The world is still mourning the loss of Nobel Laureate and Princeton University professor Toni Morrison, who died August 6, 2019 at age 88. There has been a proliferation of remembrances and odes to the late lion of literature. In...
In Don’t Let Go, detective Jack Radcliff (David Oyelowo) gets a shocking phone call from his recently-murdered niece Ashley (Storm Reid). Working together across time, they race to solve her murder before it can happen. Friday, ...
President Trump’s verbal abuse and attacks on women in general and black women specifically are dangerous. I refuse to allow Republicans to frame this abuse as “liberals” needing to practice the tolerance they request of others an...
Iconic rapper Nipsey Hussle received the Humanitarian Award posthumously at the 2019 BET Awards. In addition to being a rapper, Hussle was known for his philanthropic and entrepreneurial endeavors in the Crenshaw community. Watch ...
Movie mogul Tyler Perry received the Icon Award at the 2019 BET Awards. The award was presented to him by Academy Award nominated actress Taraji P. Henson, who has starred in two of Perry’s films including Acrimony (2018) an...
Today is Juneteenth (June 19th)! Juneteenth.com refers to this special day for many African Americans as the ‘oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States.’ The author writes: “Dating back to 1...
Last night, OWN celebrated the premiere of its new drama series “Ambitions,” from Will Packer Productions, at an Atlanta screening and party at The Gathering Spot. Robin Givens, Essence Atkins, Brian White, Kendrick Cr...
Black Public Media (BPM) and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) have announced the recipients of the Jacquie Jones Memorial Scholarships. The $300,000 scholarship fund, made possible by CPB, is inspired by the life and ...
Tonight is the night. The 91st Annual Academy Awards ceremony is taking place and being broadcast live on ABC. This year’s broadcast will be a little different. There will be no Oscar host and two categories that actually ma...
SCAD aTVfest, Atlanta’s only TV festival, kicks off today with a screening of their sitcom G.R.I.T.S. (Girls Raised in the South) starring American Idol season 12 winner Candice Glover and George Lovett from ‘Showtime ...
