| No Images? Click here  Welcome to your weekly dose of black newsSo some amazing things happened this week. Ava DuVernay signed a $100 million deal with Warner Bros. Television, which is a big win for a more inclusive Hollywood. We spoke to Kristine E. Guillaume, the first black woman to lead the Harvard Crimson. Meek Mill is charging ahead on his fight for prison reform and the Philadelphia Eagles bailed out nine people from jail over the holiday using social justice funds. Also, I finally woke up from my Thanksgiving food coma. But with a collection of good news always comes some foolishness. This week it comes from the pulpit of Rev. Bartholomew Orr at Brown Missionary Baptist Church in Mississippi, who began his sermon "flying" over his congregants via a Hollywood lift. I... just... *sigh.*   This week's Best Things 🎉 Beyoncé pens open letter to Nelson MandelaBeyoncé honored the late Nelson Mandela with a powerful open letter ahead of her performance at a festival celebrating the former South African president next month. Miguel and Nazanin Mandi wed in "unforgettable" dayThis longtime couple just wed in the most beautiful wedding and I'm deep in my feelings. Congrats to these two! Will Smith chokes back tears over mended relationship with eldest son TreyWill shared a sentimental moment with his 26-year-old son, Trey, on a trip to Abu Dhabi, and tried to maintain as he described it on Instagram. Who's cutting onions? 😢
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