As promised, Urban News will be keeping you updated on the best Black owned spots in NYC. This week we are highlighting Brooklyn based restaurant, Shane's Brooklyn. On Sundays we brunch! At Shane's Brooklyn, we can brunch on any day of the week. Shane's Brooklyn is a breakfast and brunch restaurant but they do sell more than just eggs and grits. To go along with some New York classic breakfast options such as homefries, grits, pancakes and omelets this eatery offers a variety

The prayers of movie lovers in select cities across the U.S. and Canada have been answered. As many states either re-close their theaters or delay their opening, movie goers and COVID-19 skeptics are frustrated. The film industry has also suffered creatively and fiscally as production across the country came to a screeching halt and has not resumed in many states. Many production companies have looked for alternate ways of releasing their already made content, which has inclu

Beliebers have one thing to help get them through the rest of the year and hopefully, the pandemic. Justin Bieber has officially announced his rescheduled World Tour dates. The tour is expected to kick off in San Diego on June 2, 2021. Bieber’s tour, like many entertainment events, was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. His original tour was supposed to launch in April 2020 and last approximately three months. The 2021 tour called Justin Bieber World Tour in

With the MLB 2020 season beginning today, some Toronto Blue Jays fans will have to wait indefinitely to see their a 'home' team on the field. Earlier this week the Toronto Blue Jays received their second rejection from a place to host their season. Their first denial came from their home city, Toronto, Canada. Toronto denied the teams’ request to host their regular season due to the constant travel between the U.S. and Canada that takes place during that time. The number of C

On Monday, New York City officially entered phase four of reopening, the last stage in the state’s reopening process. With phase four, city activities are open for outdoor activities only. Attractions like zoos and botanical gardens are only allowed a 33 percent occupancy standard of its normal occupancy standard. Sports, television, and movie fans who were holding their breath wondering when they will get to enjoy their favorite pastime can breathe a sigh of relief. Professi

Raven-Symoné and Adrienne Bailon Houghton have been friends since they were younger. The two starred in the Cheetah Girls together and may be back together again. Raven announced that she would be “down” to join The Real with Adrienne Houghton. But she told ET, "This is gonna sound egotistical, but the demand that's needed for me in the jobs that I've been in, have taken my life to where I have not had a personal life. It is morning to night, 'We need you. We need you. We nee

The United States has signed a contract to secure 100 million doses of Pfizer, BioNTech experimental coronavirus vaccines. The US is paying about $1.95 billion for the vaccines according to CNBC. Pfizer and BioNTech together are developing four potential vaccines. The companies said, Americans will be able to receive the vaccine for free. Trump said Tuesday at a briefing that “the vaccines are coming, and they’re coming a lot sooner than anyone thought possible, by years.”

Start the countdown clocks and clutch your pearls because Beyoncé is dropping a new project. The music icon is releasing her new visual album on July 31. The project is titled ‘Black is King’ and will be featuring many of the Black kings and queens that have contributed to black culture. Some of the individuals that were featured in the ‘Black is King’ trailer that Bey previewed on Sunday are Naomi Campbell, Lupita Nyong’o, Kelly Rowland, Pharrell Williams and her very own mo

Photo Credit: CNN Politics This year is one of the major years for elections. We are not just electing a president this November we are voting for senators and other levels of government as well. The untimely passing of Congressman John Lewis left a vacancy in the senate and that vacancy has been filled less than 72 hours later. Nikema William, a state senator from Georgia, will be filling the vacancy left by the civil rights leader turned politician. Lewis represented Atlant

The summer is coming to an end and most people still want to travel despite COVID-19. A few islands are letting Americans visit with a mandatory quarantine but the Bahamas won’t be one of those islands. The prime minister of the Bahamas announced on Sunday that visitors from the US are currently banned from visiting the island. Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said the number of cases had almost tripled since the Bahamas began reopening its borders July 1. The total number of cas