While the city of Atlanta is caught up in a frenzy over the Atlanta Falcons Super Bowl LI bid, Savannah College of Art and Design’s (SCAD) 5th annual aTVfest opened its three-day celebration of television and media productio...
BET‘s three-day miniseries Madiba, chronicling the life of iconic South African freedom fighter and humanitarian Nelson Mandela, debuts tonight at 8 p.m. EST. On the heels of BET’s smash miniseries The New Edition Stor...
The Hollywood Reporter has posted a complete list of winners of the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards. Among the winners were Hidden Figures for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Denzel Washington for Outstandin...
Tom Jackson of the BBC is reporting South Africa will make use of digital tools to help ensure access to primary school for millions of students. The trend is two-fold — learners will get the education they deserve and compa...
Matt Hamilton of the Los Angeles Times is reporting World Star Hip-Hop founder Lee O’Denat has died at age 43. Hamilton reports: “The San Diego County medical examiner’s office said O’Denat was at a business in a San D...
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture hosted the 5th Annual Black Comic Book Festival Jan 14-15. The two-day, Harlem-based festival was co-founded by Deirdre Hollman (Director of Education and Exhibitions), Jer...
Jonnetta Patton produces her best work anytime she helps others follow their passion. The mother and former manager of Grammy-winning entertainer Usher has morphed her business savvy into a new endeavor, J’s Kitchen Culinary Incub...
Life on the set of the highly rated, OWN TV prime time drama The Haves and the Have Nots often reminds the ensemble, multiethnic cast of their storied pasts. The hour-long, Tyler Perry-executive produced, written, created and dire...
“I just try to be the best at whatever I do.” It’s an assuring declaration courtesy of exceptional San Diego State Aztecs (SDSU) running back Donnel Pumphrey, Jr. (#19) during the recent College Football Awards media day. Ten days...
Kwanzaa is a holiday celebration of African culture, values and history observed by many African-Americans in the United States, December 26 – January 1, each year. The official Kwanzaa website states: “As an African A...
