First Harriet Tubman and now Lady Liberty. For the first time, Lady Liberty is depicted as a woman of color with a traditional African-American hairstyle. In celebration of the U.S. Mint and Treasury’s 225th anniversary, the new $100 coin was unveiled on today, revealing the an African-American woman. Since the passing […]
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Everyone’s favorite grandma and Iconic actress, Jenifer Lewis, has filed a lawsuit against her former boyfriend. The legendary Lewis issued a statement on the issue to let her fans know what’s going on, how she met the man, and to be careful. Lewis revealed that she is not the man’s only victim, […]
Jenifer Lewis Files Lawsuit Against Her Ex-Boyfriend For Stealing Over ...
Letoya Luckett is back on the music scene after a long hiatus. The former Destiny’s Child member released her new song “Back 2 Life” on December 8th, and she delivered. It’s clear that she’s expressing her life after marriage and how she is getting “back to life, back to reality.” She […]
Letoya Luckett Is “Back 2 Life” With A New Video ...
1 Interview Magazine just did something to powerful and so important, they had one of the best entertainers, who is black, interview an astounding young performer that speaks on black issues and makes music for the culture; of course, the fact they’re sisters helps too. Solange has made her own way into […]
Beyoncé Interviews Solange About “A Seat At The Table,” Choosing ...
1 Donald Glover created his show “Atlanta” with a vision, “I wanted to show white people, you don’t know everything about Black culture.” Yet, the vision turned out to be bigger than he probably expected it to be for the culture. In the year where #CareFreeBlackBoy became a thing, it’s great to see […]
Donald Glover’s Best Actor Win At The Golden Globes Is ...
At the 2017 Golden Globes, Tracee Ellis Ross won best actress in a television comedy or drama series. This marks Ross’ first visit and first Golden Globe. Not only that, but it marked the first time that an African-American woman picked up the award since Debbie Allen did so in 1983. “This is […]
Why Tracee Ellis Ross’ Golden Globe Win Continues To Pave ...
1 Tinashe released a video for her single “Company,” which she learned the choreography for in one day. Tinashe has a few companions to keep her company in the video. “Company” is a single of Tinashe’s second album “Nightride,” available here: Nightride Watch the video below
Tinashe Gets “Company” For That Slumber Party
By now we’ve probably all seen Mariah Carey’s New Year’s Eve performance, which she hasn’t fully addressed herself. Carey took to twitter today to talk about the issue a little bit further before announcing she is taking a small break audio below). ” i haven’t really addressed the situation that happened on […]
Mariah Carey Issues Audio Statement About Her New Year’s Eve ...
Chance the Rapper is once again making history, this time in a different way. The 23-year-old South Side Chicago rapper is one of the new board members at the city’s DuSable Museum of African-American History, the museum being named after Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, a Haitian trader of African and French heritage […]
Chance the Rapper Joins The Board For Chicago’s DuSable Museum ...
In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, “Remember This House.” “Remember This House” is an unfinished revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends—Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. “If any white man in the […]
New James Baldwin Movie: “I Am Not Your Negro”
Viola Davis received her Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star today, Davis has worked extremely hard and her hard work is paying off in recognition, a strong black woman playing strong characters, Davis is solidifying her place in history. “That wasn’t part of the dream,” Davis says, chuckling. “I feel like this is […]
Viola Davis Receives Her Star On The Hollywood Walk Of ...
1 Lee Daniels is riding high off of the success of “Empire,” so he created another show, “Star.” “Star” focusing on an up and coming girl group, two members, being sisters, grew up in and out of foster care, and one sister was sexual assaulted for years. The sisters team up with another girl […]
Lee Daniels: “I Wanted White People To Feel Good About ...
1 On January 3rd, Coachella made its official announcement on who would be performing at the 2017 festival, headliners including Radiohead, Kendrick Lamar, and of course, Beyoncé. At a festival, that has a good gender-mix audience, will witness a great moment in music. Not only is Beyoncé the first solo female performer to […]
Beyoncé Becomes First African-American Woman To Headline Coachella
2017 is starting off a good year for Janet Jackson. The 50-year-old entertainer, and husband Wissam Al Mana, 42, welcomed a baby boy to the world on Tuesday, reports People. “Janet Jackson and husband Wissam Al Mana are thrilled to welcome their new son Eissa Al Mana into the world,” a rep […]
Janet Jackson & Husband Wissam Al Mana Welcome A New ...
Rebecca Ferguson was a contestant on the X Factor UK version, the amazing talented singer was runner up in the 2010 run of the show, but has since had her own success and multiple albums. It’s no secret Donald Trump has been having trouble finding people to willingly participate and […]