kill Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia. That’s what a federal prosecutor told jurors as they consider hate crime charges against Travis McMichael, his father Greg McMichael and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan. The prosecutor claimed the men “hunted Ahmaud down like an animal.” They have already been convicted of Arbery’s murder at the state level. They were each given a sentence of life in prison. Bryan has a chance at parole while the McMichaels don’t.
Travis McMichael’s attorney gave her closing argument to jurors as well. She said, “The government hasn’t proved beyond a reasonable doubt that race was a motivating factor.”
(Washington, DC) — The fence around the U.S. Capitol grounds is coming back. Reports indicate security officials will reinstall fencing around the Capitol next week before President Biden delivers his State of the Union address on March 1st. Capitol Police say they’re aware of protests like Canada’s so-called Freedom Convoy coming to Washington. Capitol Police said in a statement they’re making plans to facilitate First Amendment protest activity while working with law enforcement agencies and the DC National Guard to prepare for Biden’s address.
Major fencing, police patrols, and a military presence first went up around on Capitol Hill after the January 6th attack on the Capitol last year.
The 5th Pastoral Anniversary of Rev. Dr. Darryl D. Roberts at the historic 19th Baptist Church of Washington, DC was celebrated! (Mark Spates Smith was unable to join us.)
