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Looks like this summer is going to be another hot one for music artists. Stadium sellout artists like BeyoncĂ© and Jay Z, Childish Gambino, and Rae Sremmurd are hitting the road, but that’s not all. Chris Brown will also be…
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Uniquely positioned as possibly the first and only nationwide Master Class Series, a program featuring African American classical music masters and designed to partner with HBCUs, is on the move with National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) federal funding. Now…
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EJI is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. On April 26-27, an exciting array…
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Nubian Man avenges deaths of the Nubian people, or at least that’s how it’s going to go in this new comic book series created by Jersey-born writer, Zinc Nguvu, and illustrator Terry Brown of Lexington, Kentucky. The comic series derived…
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African Americans have been making history left and right in Hollywood. Sterling K. Brown is just one of many actors who are grabbing the reigns of being first, and he’s not the only one. On Sunday, Jordan Peele became the…
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There’s no better way to solidify the meaning behind Black History Month, than to release the official portraits of our 44th President and First Lady. This spring, Washington D.C. travelers and residents will have something new to gaze upon. On…
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The murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. have always been a wound never to have healed for the Hip-Hop community. Both rappers, taken in the prime of their careers were gunned down six months from one another. Shakur,…
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The 11th annual Africa World Documentary Film Festival, sponsored by the E. Desmond Lee Professorship in African/African American Studies at the International Studies and Programs office, University of Missouri-St. Louis, MO will take place Friday, February 9th to Sunday, February…
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Well it’s about time! There have been quite a few deserving musicians and singers inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. But, the soul-riveting Nina Simone, is finally being acknowledged. Known as “the High Priestess of Soul”, Nina…
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It’s that time of year again! Award nominations are pouring in and the Golden Globe committee have released the nominations for 2018. Of course, this year’s nominees include some of our favorite shows and actors, making it impossible to choose…
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Not even one month after they gave us “Minaj A Trois”, Paper Magazine is back with their #BreaktheInternet campaign. This time its with supermodel and business mogul, Tyra Banks. For the magazine who is never afraid to push the envelope,…
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The 60th Grammy nominations have been released and Jay-Z and Bruno Mars are leading the pack. The Brooklyn born rapper has taken the reigns with eight nominations, including album, song, and record of the year for his 4:44 collection. Bruno…
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If no one comes through with some holiday fun, we know without a doubt where to turn. No matter if it’s a political spectacle or a celebrity slip up, Black Twitter never let’s us down. Carrying last year’s holiday fun…
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Nelly not being fully welcomed into ultraconservative regions comes as no surprise, as recent news of his upcoming appearance in Saudi Arabia is not being received well. The rapper is scheduled to perform December 14, alongside of Algerian singer Cheb…
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One could say 2016, is the year of Tupac. With the film, All Eyez On Me debuting this summer, the late rapper is back on A&E this November in a six-hour investigative called Who Killed Tupac. The series is scheduled…
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