Author: Dorcas Onasa

Christopher Nolan is no stranger to bold decisions, but his latest one has the internet talking. The filmmaker behind Inception, Interstellar and Oppenheimer has confirmed that rapper Travis Scott will appear in his upcoming epic The Odyssey, an adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek poem, set for release July 17, 2026. Scott will play the bard, a pivotal storytelling figure from the original text, stepping into a film packed with some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Why Nolan chose a rapper for the role The decision to cast a hip-hop artist in a mythology epic is not as random as…

The 2026 BET Awards already has fans talking and the show hasn’t even aired yet. Set to broadcast live on June 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET and Paramount+, this year’s ceremony is generating some of its loudest pre show buzz in recent memory, and it all comes down to one name: Druski. Born Drew Desbordes, the 31 year old comedian and internet personality has been tapped to host the annual celebration of Black excellence in music, film, and culture. With the announcement comes a piece of history: Druski is now officially the youngest person ever to host the…

A Politico analysis of more than 10,000 federal court rulings found that judges sided against the Trump administration’s immigration detention and deportation policies at an overwhelming rate. When the numbers are this lopsided, they tend to speak for themselves. A Politico analysis of more than 10,000 federal court rulings tied to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies found that judges determined the detentions in question were illegal more than 90% of the time a record that cuts to the heart of one of the most contested domestic policy fights of the past decade. The cases, which piled up throughout Donald…

Four years after Insecure wrapped its celebrated run on HBO, Issa Rae is finally ready to peel back the curtain. The actress and creator has partnered with longtime showrunner Prentice Penny to launch Blocc Party, An Insecure Podcast, a new audio series dedicated to revisiting one of the most culturally resonant shows of the last decade. The podcast gives fans something they have been waiting for since the finale aired in 2021 a candid, behind the scenes look at what it took to bring the series to life, and what it felt like to let it go. Rae opens up…

The Brooklyn Academy of Music will perform all 5 of Stevie Wonder’s classic albums live over three nights to mark his birthday and the 50th anniversary of Songs in the Key of Life. BAM honors Stevie Wonder with a 3 night tribute performing his 5 classic albums live, featuring top musicians, on May 14–16 in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Academy of Music is pulling out all the stops this weekend for one of music’s most enduring icons. A three night tribute event titled Stevie: A Life in the Key of Songs will run May 14, 15 and 16 at BAM’s Howard…

Stephen Curry has built a legacy far beyond the basketball court, and his latest move makes that clearer than ever. The Golden State Warriors star has announced a new full ride scholarship program in partnership with Davidson College and the Oakland Unified School District, designed to give high-achieving, low income students from California’s Bay Area a path to higher education they might not otherwise have. The Davidson College Curry Scholars Program will officially launch in the fall of 2027, and when it does, it will change lives. Each year, between 5 and 10 students from the Oakland area will be…

At a moment when Chris Brown could have been riding the wave of promotional excitement around his latest album, BROWN, the R&B veteran instead found himself at the center of a full blown critical storm. Pitchfork, one of the most widely read music publications in the world, handed the project a 1.3 out of 10 a score so low it immediately became a story of its own, separate from the music itself. The review set off a chain reaction across social media, with fans pushing back hard and critics largely nodding along, crystallizing just how polarizing Brown remains as a…

When Tamron Hall received the news that NBC no longer had a place for her, it came the way no one expects a career-defining moment to arrive through a text message. The year was 2017, and Hall was actively working on both Dateline and MSNBC Live when her then-agent sent word that the network was making sweeping changes and that she was being pushed out. What followed was one of the most talked about decisions in recent television history. Alongside the news of her departure, the agent relayed an offer from NBC $2 million to remain with the network under…

With four Black Republican lawmakers stepping away from Congress and open attacks on diversity programs becoming routine, political analysts say the party’s racial identity has shifted in ways that may be impossible to reverse. For decades, Republican presidents operated within a set of unspoken rules when it came to race. There was coded language, strategic distance from extremist groups and a carefully maintained veneer of decorum. That changed with Donald Trump. Political analyst Earl Ofari Hutchinson, author of White Supremacist in Chief, argues that Trump represents a sharp and deliberate departure from the racial politics practiced by predecessors like Ronald…

The former tight end won a Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers, made three consecutive Pro Bowls with the Philadelphia Eagles and left a lasting mark on every franchise he played for across 13 NFL seasons. Charle Young, one of the most accomplished tight ends of his generation, has died at the age of 75. The Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers two of the four franchises he represented during his professional career  announced his passing on Tuesday, May 12. The 49ers learned of his death through his wife, and no cause of death was reported. Young’s path to…