Black History Month is a time for many things. It’s a time of reflection. A time of celebration. It’s also a time when we can collectively bask in appreciation for all the fine, inventive, and necessary contributions that our culture has gifted the world. It’s pretty amazing that you’d be hard-pressed to walk a city […]
Black History NOW Celebrates the paths paved by those who broke the mold in areas of film, sports, science, art and business. Today, we celebrate Titans of Sports: These icons of athleticism brought broke barriers and proved - while the world looked on - that passion, perseverance and dedication knows no color.
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Long before Hip-Hop & R&B there was “the blues”. Black folks invented this genre of music and it has been passed down from the slave fields to concert venues. Originating in the deep south after the Civil War, it blends gospel, spiritual, jazz, minstrel show music, and popular music. The Mississippi Delta is often acknowledged […]
Legend Making Legends: How John Singleton Uplifted A New Generation of Talent With ‘Boyz N the Hood’
One of John Singleton’s most prolific works is Boyz N The Hood, which put several actors and fellow filmmakers on the entertainment map.
Here are 10 Black-Owned businesses to shop during Black History Month.
Take the time to learn about the history of house music through a collection of songs released by Black artists throughout the years inside.
Only a few days out of the year celebrate our culture, Kwanzaa, Juneteenth, Black History Month, and Martin Luther King Day. Don’t get me wrong, these are great, but I feel like we still need more.
Award-winning actress Kerry Washington definitely took the cake for Black History Month with her month-long #BlackHERStory photo series on Instagram honoring female pioneers in the movement.
The emergence of Black women telling our stories behind the camera has a lineage dating back to the 1960s.