NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Universal Hip Hop Museum’s mission is particularly relevant when considering that it is actively choosing to invest in its community and hire...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Based on the August Wilson play, the film was the last for the late Chadwick Boseman and contained an all-star cast led by...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A true legend, Kurtis Blow was just 20 when he became the first rap star signed by a major label. Mercury released “Christmas...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I was the child who always had scraped knees and tousled hair because I climbed trees and rolled in the grass,” the “Private...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — After releasing “Around the World in a Day” in 1985 and “Parade” in 1986, to little excitement (compared to “Purple Rain”), critics and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I’m just happy to be supportive of this museum, and it’s definitely needed. Our culture needs it,” stated LL Cool J, arguably the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The album, which featured such iconic hits as “Beat It,” “Billie Jean,” and a duet with Paul McCartney on, “The Girl is Mine,”...
As viewers continue to show solidarity with Black Lives Matter or support each other through the challenges of COVID-19, the live broadcast, "Family Room" has also...
#FIYAH! LIVESTREAM REPLAY — Ralph Rolle has made music with the likes of Nile Rodgers and Chic, Sting, Bono, Lady Gaga, Aretha Franklin, Biggie Smalls, Queen...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "You're proving to our ancestors that their struggles were not in vain,” Beyoncé said as she accepted the award, adding, “I’m encouraging you...
ROLLING OUT — Even as a mentor in rap, Chuck D continues to put in work behind the mic. In 2017, Public Enemy released the album Nothing...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Williams, who transformed R&B, pop and gospel music over her extraordinary five-decade career, joined Stephanie Mills, Anthony Hamilton, Carlos Santana, and Salt-N-Pepa in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hamilton, the first R&B artist to sell an album at Cracker Barrel, joined BlackPressUSA’s #FIYAH! LIVE for a special interview, during the National...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Carlos Santana’s star arrived on the era-defining late 1960s San Francisco Bay Area music scene with historic shows at the Fillmore and other...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Ziggy Marley, the oldest son of the Reggae Icon Bob Marley, recently appeared on a livestream interview with the Black Press that was...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — For many generations, Black music has been at the forefront of the changing dynamics of America and the world. Black music adds more...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Ziggy, your family has been such a wonderful gift to our modern world. Spreading, teaching, and inspiring love and kindness to fellow man....
With a vocal range that vacillates between "five to seven octaves," Peniston was the first foreign female entertainer to perform in post-apartheid South Africa. In December...
In celebration of Black Music Appreciation Month, we present Jody Watley! Watley, whose first stage appearance at age 8 with family friend and godfather Jackie Wilson,...
ROLLING OUT — And the “Truth Hurts” hitmaker — who has lived in Minneapolis — is among many celebrities using their platform to call out the...
VIDEO — “The NNPA is pleased excited to do this live stream with our Brother Leader Ice Cube on behalf of the Black Press of America,”...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Simmons will discuss his role in the birth of hip hop, including groundbreaking acts like Run DMC, Kurtis Blow, Salt-N-Pepper, Eric B and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Following a long list of blockbusters like Boyz ‘N the Hood, Three Kings, and The Players Club, Cube's new film, The High Note,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The NNPA is pleased and excited to do this live stream with our Brother Leader Ice Cube on behalf of the Black Press...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Little Richard was a founding father of the genre of Rock n’ Roll from its inception. His influence included The Beatles, who opened...
