It has been referred to as the slap that has been heard around the world. Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s baldhead saying that he cannot wait for “G.I. Jane 2.” Unfortunately, the joke triggered her husband, Will Smith, and he gave Rock an old-fashioned, pimp-styled slap on live television.
Sidney Poitier performed wholeheartedly and inspired multiple generations. As an actor, producer, and writer, Poitier encapsulated his energy in every scene and in every verse.
Halle Berry, Anthony Anderson, Jennifer Hudson, and Barry Jenkins were among numerous honorees tonight at the Critics Choice Association’s fourth annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television.
September 25: Willard Carroll Smith Jr., aka Will Smith, was born in Philadelphia, PA, 1968
The two teams slugged it out during the 2017 World Series in a back and forth seven games full of drama and emotion ending with the Houston Astros crowned champs in a very odd and easy game seven victory.
Biz Markie, a hip-hop staple known for his beatboxing prowess, turntable mastery and the 1989 classic “Just a Friend,” has died. He was 57.
Looking to bounce back after dropping three straight games against the Giants, the Dodgers started a 3-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Memorial Day.
After game one’s offensive surge, it looked like the locked and loaded Dodger bats were lightyears ahead of Tampa Bay’s hitters.
One swing. The difference between going home, and advancing to the team’s third World Series appearance in four years was one swing. 2019 National League MVP Cody Bellinger stood at the plate.
Most home runs, best regular-season record, and eight straight National League West division titles were all irrelevant with the Dodgers facing elimination Friday night. But the boys in blue came through with a 7-3 victory in Game 5 keeping hope and the series alive.
Set in modern-day America, “BEL-AIR” is a serialized one-hour dramatic analogue of the 90’s sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) wrote a letter of commendation to Tyler Perry – the first African American to own a major movie studio – following the grand opening of the Tyler Perry Studios, which Congresswoman Waters attended in Atlanta. The 330-acre major motion picture studio is “one of the largest production facilities in the country” and includes “40 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, 12 sound stages, 200 acres of greenspace, and a diverse backlot.” Her letter follows:
The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) and the Science of Sport organization celebrated the first year of STEM education in the Inglewood Unified School District. A group of 500 3rdto 5thyear elementary students participated in interactive STEM experiments led by current and former Los Angeles Dodgers players.
