The 2019 Met Gala has come and gone and left in it’s wake major fashion disasters and winners. Some stars came to create scenes while others came to make a statement. Hollywood it-showrunner Lena Waithe and it-fashion design...
On Thursday, April 11, 2019, ten producing teams will take to the stage at the third annual PitchBLACK interactive pitching session, a spirited battle of content creators vying for up to $150,000 in funding. The event is part of B...
In 1963, 250,000 students boycotted the Chicago Public Schools to protest racial segregation. ’63 Boycott connects the forgotten story of one of the largest Northern civil rights demonstrations to contemporary issues around ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s J.D. Capelouto is sharing new details about the arrest of Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage the morning of Superbowl LIII. The U.S. Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) arrested Sha Yaa Bin Abr...
Tonight, the eleventh season of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange continues with a documentary placing the #MeToo and women’s struggle center stage. The award-winning public television series of documentaries on the global B...
Writing for The Grio, The Burton Wire‘s founder & editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. talked to Kenny Smith, co-showrunner and executive producer of ABC‘s hit sitcom Black-ish about the “Black Like UsR...
Reporting for The Guardian, photojournalist Finbarr O’Reilly takes readers on a dazzling journey to Dakar’s fashion scene with a beautiful photo essay. O’Reilly, who has been covering Dakar’s fashion week f...
Reuters Africa is reporting government officials have agreed to give public servants a cost of living wage increase amid growing protests. The increase will be between 5 percent and 23 percent of their monthly salaries. The author...
The motion picture Green Book took home several top awards at the 76th Golden Globe Awards. In the acting categories, megastar Mahershala Ali won for best supporting actor and Viggo Mortensen won for best actor. Director Peter Fa...
1. Legends Lost The world lost major influencers, legends, trailblazers and icons during 2018. Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin went to glory this year after losing a battle with pancreatic cancer. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, anti-apa...
