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Writer. Digital Strategist. Speaker. Red Pump Rocker. Yesterday I went to the Schomburg Center for Research to attend the book signing of popular culture blogger Luvvie Ajayi who is best known as A

BET NETWORKS ANNOUNCES THE “BET HIP HOP AWARDS: VOTE YOUR VOICE” TOUR KICKING OFF IN ATLANTA ON SEPTEMBER 16TH KICKING OFF IN ATLANTA ON SEPTEMBER 16TH THE TOUR WILL VISIT OVER 20 CITIES TO PROM

GRAMMY AWARD WINNER YOLANDA ADAMS MAKES HER RETURN TO MORNING RADIO ON HOUSTON'S ALL-NEW AMAZING 102.5FM Tune-In October 3, 2016 at Amazing1025fm.com (HOUSTON, TX) - September 14, 2016 - Multi

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE FINDS A NEW WAY TO TELL STORIES  (MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA) - September 14, 2016 - Next week marks the grand opening of the Smithsonian's National M

The largely invisible and often crushing struggles of young African-American men come vividly—and heroically—to life in All the Difference, which traces the paths of two teens from the South Side of C

THE URBANWORLD FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY REVOLT WITH FOUNDING SPONSOR HBO ANNOUNCES 2016 FESTIVAL SLATE DISNEY’S QUEEN OF KATWE TO BE FEATURED Festival Runs September 21-25, 2016 in New

If you have never read the book just hearing the names of the characters alone NOVA, CHARLEY, RALPH ANGEL will give you pause and ask yourself "Who are these people?" Last night Oprah Winfrey and Ava

THE 48 TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS HOSTED BY NAACP IMAGE AWARDS WINNER AND BLACK-ISH STAR ANTHONY ANDERSON TO AIR LIVE ON TV ONE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2017 Telecast will also include a Pre-Show Ai

Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino has a new series "ATLANTA" premiering on FX on September 6, 2016.   Filmed on location in Atlanta, “ATLANTA” chronicles the lives of two cousins who must work thr

NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2016 Interactive One, the definitive digital destination for African American and Millennial audiences, today announced the hiring of Jamilah Lemieux, as the new Vice President of

One of our favorite HBCU Alums actress Taraji P. Henson will be lending her gorgeous face to MAC cosmetics. The Howard University graduate who portrays Cookie Lyons on the hit show Empire is teaming u

Urbanworld Film Festival Announces Filmmaker Ava DuVernay And Acclaimed Actor David Oyelowo As Its 20th Anniversary Festival Ambassadors NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2016 -- Urbanworld Film Festival announce

Celebrated actress Halle Berry who became the first African American to win an Oscar for "Best Actress" for her role in "Monsters Ball" in 2002 just celebrated her 50th birthday on August 14th. In a

The New York Public Library Introducing the New Director of the Schomburg Center, Kevin Young by William P. Kelly, Andrew W. Mellon Director of the Research Libraries I am happy to report that Ke

TIDAL RELEASES EXCLUSIVE CLIP FROM NEW MOVIE HANDS OF STONE The Weinstein Company and TIDAL Re-team to Promote Exclusive Content   New York, N.Y. – August 2, 2016 – Today, The Weinstein Compa

CHERYL BOONE ISAACS RE-ELECTED ACADEMY PRESIDENT LOS ANGELES, CA – Cheryl Boone Isaacs was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Tuesday n

  The Honorable Barbara Boxer Democratic National Convention Tuesday, July 26, 2016 Remarks as Prepared for Delivery   Are you ready to elect the first woman President of the U

Remarks of Former Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. Democratic National Convention Tuesday, July 26, 2016 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   I’ve known Hillary

Philadelphia, PA – Tonight, the Democratic National Convention Committee will release a new video called, “Eagle Academy.”  In 2004, David Banks realized that young men of color in his community w

PHILADELPHIA –  The Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) today announced the full schedule of official daytime activities for Democratic Caucus and Council meetings to be held at the Philad

PHILADELPHIA - The Democratic National Convention Committee announced additional speakers who will address the Democratic National Convention being held in Philadelphia from July 25 to July 28. Addi

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL PLATFORM COMMITTEE ADVANCES PARTY’S MOST PROGRESSIVE, INCLUSIVE AND AMBITIOUS PLATFORM DRAFT IN ITS HISTORY Convention Delegates to Review Document Reflecting a Diverse,

Gavel to Open Official Convention Proceedings PHILADELPHIA –Today the Democratic National Convention Committee announced a revised gavel time for the first day of the 2016 Democratic Nat

Tanisha LaVerne Grant a graduate of the nation's oldest HBCU Cheyney University of Pennslvania located in a suburb right outside of Philadelphia, will return to Philadelphia to cover the DNC July 25th