Tag: drama

Ted Lasso is officially back for its fourth season. While familiar characters made their grand return to the show in the premiere episode on Wednesday, there were a handful of surprising nods to Black culture that delighted fans. The first comes near the top of the show after Lasso is called into the principal's office at his preteen son Henry's school to discuss a disturbing poem he wrote. By the time he and his child's mother got there, they had to stifle their laughter while listening to the words. The joke here is their son's poem was actually him just writing down the lyrics to Public Enemy's 1988 song Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos.

Tyrone Blackburn filed a motion asking a federal judge to let him withdraw from representing Terrance Dixon in the defamation case involving Fat Joe, citing a non-waivable conflict of interest and concerns about personal safety.

Funk Flex turned his Hot 97 microphone toward Charlamagne Tha God yesterday, accusing the Breakfast Club host of getting too close to Jay-Z. During a recent airing of his show, Flex launched into a lengthy rant about the Roc Nation founder ahead of Jay-Z's three-night Yankee Stadium residency.

DDG was a member during the first Streamer University last year, but his name was missing when Cenat announced more than 100 accepted streamers, creators, and artists on Monday.

Black Hollywood is about to give us a masterclass in acting and longevity thanks to an upcoming, legend-filled film. Whoopi Goldberg, Jenifer Lewis, Vivica A. Fox and Vanessa Williams are officially joining forces for Netflix's new movie, "Women Like Us," and fans are already calling it one of the most exciting casts in recent memory. Produced by Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground alongside MACRO, the film is set to be directed by Tasha Smith with a script by Tracy Oliver.

Shannon Beador is willing to share a room and a laugh with Tamra Judge, but she says that is where their relationship should stop. Shannon and Tamra have cycled through friendship, feuds and attempts to reconcile during their years on the Bravo series.