Jennifer Hudson in Talks to Play Aretha Franklin for ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Producer

Jeff Sneider, THE WRAP   (TheWrap.com) — Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is in discussions to play Aretha Franklin in a biopic that “Straight Outta Compton” producer Scott...

Randy Moss: Latest News, Rumors and Speculation on Free-Agent WR

Scott Polacek, BLEACHER REPORT   (BleacherReport.com) — Wide receiver Randy Moss played 14 seasons in the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots,...

First on CNN: Biden Meets with Warren in Washington

Jeff Zeleny and Kevin Liptak, CNN   WASHINGTON (CNN) — Vice President Joe Biden met privately with Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Saturday in his residence at...

Why Hillary Clinton’s Encounter with Black Lives Matter is Her Defining Performance

On Martha’s Vineyard, Black Elites Ponder the Past Year

Sarah Wheaton, POLITICO   EDGARTOWN, Mass. (Politico) – For America’s black elite, this year’s seasonal sojourn to Martha’s Vineyard turned into a soul-searching retreat. The shooting...

Making the Case for Black with a Capital B. Again.

Meredith D. Clark, Ph.D., THE POYNTER INSTITUTE   (The Poynter Institute) — When I opened the door to my office after a summer doing research and...

Police Secretly Track Cellphones to Solve Routine Crimes

Brad Heath, USA TODAY   BALTIMORE (USA Today) — The crime itself was ordinary: Someone smashed the back window of a parked car one evening and...

Juror Issued Challenge During Talks in Officer’s Trial

Tom Foreman, Jr., ASSOCIATED PRESS   CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A juror who heard evidence in the trial of a white North Carolina police officer said...

Farrakhan — The TSDtv Exclusive Interview: Teaser

Judge Rules U.S. Government Must Swiftly Release Immigrant Children in Detention

Victoria Cavaliere, REUTERS   LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — A U.S. federal judge on Friday ordered the government to swiftly release immigrant children held at detention centers,...