Music is a powerful form of artistry that transforms lives and enriches culture, and the Library of Congress has been dedicated to preserving and celebrating poignant pieces of work. Amongst its 2022 National Recording Registry inductees are albums created by visionaries Alicia Keys, A Tribe Called Quest and Wu-Tang Clan. A full list of the…
Source: Twitter / Twitter Police keep responding to protests against police violence by committing acts of police violence and then they wonder why protests against police violence never end. It’s like a po-po paradox they can’t seem to wrap their minds around. According to Pittsburgh City Paper, last Saturday, a group of around 20 people…
Veteran comedian Marlon Wayans is putting a spin on the term headliner with his newest stand-up comedy special debuting later this week. Five rising comics will join the “Scary Movie” alum for an hour-long performance on HBO. Comics include several familiar names, such as the actor’s niece Chaunté Wayans, daughter of screenwriter Elvira Wayans. During a…
When Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders and former All-Pro running back Eddie George took jobs at HBCUs, they did so with a purpose and vision to help uplift the entire HBCU culture beyond just the football programs. Those are two guys who need no introduction, so unlike many past HBCU coaches, they didn’t need these jobs as steppingstones. They…
Social media users who have viewed the video contend that officers traumatized the child instead of talking to him humanely. The mayor of Syracuse is responding to a viral video of his city’s police officers putting an 8-year-old boy in the back of a squad car after he was accused of stealing a bag of…
Jo Ann Robinson had worked to change the segregated bus system in Montgomery before the arrest of Rosa Parks. Alabama State University has removed the name of a Klan leader from a building on its campus and replaced it with that of a woman who was a leader in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Jo Ann…
A$AP Rocky attends the Bilt Rewards x Wells Fargo Launch Party at SUMMIT at One Vanderbilt on March 28, 2022, in New York City. | Source: Sean Zanni / Getty A$AP Rocky‘s arrest on Wednesday seemed to come out of nowhere as most of the recent media coverage about the rapper has centered on the…
It appears that Russell Wilson may have rubbed off his football talents to his wife Ciara after a video of the singer demolishing a drill at the White House went viral. Wilson has played in the league professionally for 10 years after being drafted to the Seattle Seahawks organization in 2012. He remained with the team until their 2021…
The family of Steven Taylor filed a federal lawsuit against Jason Fletcher in the San Leandro, California, case. Jason Fletcher, a former police officer in San Leandro, California, has been sued by the family of the man he shot inside a Walmart two years ago. The family is seeking damages in excess of $10 million. …
Inmates at Mount Tamalpais College at San Quentin State Prison can take classes in literature, astronomy, American government, precalculus and others to earn an Associate of Arts degree Behind a fortress wall and razor wire and a few feet away from California’s death row, students at one of the country’s most unique colleges discuss the…
