The Jamaican-born architect, who first encountered Hip-Hop Architecture as a student at Cornell in the mid-1990s, is on a mission to challenge urban development. Sekou Cooke, a UNC Charlotte professor and leader in hip-hop architecture, is on a mission to challenge the way architects design buildings. Jamaican-born Cooke first encountered Hip-Hop Architecture as a student…
For the first time in recent history, two Black male students graduated with the top honors at a Jacksonville High School. Despite the school being overwhelmingly Black, the last time both honors went to young men of African descent was in 1985 when Lee Baker (valedictorian) and William Jones (salutatorian) graduated. Jeffrey Francis and Darrell Worrell (Screenshot/FirstCoastNews)…
The romantic comedy — a coming-of-age story with a trans star, Eva Reign — is the “Pose” actor’s directorial debut. Billy Porter is making his directorial debut with Amazon Studios’ Anything’s Possible, and Outfest just announced the romantic comedy will serve as the opening film at the 40th annual Outfest Los Angeles Film Festival next month. Anything’s…
It has been three years since Tami Roman last appeared on “Basketball Wives,” and the question arises: Does Tami miss being on the show? Therealitytvsource on Instagram posted an interview Tami had at the MTV Movie & TV Awards with “Entertainment Tonight” last weekend where she was asked the infamous question. During the interview she explained,…
The company said the ads shouldn’t have been approved and pointed to the work it has done “to catch hateful and inflammatory content in the most widely spoken languages, including Amharic.” SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The test couldn’t have been much easier — and Facebook still failed. Facebook and its parent company Meta flopped once…
Hip hop artist T-Pain has created various streams of revenues outside of music including NFTs, and streaming platforms. The Florida native regularly spends time documenting his gaming on Twitch, the streaming platform where subscribers pay to watch live broadcast of game competitions around the world and other creative content. “I’m making more money off these…
Source: Xinhua News Agency / Getty The House committee in charge of investigating the Jan 6. attack on the U.S. Capitol will take their hearing to prime time television Thursday night in an attempt to show the world how close America came to losing its democracy. According to officials, the hearing will include never before…
Minneapolis police officers violated Andre Moore’s civil rights twice in a matter of months, a lawsuit obtained by the Atlanta Black Star alleges. According to the lawsuit, officers pulled a gun and taser on Moore while he complied during a traffic stop and then beat him until he was unconscious in December 2019. After he…
The assistant coach for the Washington Commanders apologized for calling the Jan. 6 insurrection a “dust-up,” but he stuck by statement about protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death. ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — An assistant coach for the NFL’s Washington Commanders issued an apology for his word choice after doubling down on a comparison…
Given inaction in Congress on passing H.R. 40, members of the Congressional Black Caucus say they support President Biden creating a commission by executive action. Calls are getting louder for President Joe Biden to sign an executive order to create a commission that would study the history of enslavement in the United States and consider…
