ENTERTAINMENT The fictional kingdom of Wakanda from Marvel’s “Black Panther” was listed as a free trade agreement partner on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s official Agricultural Tariff Tracker. It was taken down as of Dec. 18. USDA spokesman Mike Illenberg told NBC News that Wakanda was included as a test file to “ensure that the Read More…
NEWS Lanisha Bratcher of North Carolina is facing up to 19 months in prison because she voted in the 2016 presidential election while on probation. Bratcher was not aware that she did not have the right to vote in North Carolina until after she finished her probation. According to the Fayetteville Observer, North Carolina implemented Read More…
ENTERTAINMENT The Library of Congress announced Dec. 11 that 25 new films will be added to its National Film Registry for 2019. Five of the films were written by, directed by, and/or star black people: Prince’s “Purple Rain,” Spike Lee’s “She’s Gotta Have It,” the documentaries “I Am Somebody” and “George Washington Carver at Tuskegee Read More…
