By Post Staff Thousands of music fans showed up at Oscar Grant Plaza Monday, Sept. 4 to celebrate the 11th annual Hiero Day block party and...
By Richard Johnson Violence in of itself is a reaction to various triggers that gives it life. In other words, it is a manifestation of situations...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 2021 GMAAN Summit was held on Friday, Feb. 19. The annual event recognizes the sacrifices, contributions, and achievements of African Americans in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “As this year of racial awareness is drawing to a close, it’s deeply troubling that incidents like this one, in which a Black...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The one Constitutional office elected by all of the people is the presidency. So, at a minimum, we should expect a president to...
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...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black Nerdom is on the rise. Shows like Netflix’s Astronomy Club have proven that there is a demand for it. And in the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Folks are trying to manage how to teach their children at home and fulfill employment obligations while not losing their minds during this...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The commemoration kicks off on Friday, August 23 at 12:00 p.m. at the Hampton Roads Convention Center where Byron Pitts of ABC Nightline,...
ATLANTA VOICE — With appearances on NBC’s hit sci-fi series “Manifest” and FX’s “Mayans M.C.,” and Netflix’s “House of Cards,” actor Curtiss Cook is now a reoccurring...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Stars Common, Sherri Shepherd and Dante Brown (lead actor) hosted a red carpet screening of the short film “HATS” at the 27th Annual...
ROLLINGOUT.COM — This project represents an electronic exercise in expression.
ROLLINGOUT.COM — Aretha Franklin was honored at a star-studded tribute concert.
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN- RECORDER — In the movie The Hate U Give, Starr Carter has a lot on her shoulders for a 16-year-old. She lives in a...
Dominic Patten, DEADLINE (Deadline.com) — Well, David Ayer didn’t wait long to give the world another look at the upcoming Suicide Squad today. After posting...
Hip-hop artist and actor Common has joined the cast of Barbershop 3, according to Entertainment Weekly. The Grammy and Academy Award winner will star alongside Ice Cube...
Union (NJ.com) – The singer-songwriter Common will not speak at Kean University’s graduation ceremony after an outcry from law enforcement, who say that the lyrics...
Mike Wendling, BBC (BBC.com)—Hugely popular black American celebrities are at the receiving end of criticism by black Twitter users using the hashtag #BlackCelebsBeLike. “Racism was an...
Brennen Williams, HUFFINGTON POST (The Huffington Post)—As America continues to question and wrestle with the myth of a “post-racial” society, it appears Common may have...
DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — What was missing from the Academy Awards turned out to be the issue that could not be...
Max Ehrenfreund, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post)—The artists John Legend and Common received an Academy Award Sunday night for “Glory,” their song in the film “Selma.” In his acceptance...
Nia-Malika Henderson, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post)—While the protests around Ferguson and the Eric Garner case have largely faded from the political discussion and...
NEW YORK (AP) — Common and John Legend will perform their Oscar-nominated song “Glory” at the Academy Awards. The song is from the civil rights drama...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist One day, when the glory comes It will be ours, it will be ours Oh, one day, when...
Jennifer Brett, THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION LOS ANGELES (AJC.com)—“Selma” was up for four Golden Globes awards Sunday night and while it claimed only one, for best...
