Sienna Miller has revealed that Chadwick Boseman reduced his own salary for “21 Bridges” to get her on board the project and ensure she felt fairly compensated.
Chadwick Boseman’s widow gives moving acceptance speech as actor wins Golden Globe
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The late Chadwick Boseman was honored with a Golden Globe on Sunday for his incredible turn in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." Boseman's wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, accepted the award -- which was for best performance...
Catalonia’s separatists increase majority, dialogue with Madrid in sight
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Barcelona, SpainSeparatist parties won enough seats on Sunday in Catalonia's regional parliament to strengthen their majority, although a strong showing for the local branch of Spain's ruling Socialists pointed to a ...
Biden administration to propose significant increase in refugees admitted to US
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The Biden administration is proposing to revise the number of refugees that can be admitted to the United States in fiscal year 2021 to 62,500, a significant increase from the 15,000 cap put in place under former Pr...
Spike Lee remembers Chadwick Boseman while accepting the American Cinematheque honor
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Spike Lee paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman while accepting the American Cinematheque Award on Thursday night. The ceremony celebrated Lee's career with films like "Do the Right Thing," "Malcolm X" and "Jungle Fever...
CDC warns of a ‘substantial increase’ in fatal drug overdoses coinciding with the Covid-19 pandemic
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The US has seen a substantial increase in fatal drug overdoses and set a record for deaths from overdoses in the year that ended in May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. The worst of...
Chadwick Boseman’s last performance is a bittersweet gift
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Black Panther will not be recast following Chadwick Boseman’s death
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The legacy of the character Black Panther will continue on -- but not with someone new in the iconic role. Marvel Studios said Thursday that it will not recast the character played by the late Chadwick Boseman. "(B...
Chadwick Boseman receives posthumous ‘Hero for the Ages’ award at MTV Movie & TV Awards
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The late Chadwick Boseman was honored at Sunday's MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time. The "Black Panther" actor, who died in August, posthumously received the Hero for the Ages award, presented by fello...
60 years ago today, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges walked to school and showed how even first graders can be trailblazers
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Sixty years ago, Ruby Bridges walked to school escorted by four federal marshals as a White mob hurled insults at her. Bridges, just 6 years old on November 14, 1960, was set to begin first grade at William Frantz E...
Lucille Bridges, mother of the Black first-grader who integrated an all-White school, dies at 86
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Ruby Bridges may be widely known as the brave Black child who desegregated an all-White school in the South, but it was her mom, Lucille, who put the decision in motion. "Brave, progressive, a champion for change," ...
NYC gun arrests increase by 102%, shooting incidents by 121% compared to October of last year, NYPD says
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There were 137 shooting incidents and 502 gun arrests in New York City in October, increases of 121% and 102%, respectively, over the same month last year, according to the NYPD's latest crime statistics report. In ...
San Francisco pauses planned reopening due to increase in Covid-19 cases
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Rising Covid-19 cases have put a halt in San Francisco's reopening plans. The city had been planning to resume reopening on November 3, but Mayor London Breed announced Friday the city would temporarily hit pause. "...