Horror movie spoof The Blackening releasing in theaters June 16, 2023

The Blackening a horror movie spoof featuring a majority Black cast opens in theaters June 15, 2023. PLEASE SUPPORT THIS FILM!

The Blackening centers around a group of Black friends who reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his rules, the friends soon realize this ain’t no motherf****** game. Directed by Tim Story (Ride Along, Think Like A Man, Barbershop) and screenplay and screen story by Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip, Harlem) & Dewayne Perkins (The Amber Ruffin Show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), The Blackening skewers genre tropes and poses the sardonic question: if the entire cast of a horror movie is Black, who dies first?

Lionsgate and MRC present, a Story Company / Tracy Yvonne / Artists First / Catchlight Studios production.

The Blackening stars Grace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, X Mayo, Dewayne Perkins, Antoinette Robertson,Sinqua Walls with Jay Pharoah and Yvonne Orji.

Watch the movies's trailer below.

NAACP Urges Biden Administration to Address Student Debt Crisis and Fulfill Promises to Black America

NAACP sent an open letter to President Joe Biden emphasizing the urgent need for comprehensive student debt relief and calling for him to fulfill his promises to the Black community.

Read that letter below:

NAACP open letter to Biden Administration emphasizing the urgent need for comprehensive student debt relief... by George L. Cook III on Scribd

Daniel Penny indicted in chokehold death of Jordan Neely

Daniel Penny has been indicted in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway train last month.

A grand jury in lower Manhattan reached the decision Wednesday, more than a month after Penny, 24, put Neely in a deadly chokehold as the homeless man behaved erratically. The exact charges will not be unsealed until Penny is arraigned at a later date. Penny was first arrested May 12, on a second-degree manslaughter charge.

Penny, who is White, was captured on video on May 1, choking Neely, who was Black, for nearly three minutes after the homeless man started shouting on the train that "he had no food, he had no drink" and that "he was tired." Neely had had a lengthy history of run-ins with police and a history of mental illness.

While Penny kept his arms around Neely's neck for 50 seconds after he stopped moving, the train's conductor called 911. EMS workers were not able to revive Neely.

Penny is currently free on a $100,000 bond.

Ames airport to be renamed in honor of African American flight pioneer

IOWA-The city of Ames is hosting a dedication ceremony Saturday for the renaming of its airport. Spokesperson, Susan Gwiasda says the airport is being named in honor of African-American flight pioneer James Herman Banning.

“James Herman Banning was a resident of Ames from 1919 to about 1928. He ended up becoming the first pilot to receive his pilot’s license from the U.S. Department of Commerce,” she says. Gwiasda says it was not an easy route for Denning. “He was denied flight instruction, several different places he tried to receive flight instruction in central Iowa,” Gwiasda says, “but eventually found a flight teacher and went on to become the first African American pilot to fly across the United States.”

Banning attended Iowa State University for one year and named a plane he flew “Miss Ames.” The dedication ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 17th.

[SOURCE: RADIOIOWA]

Cornel West now pursuing the Green Party nomination for President of the United States

Cornel West announced via Twitter he is seeking the Green Party nomination for president in 2024 after initially declaring his candidacy for the People’s Party nomination:

“In the spirit of a broad United Front and coalition strategy, I am pursuing the nomination of the Green Party for President of the United States. Go to CornelWest24.com for more information to continue to support this unprecedented effort to empower precious poor and working people here and abroad. I thank the volunteers of the People's Party for the initial launch!”