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 a who's who...
Akosua Report: Journalist Claude Barnett
Claude Barnett was born on September 16, 1889. He was an African American journalist and entrepreneur who is often regarded as the father of...
Spelman College Champions Sustainability Through Partnerships
In a climate where media headlines and public opinion often revolve around how HBCUs are constantly enduring enrollment, economic and leadership crises, Spelman College...
Uganda: Protests Over Closing of Independent Newspapers by Armed Police
Mail&Guardian is reporting that Ugandan police fired tear gas at journalists protesting the closing of key independent media in Uganda. The author writes:
"Riot police...
Vh1’s Rock Doc on ATL Rap Leaves Viewers Wanting More
Black music scenes in America have always been characterized as having a specific “sound.” Scenes, or cities, such as Detroit, Memphis, Muscle Shoals, Minneapolis,...
‘Where Did Our Love Go’ Top Ten Playlist
In case you've been hiding under a rock, Gil L. Robertson, IV recently released a book entitled, Where Did Our Love Go, which features...
WATCH: Inside Story on Africans in China Being Targeted (Al-Jazeera)
Al-Jazeera America's Richelle Carey examines the anti-African and African American discrimination foreign nationals are experiencing in Guangzhou due to xenophobia and being scapegoated for...
What's in Deon Cole's Black Box?
Deon Cole is television’s latest definitive jokester. The veteran stand-up comedian, writer and television producer hosts his weekly half hour original program, Deon Cole's...
‘UNAPOLOGETIC’: Timely Doc Chronicles Black Women Activists in Chicago Fighting Police Violence
Kartemquin film's social justice documentary UNAPOLOGETIC is the directorial debut of Ashley O’Shay and producer Morgan Elise Johnson. The documentary chronicles Black women activists...
Best Valentine’s Day Gift Ever: De La Soul Makes Entire Catalog Free
How lovely is it that Valentines Day 2014 coincides with the 25th anniversary of the release of De La Soul's legendary debut opus 3...
