What's On Today - Tuesday

Zoe Saldaña Takes Home Best Supporting Actress Oscar Award For ‘Emilia Pérez’

One of film’s finest (with some questionable past decisions) has finally received her long overdue acclaim. Zoe Saldaña has won an Oscar Award for her work in Emilia Perez.

As per The Guardian, the actor had one of the biggest nights of her professional career. On Sunday (March 2), the film industry gathered at the 2024 Academy Awards to celebrate the best performances of the previous year. The category for “Best Supporting Actress” was stacked with top tier talent including Felicity Jones (The Brutalist), Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown), Ariana Grande (Wicked) and Isabella Rossellini (Conclave).… Read more

Are We Giving Serena Williams Her Props As A Sports Mogul?

Serena Williams has already earned her stripes as the greatest tennis player of all time, but it might be time to give her props in another area too: sports ownership.

On Monday, March 3, the Toronto Tempo, an upcoming expansion team in the WNBA, announced that Serena Williams would be joining its ownership group. The team is primarily owned by Kilmer Sports Ventures, which is chaired by Larry Tananbaum. It’s scheduled to tip off its first WNBA game in 2026 after building its roster through an expansion draft later this year.… Read more

You Care Kanye West Looks To Get An Iced-Out Swastika Into Production

If you’ve been keeping up with the political landscape as of late you’d know that Nazism has seemingly made a comeback and while many are denying that the fascist ideology has any influence on their beliefs, Kanye West has no problem embracing the title and is in fact looking to profit from it.

Weeks after debuting his new line of T-shirts featuring swastikas on his website, yesterday (Feb. 27), Kanye West once again took his infatuation with Hitler’s infamous movement to another level when he took to X to showcase his latest Nazi-inspired brainchild: an diamond encrusted swastika.… Read more

The ‘Essence’ Black Women In Hollywood Awards Were Black Girl Magic On Full Display

The 18th annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards has always proudly and unapologetically celebrated the beautiful melanin populating the entertainment industry. However, this year’s event was particularly special given the recent anti-DEI attacks.

The star-studded event, held on Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, celebrated the Black women making moves, shaking tables, and breaking barriers throughout the worlds of television and film.

This year’s honorees included 2025 Academy Award nominee Cynthia Erivo, singer-actress Teyana Taylor, legendary actress Marla Gibbs, and writer-executive producer Raamla Mohamed.Read more

Remembering Angie Stone & Her Pioneering Hip-Hop Roots

Angie Stone, an amazing singer and songwriter who established herself as a soul star in the late 1990s and early 2000s, passed away on Saturday, March 1, at the age of 63. Although most music fans are well aware of Angie Stone’s singing career, her roots in Hip-Hop run deep, and Hip-Hop Wired examines those connections.

Angie Stone was born Angela Laverne Brown on December 18, 1961, in Columbia, S.C. It was in her hometown that she was a member of The Sequence, an all-woman Hip-Hop trio consisting of Cheryl “Cheryl The Pearl” Cook, Gwendolyn “Blondie” Chisolm, and Angie “Angie B” Stone.… Read more

Diddy’s Mother Janice Combs Sued For Fraud By Former Bad Boy Executive

Diddy’s mother Janice Combs has been accused of fraud by a former Bad Boy Entertainment executive who says she inherited his share of the company.

As per HipHopDX, Kirk Burrowes, a founding partner in the label, has filed a legal complaint against Diddy’s mother. The talent manager says that he was forced to give up his 25% stake in the company under threats of violence when Diddy, who was accompanied by the label’s lawyer, allegedly walked into his office wielding a baseball bat.… Read more

Angie StoneDead at 63 …’Wish I Didn’t Miss You’ Singer

Angie Stone — a singer and member of the iconic hip hop trio The Sequence — has died … TMZ has confirmed.

The late star’s rep Deborah R. Champagne tells TMZ … Angie left a performance in Montgomery, Alabama early Saturday morning when she was killed in a car crash. No other details are known at this point.Deborah tells us she just spoke to Angie last night … and the news has rocked and devastated friends and family.… Read more

Gayle King To Join All-Female Space Crew

Broadcast journalist and television personality Gayle King is joining an all-female crew that is going to space.

CBS announced Thursday, Feb. 27, that Blue Origin, the space company founded by businessman Jeff Bezos, will send a crew of women to space. Participants will include King, musician Katy Perry, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyễn, NASA aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and philanthropist Lauren Sánchez, who is engaged to Bezos.

Blue Origin says this is the 11th human flight for Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, and that it has flown 52 people so far.… Read more

A$AP Relli Files A Civil Lawsuit Against A$AP Rocky For 2021 Shooting

A jury of his peers may have found A$AP Rocky not guilty of shooting his former associate, but A$AP Relli isn’t giving up on the case and will continue to pursue legal action against the “RIOT” rapper.

According to Rolling Stone, A$AP Relli has once again taken legal action against A$AP Rocky over the shooting incident, which occurred Nov. 6, 2021 and has filed a civil lawsuit against Rihanna’s baby daddy. While Rocky maintains that he used a prop gun in the incident, which shot blanks, Relli still says that he used a real gun, which left his left hand wounded.… Read more

Celebrating The Life Of Legendary Roberta Flack With A Playlist Of Her Essential Songs

The world lost a giant on February 22nd, as news broke that legendary artist Roberta Flack peacefully passed away at the age of 88. Continue reading to learn more about the musical icon and take a trip down memory lane with some of her unforgettable hits!

Roberta Flack was born in Black Mountain, North Carolina and was raised in Arlington, Virginia. Flack grew up in a large musical family and displayed her talent very early. At just nine years old, she took a liking to playing the piano and eventually began excelling at it.… Read more