After appearing on the Daily Show  as a correspondent, and her podcast with Phoebe Robinson, Jessica Williams is heading to show time. Williams is set to star in a new series for the network as black science fiction writer who comes in to her own in Brooklyn, Deadline reports.  It’s... 

Lena Waithe has made Emmy history as the first African-American woman to win for comedy writing at the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Waithe won for co-writing the “Thanksgiving” episode of “Master of None” with series co-creator and star, Aziz Ansari. Waithe has also had a... 

According to a  new study, black women are arming themselves more in Cook County, Chicago. About 800 black women got a license in 2014, according to Illinois State Police. So far in 2017, nearly 1,400 black women have received a concealed carry permit — already... 

Police investigating the death of a teen whose body was found in a hotel freezer say they have interviewed 12 people who were “involved in some way.” Kenneka Jenkins, 19, was found dead in a walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel & Conference Center... 

Just months ago, Idris Elba said in an interview that he’s never getting married again. So we hope that his newest girlfriend has quelled any marriage expectations she may have. During his recent promotional spree for his newest movie The Mountain Between Us, Elba and his girlfriend Sabrina...