by TRN Staff Writers, Serena Shares Baby Pics with Fans ‘Motherhood is exhausting’ could have been the caption in one of the first photos tennis great Serena Williams shared with the world of her newborn daughter. The superstar mom gave birth almost two weeks ago to her 6lb-14ounce bundle of joy. Looks like from […]
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by G. Brown Hollywood like fashion, history and life circumstances seems to flow in a perpetual metonic cycle where genres and trends repeat themselves every 20 years or so. The current trend for Black actors, directors and writers seems to be race relations. Chadwick Boseman is starring in the title role of powerful biopic about […]
by TRN Writers, Janet’s Emotional Return to Stage Janet Jackson’s “State of the World” tour left fans concerned about the state of her emotions after she broke down in tears while performing in Houston on Saturday. Fans say the 51 year old singer was in the middle of a high-energy performance when she was overcome […]
by TRN Writers, Janet Jackson Takes on the “State of the World” in New World The last time Janet Jackson hit the stage for a live concert, Obama was still President, White supremacist weren’t boldly prancing in the light of day, health care for millions wasn’t in jeopardy and North Korea wasn’t threatening WWIII. In […]
by TRN Staff Writers, Tyler Perry No Good Deed Goes Unpunished on Twitter Actor/writer/director Tyler Perry might need to hide out as “Madea” until the storm is over and his fans calm down. Perry’s good deed of reportedly donating $250k to Joel Osteen’s Houston church brought on the wrath of fans. Osteen trended […]
by TRN Staff Writers, Jamie Foxx Joins Benefit Concert for Hurricane Harvey Victims Singer, actor Jamie Foxx is joins team up to help his fellow Texans after one of the worst catastrophes to hit the state in years. He is one of the performers taking part in a live event this month to raise money […]
by G. Brown Harvey is a name that Houston residents will never forget. Hurricane Harvey hit Southeast Texas on Friday bringing at least 25 inches of rain over the weekend. The rainfall shattered previous records, left at least two people dead, numerous other people injured and more than 300-thousand more without power. Thousands of people […]
by G. Brown It was one of the most hyped matches of the millenium-Mayweather vs McGregor. The fight went a full 10 rounds before Floyd Mayweather finally ended it all with a TKO. The Irishman started out strong but with each ring of the bell, it was obvious that Conor McGregor was out of gas […]
by TRN Writers California congresswoman Maxine Waters is known for her smart, blunt and always on point speeches like the one she recently delivered as an honoree at the Black Girls Rock 2017 awards. Waters was bestowed the Social Humanitarian Award by the group which was formed eleven years ago with the soul purpose of […]
by TRN Writers, Common Lands Lead as “Black Samurai” The rapper turned actor will star in a new series as Robert Sand–a highly trained Army Ranger who is given an invitation he can’t refuse. Sand trains with a legendary Japanese master who is later murdered along with all his samurai brothers. Now Sands’ mission to […]
by TRN Writers, Rapper Mystikal turned himself in to the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Department Monday after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Police in Shreveport issued the warrant last week for the Louisiana native on charges of rape alleged by a woman following some kind of incident last year year at a casino. Several […]
by G. Brown He burst onto the scene in the 60s during one of the most turbulent times in American history and still made us laugh at our troubles. Civil Rights Activist, author, comedian Dick Gregory died of heart failure Saturday in a Washington D.C. hospital where he had been admitted a week earlier […]
by G. Brown, These are the times that try Black men and women’s soul—if we can paraphrase Thomas Paine’s words from 1776. Paine wrote those words as the opening statements in his pamphlets “The American Crisis”…almost 250 years later, that title couldn’t be more relevant. Since last week’s deadly Charlottesville Virginia protest by White supremacists […]
by G. Brown It’s been a rough couple of weeks…HELL, make that a rough few months. Seven even months to be exact. The current White House has created more drama than fake President Francis Underwood on Netflix’s “House of Cards”—and he’s a murderer! In just the last two weeks we’ve watched Trump play a dangerous […]
by TRN Staff Writers The magazine that keeps tabs on everybody’s money has come up with its annual list of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood. Funny thing about that list…it looks a lot like the previous year’s list, which looked a lot like the list the year before that, which look…well you get the gist. […]
by G. Brown The Confederate flag, Robert E. Lee statues, relics of the civil war guard the entries to court houses, municipal offices and parks throughout the country but especially in the south. According to the Southern Law Poverty Center there are an estimated 1503 of these monuments that dot landscapes across the U.S. To […]
by TRN Staff Writers, Social media response to Charlottesville Virginia was swift and merciless. Stars like Zendaya, Jeffrey Wright, Mahershala Ali and others raised their voices to speak out on the racism that was unfolding. While Hollywood always tries to weigh in on political and social issues, sometimes it misses the mark as […]
by TRN Staff Writer Another day, another day of drama for R&B singer Usher. The “Call Me a Mack” singer is being called a lot of things these days by women who say one night with their idol exposed them to STDs. TRN told you Monday about Quantasia Sharpton who held a news conference to […]