THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — What would a Labor Day Weekend be with football, down home BBQ and great classic soul music? Those were the makings for...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Award-winning producer, Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, recording artist and TV star Jermaine Dupri has been writing and producing platinum records for more...
NASHVILLE PRIDE — The 19th annual AMERICANAFEST®: The Americana Music Festival & Conference will take place September 11-16, 2018 in Nashville. For the 19th consecutive year,...
With nearly 2 million social media followers, Martin has been a long-time pioneer in the digital space. In 2005, he launched the first Black news source...
Although neither Jay-Z nor his wife have publicly responded to Zimmerman, Beyoncé’s fans have taken their anger to social media.
Mara Brock Akil’s artistic vision created some of television’s most groundbreaking series. Titles such as Girlfriends, Being Mary Jane and The Game, highlight her ability to...
“It is also a fact that Black men are more likely to be prosecuted and then given severe sentences than white men, even though rates of...
AFRO — It’s been over three months since District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser revealed she assumed another position-motherhood- and until her appearance on Thursday’s “NBC...
“I grew up at a predominately Caucasian school and there was only five percent minority, and I felt out of place so much because of the...
A source whom can only be identified as a ‘neutral’ Montgomery County Court official, claims a tape played in court that helped convict Bill Cosby was...
MILWAUKEE COURIER — It’s no secret that Milwaukee’s downtown is being revamped. With so much focus on the downtown area, has the city forgotten about surrounding...
This week’s episode features Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, NNPA President & CEO, and Hiram Jackson, President of Real Times Media.
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Filmmaker and photographer Philip McGraw is looking to refocus the community’s lens on Twin Cities Black artists. His new film 8 Seasons of Art captures the...
THE AFRO — Sports conglomerate ESPN recently released its rankings on most influential NBA player to ever play and ranked brand new Los Angeles Lakers forward...
BLACKVOICE NEWS — No one with any idea of the cultural importance of Black Music, American Music, can deny the impact of the Queen of Soul...
“…I’ve always understood not only the power of the digital world but also where we were going in terms of the future and the role the...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — South Minneapolis’ unofficial annual community reunion kicked off Saturday, September 1 with an afternoon of family, free food and fun at Phelps Park....
“You take ‘The Cosby Show’ off the air, yet you leave ‘7th Heaven’ on the air and all of Harvey Weinstein’s movies are still playing whether...
“The racial climate in this country is toxic [so] if Spike Lee can open just one person’s eyes to the systematic racism that African Americans face...
In 'Kin', Myles Truitt plays the role of Eli, a young, boy adopted by a white family forced to go on the run when his brother...
It’s been 25 years since Wayne Wang directed the winsome romantic drama, The Joy Luck Club. That’s the last time a large American studio gave a...
Comedian Bill Cosby faces as much as 30 years in prison – 10 years for each of the three counts of aggravated indecent assault a jury...
Saying his subject was “Aretha the Queen of Soul,” Rev. Jasper Williams of the Salem Bible Church in Atlanta gave the audience gathered for Aretha Franklin’s...
THE AFRO — NBA superstar LeBron admitted to it during his new HBO show, “The Shop,” a “spirited, free-flowing discussions” talk show that features LeBron and...
Eddie “Chank” Willis, a member of the famed Motown session group known as “The Funk Brothers,” died at his home in Gore Springs, Mississippi.
