The topic of ownership in the music industry has blown up in the past two decades as more artists seek to control use of their creative works. Music producer Pharrell Williams is one of many artists who have voiced concerns about how the industry profits from the work of artists while oftentimes leaving creators with nothing…
“Ahmaud is the last thing I think about every night and the first thing I think about each morning,” Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery recently told CNN. Ahmaud Arbery’s mother has reached an agreement out of court with the 2:23 Foundation after an ongoing dispute. As theGrio reported last May, supporters of Ahmaud Arbery, who was ambushed…
“Why I didn’t have a lawsuit against the WNBA and him personally I have no idea why,” said Leslie. Lisa Leslie is speaking out on TV One’s UNCENSORED and she is not holding back. The basketball legend opened up about her regret of not suing the WNBA and meeting her father for the first time. Sitting in a…
Tennessee State University could be seeing a considerable payout after the state allegedly failed to match millions of dollars in grant funding, News Channel 5 Nashville reported. When TSU was founded in June 1912, the federal government placed the historically Black college and the University of Tennessee (UT) on a land grant program. The specific…
The couple paid a virtual visit to 900 students at Denny International Middle School in Seattle Ciara and Russell Wilson are using their platform to give back. According to a recent report, the celebrity couple surprised Seattle students with their very own savings account. Per The Seattle Times, the Wilsons paid a virtual visit to…
Now that states are opening up at rapid pace in spite of a pandemic, some of the perils of the world we left behind continue to spring up. That includes a slew of racially charged incidents, some of which occur in the form of ‘promproposals,” where high school students take grandiose gestures to extend an…
The principal of the Academy for Urban Scholars High School attended the service and gave Bryant’s mother, Paula Bryant, an honorary diploma Ma’Khia Bryant has been laid to rest. The funeral service for the young Ohio girl who was fatally shot by a police officer took place at First Church of God in Columbus on…
The line will be available in children’s and unisex sizes and all proceeds go to the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation. Vanessa Bryant, widow of NBA star Kobe Bryant, has revealed the first official release for the Mambacita clothing line in honor of their daughter Gianna “Gi Gi” Bryant who died in the fatal helicopter…
The organization has launched a digital ad to alert Black Americans about the recent surge of discriminating voting laws. Fair Fight Action is warning Black Americans about the dangers of voter suppression in a unique way. The organization has launched a digital ad to alert American citizens about the recent surge of discriminating voting laws…
Ashley Darby‘s controversial opinion about spanking children on April 29, left people at odds in the comments section after the “Real Housewives of Potomac” star uploaded a series of videos explaining why that form of discipline is wrong. The conversation initially began after Darby reposted a now-expired image on her Instagram Story that described the…
