Ever since actor Will Smith stormed the Oscars stage in March 2022 and slapped comedian Chris Rock on national TV, creating one of the most unforgettable and bizarre moments in pop culture history, the actor has been one of the most polarizing figures in Hollywood. While most people can agree and understand that the slap...
The French basketball revolution arrives at the 2024 NBA draft
NEW YORK – On the 101st floor of the Edge building, NBA draft prospect Alexandre Sarr appeared on top of the world with the spotlight on him and France. During a panel discussion with Kenny “The Jet” Smith, Australia National Basketball League commissioner Jeremy Loeliger turned to Sarr and said, “There is something in the...
Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson on pace for a historic season
Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson walked off the court once again leaving no room for doubt. In a game June 21 against the Connecticut Sun, one of the best teams and top defenses in the WNBA, Wilson showed, as she has in each game this early WNBA season, why she’s the league’s most dominant...
NBA draft prospect Zach Edey takes pride in his Chinese and Canadian heritage
CHICAGO – At 7-foot-4, NBA draft prospect Zach Edey can’t go many places without people noticing him, but for more than just for the reason you think. “It really started coming out when I started playing basketball,” Edey told Andscape. “That’s kind when I started realizing I’m very different from people because I grew up...
Isaiah Collier has a message for doubters going into the NBA draft
NEW YORK – Former USC guard Isaiah Collier has a message for anyone doubting him and former teammate Bronny James, the son of NBA star LeBron James. The former Trojans are going to prove their naysayers wrong in the NBA. “The NBA is going to be great for him,” Collier said of Bronny James during...
As NBA draft nears, Alexandre Sarr hopes to realize dream of being No. 1 pick
Alexandre Sarr dreamed big of being the No. 1 pick while watching the 2023 NBA draft on television in France. Such a dream seemed wishful at the time as ESPN.com ranked the Frenchman the next day as the 19th best available prospect in the 2024 NBA draft. A year later, Sarr’s dream could become reality...
Atlanta Dream guard Jordin Canada takes her fashion strategy to season debut
On Sunday, Atlanta Dream guard Jordin Canada will make her season debut against the New York Liberty after suffering a hand injury at the end of April. Outside of a strenuous recovery, the Dream guard used the time to be strategic about showing off her style. Canada’s interest in fashion has evolved significantly as her...
After the success of ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die,’ it might be time to breathe new life into classic Black films
When the news broke that the Bad Boys film franchise had crossed $1 billion at the box office, it was an emphatic statement for one of the big screen’s most consistently bankable series. And yet some Hollywood suits and industry insiders were confused by the dominance of the bombastic Bad Boys: Ride or Die, which...
Norfolk State sprinter: Chance to go to Olympic trials ‘just taken away from me’
Norfolk State University sprinter Kai Cole believed that running the 100-meter dash in 10.05 seconds at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships in May would be a life-changer for him. Cole’s time was a personal best and put him in the rare company of other collegiate athletes whose times qualified them for...
Where does Drake go from here?
On June 17, 2022 — Kendrick Lamar’s 35th birthday — Drake released Honestly, Nevermind. The house-music-inspired album carried the record “Massive,” featuring the salient melody, “I know my funeral gon’ be lit ’cause of how I treated people.” On June 19, two days after his 37th birthday, Lamar ensured those lyrics would never again be...








