It is with a heavy heart that the EBONY family must say goodbye to an acting and cultural force, Clarence Williams III. The New York-born performer, who starred as the brooding undercover cop Lincoln “Linc” Hayes on ABC’s The Mod Squad, has died. He was 81. According to a report by The Hollywood Reporter, Williams’
If Quincy Jones isn’t on your list of musical G.O.A.T.s, you need to re-examine your list. Being a good storyteller comes with the whole legend thing, and the Grammy award-winning producer, composer and artist has plenty. Jones has been given the mantle of “THR Icon” by The Hollywood Reporter, and in his signature ‘tell it
Paul Mooney, the pioneering comedian and actor who worked with some of the industry’s greatest names, has died at the age of 79. The news was broken by Roland Martin and confirmed through his official twitter account. The family confirmed to TMZ he passed in his Oakland home Wednesday morning after suffering a heart attack.
EBONY has been a portal of Black history, serving as a time capsule that has captured the essence of Black people, chronicling our stories, and bearing witness to our collective excellence, documenting not just our struggles, but also saluting our many triumphs, for 75 years and counting. Greatness was embedded in the EBONY DNA by
Naomi Campbell is now the mother of a bouncing baby girl. The world-renowned supermodel shared the news on Instagram Tuesday morning.
Janet Jackson, who celebrated turning 55 on Sunday, partnered with Julien’s Auctions to sell more than 1,000 items directly from her personal archive. Big ticket items such as the ensemble she wore in the “Scream” music video and her Oscar jacket from the film Poetic Justice were among the items up for bid in a
In Maya Angelou’s book Mom & Me & Mom, she summarizes the undying dedication her mother felt for her with these words, “I will look after you and I will look after anybody you say needs to be looked after, any way you say. I am here. I brought my whole self to you. I
The civil rights titan has a new book that includes six of his most soul-stirring sermons and 19 fiery speeches delivered in countries across the globe.
Happy birthday to the extraordinary actress, born on December 19. In celebration of Ms. Tyson, who made her film debut in 1956 and says she has no plans on stopping while she’s still here, we are reposting this February 2019 article.
The founder of Motown Records was honored by the city near the site of his legendary record label’s last headquarters.
Happy birthday to Felix, born Nov. 18, 1985. We’re celebrating the track and field superstar–who has now added another accomplishment, breaking Usain Bolt’s reecord for world championship titles–by reposting this exclusive September 2016 article.
We salute trailblazing former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, who served in Congress for more than 50 years and died at the age of 90 today, October 27, 2019, as we repost this headline recounting the Detroit Riot of 1967.
Today, on the 55th anniversary of Dr. King’s Nobel Peace Prize bestowal, we remember and celebrate him and revisit this informative October 2018 article.
It is with a heavy heart that the EBONY family must say goodbye to an acting and cultural force, Clarence Williams III. The New York-born performer, who starred as the brooding undercover cop Lincoln “Linc” Hayes on ABC’s The Mod Squad, has died. He was 81. According to a report by The Hollywood Reporter, Williams’
If Quincy Jones isn’t on your list of musical G.O.A.T.s, you need to re-examine your list. Being a good storyteller comes with the whole legend thing, and the Grammy award-winning producer, composer and artist has plenty. Jones has been given the mantle of “THR Icon” by The Hollywood Reporter, and in his signature ‘tell it
Paul Mooney, the pioneering comedian and actor who worked with some of the industry’s greatest names, has died at the age of 79. The news was broken by Roland Martin and confirmed through his official twitter account. The family confirmed to TMZ he passed in his Oakland home Wednesday morning after suffering a heart attack.
EBONY has been a portal of Black history, serving as a time capsule that has captured the essence of Black people, chronicling our stories, and bearing witness to our collective excellence, documenting not just our struggles, but also saluting our many triumphs, for 75 years and counting. Greatness was embedded in the EBONY DNA by
Naomi Campbell is now the mother of a bouncing baby girl. The world-renowned supermodel shared the news on Instagram Tuesday morning.
Janet Jackson, who celebrated turning 55 on Sunday, partnered with Julien’s Auctions to sell more than 1,000 items directly from her personal archive. Big ticket items such as the ensemble she wore in the “Scream” music video and her Oscar jacket from the film Poetic Justice were among the items up for bid in a
In Maya Angelou’s book Mom & Me & Mom, she summarizes the undying dedication her mother felt for her with these words, “I will look after you and I will look after anybody you say needs to be looked after, any way you say. I am here. I brought my whole self to you. I
The civil rights titan has a new book that includes six of his most soul-stirring sermons and 19 fiery speeches delivered in countries across the globe.
Happy birthday to the extraordinary actress, born on December 19. In celebration of Ms. Tyson, who made her film debut in 1956 and says she has no plans on stopping while she’s still here, we are reposting this February 2019 article.
The founder of Motown Records was honored by the city near the site of his legendary record label’s last headquarters.
Happy birthday to Felix, born Nov. 18, 1985. We’re celebrating the track and field superstar–who has now added another accomplishment, breaking Usain Bolt’s reecord for world championship titles–by reposting this exclusive September 2016 article.
We salute trailblazing former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, who served in Congress for more than 50 years and died at the age of 90 today, October 27, 2019, as we repost this headline recounting the Detroit Riot of 1967.
Today, on the 55th anniversary of Dr. King’s Nobel Peace Prize bestowal, we remember and celebrate him and revisit this informative October 2018 article.