Howard Alum and Independent Filmmaker Debuts Award-winning ‘Black and Blue’
If you begin with the letter “z” and work your way to the letter “a”, you are still reciting the alphabet. Black and Blue...
Drake-Only Radio
MTV.com
There are surely some devoted Drake fans out there who’ve turned their cars, homes, offices, etc. into personal Drake-only radio stations, blaring cuts from...
Janelle Monae: Cut Off During Her Message About Black Lives On Today Show
Huffington Post - Kim Bellware
Janelle Monàe's Friday morning performance on NBC's "Today" was lively, original and cut short -- right when she started to...
Hampton University Alumna, Kierna Mayo Settling into Editor-in-Chief Role at Ebony Magazine
When Kierna Mayo was a student at Hampton University in the late 1980s and early '90s, she spent a lot of time in the...
We Wanna Know: Is SC State’s Marching 101 Bulldogs The Baddest In The Land?
This is going to be serious, so you’ll want to take out your smartphones, your iPhones, Blackberries, and Androids. Call your next of kin...
Jackson State Honors “My Life Has Value: We Wear the Mask” Artist
Jackson State University Newsroom
A reception honoring artist frank d. robinson, jr., will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, July 17, by Jackson State University’s...
10 Black History Movies HBCU Students Should Watch
HBCU Lifestyle
Watch these 10 Black History movies that HBCU students shouldn’t miss ! All these films depict a certain point in history when our...
Empire Engagement: Grace Gealey and Trai Byers are Engaged
Us Weekly
Surprise! Empire costars Grace Gealey and Trai Byers are engaged, multiple sources confirm exclusively to Us Weekly. The happy news comes just months...
Sean “Diddy” Combs: ‘REVOLT Is A Force In The Media Industry’
Puffy has some exciting news for followers and fans of his relatively new music cable channel.
In a statement regarding “the expansion of REVOLT TV,”...
Bobby Brown And Whitney Houston’s Daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Dies
Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of Whitney Houston—who passed away just three years ago—and the R&B singer Bobby Brown, has died, reports say.
She was...
What We Learned From MTV’s ‘White People’ Documentary
New Pittsburgh Courier Online
After previously releasing the trailer for its upcoming show, White People, MTV finally premiered the controversial documentary. The show follows young...
Jay-Z And Will Smith To Produce HBO Miniseries About Emmett Till
Emmett Till was only 14 when the black teen was brutally murdered after allegedly flirting with a white woman in Mississippi in 1955. The tragic...
W Magazine’s Fashion Spread: All Black Models And Natural Hair
The Root
They’re gorgeous photos.
Not that we’re depending on mainstream magazines to validate or show love to natural hair and chocolate-complexioned models, but W magazine...
Julian Deshazier ’05 of Morehouse College Wins Emmy Award For Short Film
J. Kwest, as he called himself, is one-half of the Chicago-based rap duo Verbal Kwest. The group, along with the SALT Project, recently won...
Wale Teams Up With First Lady Michelle Obama To Promote Higher Education
The former student at Robert Morris and historically black Virginia State University, which were both on football scholarships, Wale, a D.C. native and nationally...
Michael Brown “Art” Exhibit Gets Mixed Reviews
The Root: Kirsten West Savali
Images of Michael Brown’s desecrated body are already emblazoned across the hearts and minds of every black person who has...
Norfolk State Theatre Selected by National Black Theatre Festival
What connects NSU Theatre Company to Denzel Washington, Cicely Tyson, Morgan Freeman and Sidney Poitier?
The Norfolk State University Theatre has officially been selected to...
Kendrick Lamar Designs Reebok ‘Ventilators’ That Symbolize Gang Unity
Hip Hop Wired
Kendrick Lamar is sticking to his guns of not only being a messiah for the hood, but not adoring his feet with...
