Ishea Brown and more than a dozen of her black friends will gather around the TV set in her Seattle home on Saturday to watch the biracial actress Meghan Markle …
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Detroit to Name Street After King of Pop, Honor Jackson 5
The late King of Pop is getting his own street name in Motown, which first launched him into superstardom. A section of Randolph in downtown Detroit will be renamed Michael …
your ads here!Miss America Picks Women for Leadership Spots
The Miss America Organization is putting women in its three top leadership positions following an email scandal in which male officials were caught making vulgar and insulting comments about past …
your ads here!NCAA Opens Door to Championships in States with Sports Bets
The NCAA is opening a door for states with legalized sports gambling to host NCAA championship events and officials in Nevada are already set to get in the game as …
your ads here!First-time Director Brings ‘Post-Post-Colonial’ South Africa to Cannes
With its characters herding cattle through an austere, dusty landscape, “The Harvesters” bears a passing resemblance to a Western. But the setting of the movie, which won critical acclaim for …
your ads here!Raisman, Other Women to Receive Arthur Ashe Courage Award
Gold-medal Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman and dozens of other women who spoke out about sexual abuse by Larry Nassar will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at this year’s ESPYS. …
your ads here!Old Tires Find New Life in Hands of Moroccan Artist
In his home in Marrakech, artist Lahcen Iwi brings out a cutter and gets to work, slicing up squares of used tires to craft his sculptures. From dragons to unicorns, …
your ads here!Love Struggles Against Class Barriers in Indian Cannes Movie ‘Sir’
A love story between a wealthy young Mumbai businessman and a countrywoman who comes to work as his servant will challenge Indians’ preconceptions about class, said first-time feature director Rohena …
your ads here!Wedding of Prince, Actress Brings Outsized Media Interest
Like most everyone else with a taste for fairy tales, Germans love the spectacle of a royal wedding. But since the country’s last emperor, Wilhelm II, was forced to abdicate …
your ads here!Exploring the History of Teeth at Baltimore’s Dentistry Museum
Here’s a little known fact to sink your teeth into — Did you know that George Washington’s second inaugural speech contained only 135 words? It’s not because America’s first president …
your ads here!Senegal’s Street Children Turn Trauma into Art in Africa’s Biggest Exhibition
Young boys who were forced to beg on the streets for Islamic teachers have turned their suffering into art, as they join more than 1,000 artists showing their work at …
your ads here!DJ Khaled is Top Nominee for BET Awards With 6
DJ Khaled has reason to be grateful – he’s been nominated for a leading six trophies for the BET Awards. The nominations for next month’s ceremony were announced Tuesday night. …
your ads here!Sentencing in Bill Cosby’s Sex Assault Case Set for Sept. 24
Bill Cosby will be sentenced September 24 — five months after he was convicted of sexual assault. Judge Steven O’Neill set the date on Tuesday. Cosby’s lawyers had asked to …
your ads here!‘Right Stuff,’ ‘Bonfire’ Author Tom Wolfe Dead at 87
Tom Wolfe, an early practitioner of “new journalism” who captured the mood and culture of America across five decades with books including “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test,” “The Right Stuff” …
your ads here!Wedding Countdown Begins for Royal Wild Child, American TV Star
Britain’s Prince Harry, who is sixth in line to the throne, and American Meghan Markle, who is best known for her former role in the TV drama Suits, are due …
your ads here!Royal Wild Child & American Star: Countdown to Harry and Meghan’s Wedding
Britain’s Prince Harry, sixth in line to the throne, and American Meghan Markle, best known for her former role in the TV drama “Suits,” are due to marry Saturday (May …
your ads here!Modigliani Painting Fetches $157M at Auction
A 1917 painting by Amedeo Modigliani of a reclining nude woman that was once considered obscene in Paris sold for over $157 million at an auction in Manhattan on Monday. …
your ads here!Spike Lee’s Electric ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Premieres at Cannes
Spike Lee’s Ku Klux Klan crime drama “BlacKkKlansman” received a rousing, lengthy standing ovation at the 71st Cannes Film Festival. Lee’s film tells true-life tale of a black police detective …
your ads here!Decorating for Ramadan Just Got a Little Easier
As the sun sets Tuesday, Muslims will begin observing the fasting month of Ramadan, the holiest on the Islamic calendar. They abstain from food and water from dawn to dusk, …
your ads here!Drake Announces 41-Date Tour with Migos
Drake is going on tour. The 31-year-old announced the “Aubrey and The Three Amigos Tour” on Monday. Drake will be joined by “Walk It Talk It” collaborators Migos and special …
your ads here!Wenders Film Shows ‘Emotional Giant’ Pope Francis
Viewers hoping Wim Wenders’ documentary about Pope Francis will be a critical portrait of the head of the Catholic Church will be disappointed. The German director makes no excuses for …
your ads here!Margot Kidder, Lois Lane in ‘Superman’ Franchise, Dies
Margot Kidder, the Canadian actress who starred as a salty and cynical Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve in the “Superman” film franchise of the 1970s and 1980s, has died. She …
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