The museum will ‘introduce students to the music industry through the lens of African American history and culture’ A scholarship program and a new exhibit dedicated to Black music executives has been included in the mission at the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM), thanks to a partnership with Sony Music Group (SMG). The…
Last November, during an interview on the “Drink Champs” podcast with host Noreaga, music producer Hitmaka made some offensive comments about actress Naturi Naughton. The rapper claimed that he and the “Power” star slept together back in the day and revealed some other rather very personal information about the star. Shortly after the clip went viral,…
The Andrew W. Mellon foundation has awarded 16 grants totaling $72 million so far UC Berkeley’s African American Studies Department has received a $2.8 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to expand its community impact. “Black Studies Collaboratory,” a three-year project that is overseen by the department, is set to expand Black studies…
‘I don’t trust the results of the election,’ said one of the protesters Small groups of right-wing protesters — some of them carrying rifles — gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses around the country Sunday, outnumbered by National Guard troops and police brought in to prevent a repeat of the violence that erupted at the U.S….
White actors also voiced characters in many other European-language versions of ‘Soul’ Danish film critics initially greeted Soul, Pixar’s first animated feature to focus on Black characters and African-American culture, with delight, applauding its sensitive yet joyful portrayal of a jazz musician on a quest to live a meaningful life. Released in December on Disney+,…
‘There is this stigma that if you are Black and that you have a gun then you are a criminal,’ said Vanessa Hall-Harper The National African American Gun Association held its first meeting on Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma in an effort to educate the Black community on gun safety and protection. CBS News reported that…
Several NBA franchises have led initiatives that sit at the intersection of sports and activism. One of the latest teams to unveil an effort centered on addressing racial inequities in entrepreneurship is the Milwaukee Bucks. The team has joined forces with the nonprofit The Lonely Entrepreneur for the creation of an initiative designed to support…
Warnock called the attack on the Capitol, “an unthinkable attack on the very house of the people by those who are driven by the worst impulses, stirred up by demagogues” A day before the nation’s annual holiday celebrating life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Sen.-elect Raphael Warnock of Georgia returned to the pulpit…
‘For myself and my family, I am going to take the COVID-19 vaccine,’ the NBA legend said Former Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has joined fellow basketball players in an effort to encourage the general public to take the coronavirus vaccine. The 73-year-old appeared in a NBA-authorized PSA where he was seen wearing a…
A lawsuit accuses leaders of continuing to enrich themselves at the expense of the Black community in Tulsa Black entrepreneurs say they have been reduced to renters in the historic Greenwood district, an area of Tulsa, so prosperous, it was once known as Black Wall Street. Over a hundred years ago, African Americans owned land…
