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Box Office: ‘The Little Mermaid’ projected to earn $120 Million-Plus Over Memorial Day Weekend
Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” is projected to rake in big numbers over Memorial Day weekend. The big-budget remake is expected to earn a splashy $100 million from 4,300 North American theaters in its first three days of release and $120 million to $125 million by Monday’s holiday.
Gov. Ron DeSantis continues war on ‘woke indoctrination’ with Florida DEI ban
Ron DeSantis continues war on ‘woke indoctrination’ with his latest move to ban DEI in public colleges and universities
Ja Morant's off-court issues spark national conversation about Black men and gun violence
The Memphis Grizzlies’ star point guard Ja Morant is in hot water again after being caught on social media holding a gun for the second time in less than three months.
French transgender sprinter decries Olympics ban: 'I cannot understand this decision'
French sprinter Halba Diouf feels she is being marginalized and hounded after her dream of participating at next year’s Paris Olympics was shattered when World Athletics (WA) banned transgender women from elite female competitions.
Jury finds Trump not guilty of rape but liable for sexual abuse
In Manhattan federal court, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, a New York jury found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing the advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment
Friend of ailing Jamie Foxx writes heartfelt tribute and pleads for his healing
Oscar-winning actor and entertainer, Jamie Foxx—real name Eric Marlon Bishop—has received an outpouring of love, prayers, and concern from family, friends, and fans, since news broke of his hospitalization last month.
When should breast cancer screenings start? Black women aren't given a good answer.
Black women are more likely to be diagnosed with aggressive, fast-growing breast cancer subtypes and need to start screening earlier for disease.
Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96
Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died. He was 96.
Megan Thee Stallion shares how her prayer life is helping her through trauma
In the personal essay, the 28-year-old “Savage” rapper said her prayer life has contributed to her healing from the high profile 2020 incident.
Taraji P. Henson partners with HBCUs on mental wellness
Actress Taraji P. Henson’s Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation is partnering with the Kate Spade Foundation to place the pods on HBCU campuses.
Report: 60 percent of U.S. teen girls' mental health is suffering. Why?
A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report showed almost 60% of U.S. girls reported persistent sadness and hopelessness. Rates are up in boys, too, but about half as many are affected.
‘Racial component’ in shooting of Ralph Yarl, who went to wrong house, prosecutor says
An 84-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri, was charged Monday with first-degree assault for shooting a Black teen who mistakenly went to the man’s home to pick up his younger brothers.
What Is Happening? Dalai Lama apologizes after video asking boy to 'suck my tongue'
The Dalai Lama, the Tibetans' 87-year-old spiritual leader, apologized on Monday after footage showed him asking a young boy to "suck my tongue" at a public event.
Cautionary Tale: Once celebrated young entrepreneur Charlie Javice arrested for fraud
Once considered an inspirational figure, she now serves as a cautionary tale for entrepreneurs considering an illegal scheme as a means to earn big money.
UK considering new definition of sex in equality laws
Britain is considering plans to create a distinction in equality laws between a person who was born a particular sex and someone who has transitioned to become that sex.
Trump's 'surreal' surrender to NY authorities ahead of arraignment, pleads not guilty
ormer President Donald Trump surrendered to authorities Tuesday at a Manhattan courthouse ahead of his arraignment on criminal charges stemming from a hush money payment to a porn actor during his 2016 campaign.
Prayers Up: 14 miners dead in Sudan, dozens injured while digging for gold
Fourteen miners have died and more than 20 have been injured in a mine collapse in Sudan's Northern state, a senior official in state-owned Sudanese Mineral Resources Company told Reuters on Friday.
Is Michelangelo’s David sculpture poronographic? Some parents think so.
A Michigan college has ended its partnership with a Florida charter school whose principal was forced to resign after a parent complained sixth graders were exposed to pornography during a lesson on Renaissance art that included Michelangelo’s David sculpture.
Donald Trump, first ex-president in U.S. history to be indicted, calls it “Political Persecution’
No other president in U.S. history, current or former, has ever faced criminal charges. Donald J. Trump, the Republican frontrunner for the 2024 presidential election, is the first.
Mississippi tornado claims 21, further devastates already impoverished community
Rescuers combed through rubble on Saturday after a powerful storm tore across Mississippi late on Friday, killing at least 21 people, as it leveled hundreds of buildings and spawned at least one devastating tornado.