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Pastor Jamal Bryant is clarifying his recent decision to end the year-long “Target Fast” after backlash erupted online, with critics believing the broader boycott against the retailer had been called off. “I failed,” said the New Birth Missionary Baptist church leader, who took accountability for being out of touch and denied being paid by the […] The post Biblically Blasted Jamal Bryant Responds To Target Boycott Backlash, Apologizes For Being Out Of Touch—‘This Week I Failed’ appeared first on Bossip.

The 98th Academy Awards might be over, but history has been made. A deafening applause could be heard throughout the Dolby Theatre and Hollywood when Michael B. Jordan’s name was called for “Best Actor.” The ‘Sinners’ actor joins the small fraternity of Black actors who’ve won the accolade, which includes Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx, Will […]

Ryan Coogler is finally an Academy Award winner with his first Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Sinners. This makes him only the second Black winner in this category after Jordan Peele made history for Get Out in 2018. Overwhelmed with emotion and gratitude, he opened his heartfelt speech with a joke about is standing […] The post Ryan Coogler Wins First Oscar For Best Original Screenplay For ‘Sinners’ appeared first on Bossip.

Seen on the Oscars scene… Celebs are sizzling and slaying at the 98th Academy Awards, with your fave melanin magic makers donning designer duds at the Dolby Theatre. Hollywood’s biggest night is bringing together the industry’s most celebrated actors, filmmakers, and creatives ahead of an awards-season showdown between two of the year’s most talked-about films: […] The post So Stunning: Who Looked More Bangin’ At The Academy Awards? appeared first on Bossip.

Black names often mispronounced due to lack of effort, but carry cultural identity - learn to say them right The post Get It Right! New Orleans Saints Baller Travis Etienne Jr. Explains How To Pronounce His Name, Why Isn’t Pronunciation Of Black Names Prioritized? appeared first on Bossip.

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When #MelaninMagicMaker Dr. Rae Wynn Grant appears on screen exploring forests, oceans, and remote ecosystems around the world, she is doing more than hosting a television show. She’s redesigning what representation in science and wildlife storytelling can look like. The wildlife ecologist and researcher currently co-hosts Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild, an […] The post #MelaninMagicMaker: Dr. Rae Wynn Grant Makes History As First Black Woman To Host Wildlife Series [Exclusive] appeared first on Bossip.

Black creatives fight for ownership, generational wealth in Hollywood by negotiating groundbreaking IP deals that disrupt the industry's exploitative status quo.

Sterling K. Brown fangirls over meeting Michelle Obama, highlighting the powerful impact of simple interactions.

The passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson after an extended bout with progressive supranuclear palsy still has the civil rights community and the world at large mourning. Saturday, Jackson’s son, Jesse Jackson Jr., took the stage at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago to talk about his daddy and those who talk about his daddy. […] The post How You Really Feel? Jesse Jackson Jr. Makes It Clear To Obama, Clinton, And Biden, ‘You Don’t Know Jesse Jackson’ appeared first on Bossip.

Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale was arrested on Mar. 5 after allegedly punching a man outside of a Miami nightclub. The four-time WNBA All-Star and two-time All-Star Game MVP, helped lead the Mist to a victory for their first Unrivaled league championship with a 19-point performance on Mar. 4. Ogunbowale was said to be celebrating […] The post WNBA’s Arike Ogunbowale Arrested For Battery Following Unrivaled Championship Win appeared first on Bossip.

The BAFTA backlash continues as the head of the BBC finally explains airing the N-word and confirms it was also shouted during Wunmi Mosaku’s win. This revelation follows weeks of the network’s internal investigation and demands for accountability from “furious” executives at Sinners studio Warner Bros. Since the BAFTA Film Awards on Feb. 22, everyone […] The post BBC Director Finally Explains Airing N-Word During BAFTAs, Confirms Slur Also Shouted At Wunmi Mosaku appeared first on Bossip.