Sonia Sanchez Delivers Poetry and Advice at Spelman College
Sonia Sanchez likes to talk about how peacekeeping can save communities. The profound poet laureate and author of Home Coming and...
Caribbean Literary Giant Aimé Césaire Gets His Due
Writing for The Root, Lindsay Johns discusses how a new production of A Season in the Congo helps bring a wider...
DJ Jazzy Jeff: Game Changer Curates Music for Life
DJ Jazzy Jeff loves to take trips down memory lane. The music icon was in Atlanta to curate the inaugural Jukebox:...
Ryan Coogler: ‘Fruitvale Station’ Director Talks Filmmaking and Oscar Grant
Ryan Coogler is the writer/filmmaker responsible for the tear-jerking independent feature, Fruitvale Station. The 27-year-old Oakland native with a serious Bay...
Ryan Coogler: 'Fruitvale Station' Director Talks Filmmaking and Oscar Grant
Ryan Coogler is the writer/filmmaker responsible for the tear-jerking independent feature, Fruitvale Station. The 27-year-old Oakland native with a serious Bay...
First Afro Latino Festival of New York Held in Brooklyn
On Saturday, June 29, 2013, the first Afro Latino Festival of New York: Listen to the Echo of the Drums in...
Ugochi Nwaogwugwu: ‘Don’t Mind Them’
To say that this has been a crazy week is pretty much an understatement. With the U.S. Supreme Court gutting section...
Ugochi Nwaogwugwu: 'Don't Mind Them'
To say that this has been a crazy week is pretty much an understatement. With the U.S. Supreme Court gutting section...
ABFF 2013: Spike Lee and Salli Richardson-Whitfield Talk Realities of Black Hollywood
The 17th Annual Black American Film Festival (June 19-23) held court in Miami with star-studded appearances, movie premieres and parties with...
Akosua Report: Stokely Carmichael
“…black people in this country unite, recognize their heritage, and build a sense of community." - Stokley Carmichael
Kwame Ture born...