Source: iOne Digital Creative Services Nearly 100 years ago, self-taught photographer Charles, “Teenie” Harris, who was born in 1908, started documenting Pittsburgh’s arts and cultural scene. Today, the Carnegie Museum of Art is home to 70,000 of his images. Many donned the pages of the Pittsburgh Courier at the Black newspaper’s height, beginning in the…
Source: iOne Digital Creative Services The photographer and filmmaker Evangeline Mensah-Agyekum is no newcomer to conversations about Black women’s self-esteem and how it is serially buffeted by the compound effects of patriarchy, social media, youth culture, and racism. In her still work and previous short film projects, the self-taught Mensah-Agyekum has proven herself a master…
Katt Williams has jokingly been blamed for opening the dark and chaotic portal that ushered in 2024, but to many of his peers he is known to be a stand-up guy. The comedic provocateur sent social media into a frenzy for weeks when he called out Hollywood personalities such as Steve Harvey, Cedric The Entertainer, and…
LeBron James reflects on his son Bronny joining him on the Los Angeles Lakers (Photos: Getty Images) This year during the NBA Draft, Bronny James was picked by the Los Angeles Lakers, joining his father LeBron James on the court for the 2024-’25 season. The apple hasn’t fallen too far from the tree in the…
Daniel Lewis, a 27-year-old Black father of two with a clean criminal record and a concealed weapons permit, was shot and killed by police in South Florida in a case that is raising more questions than providing answers. The son of a retired New York City police officer was killed on May 31 after being…
Bethann Hardison attends the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 10 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) After an impressive career as a fashion model, agent and advocate, Bethann Hardison shares her unique perspective on aging and some of…
Mega movie star and entrepreneur Kevin Hart is in Greece celebrating his 45th birthday with his wife, Eniko Hart, friends and family. The father of four is living his best life, according to his Instagram after posting a short clip of him dancing to “Birthday B—ch” by Trap Beckham as someone recorded with their camera….
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson wipes his brow as he speaks at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference at the Washington Hilton on June 21, 2024, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty The affinity MAGA Republicans have for advocating violence because they know quasi-tough talk is one of their…
Michael Rainey, Jr. as “Tariq St. Patrick.” in “Power Book II: Ghost” (Courtesy of Starz) OPINION: Seriously, how in this world is this series supposed to wrap up in five more episodes? Tariq JUST figured out who he is! Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own….
Aldis Hodge, who plays the title character in “Cross,” speaks onstage during the 2024 Essence Festival of Culture Presented By Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 6 in New Orleans. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Essence) Hodge, who will produce and star in the series, revealed the news while speaking on…
