To say that Aldis Hodge has been putting in work in Hollywood is an understatement. The North Carolina native has worked steadily in television and film for nearly two decades and most recently on the critically acclaimed televisi...
Clare O’Connor of Forbes.com is reporting Stephanie Lampkin, an African-American woman engineer has launched an employment app that will help eliminate bias from tech hiring. O’Connor writes: “Stephanie Lampkin l...
In 2010, I wrote an article for The Root entitled “Celebrating Over 100 Years of Black Cinema” as the black cinema movement turned 100-years-old. I thought it a fitting tribute to black trailblazers whose work, stories...
Shadow and Act is reporting Channing Dungey has been named president of ABC Entertainment, making her the first African-American to hold the position. The author writes: “Ben Sherwood, co-chairman, Disney Media Networks and ...
Corey McLaughlin of Lacrosse Magazine is reporting that history was made on Saturday, as the Hampton men’s lacrosse team became the first from a historically black college or university to debut at the NCAA Division I men...
Join us today for a Google Hangout at 12:15 p.m. today discussing the “State of Black Athletes in the NFL.” As we continue down the road to Super Bowl 50, tune in as we discuss the Cam Newton clapback, the double stand...
The 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were broadcast last night on TNT from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Tambay A. Obenson of Shadow and Act reports Golden Globe winning actor Idris Elba made history by becoming the ...
America is unhinged. It began with that monumental failure of predatory economics, aka the financial collapse, and the subsequent election of the so-called “Muslim-in-Chief” Barack Obama. It’s gotten progressively worse. So much w...
On Saturday, December 19, HBCU football will make history when the champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) face-off in the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl game on ...
Writing for The Nation, June Jennings looks at the psychology behind the backlash against Affirmative-Action and examines why Abigail Fisher thinks she’s a victim. As many of you know, the Supreme Court re-hears Abigail Fish...
