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At Oakland’s 50th Annual Black Cowboy Parade & Heritage Festival, history came alive to honor the real cowboys of the American West—many of whom were Black. Historians estimate that one in four cowboys in the 19th century were Black, yet Hollywood’s version of the frontier erased them. The festival featured riders, historians, and groups like […]
While headlining Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival on Saturday (via The New York Times), comedy giant Dave Chappelle deliberated over the do’s and don’ts of free speech in America, deeming it “easier to talk” in the Middle Eastern nation than back home in the States. “Right now in America, they say that if you talk about Charlie Kirk, you’ll […]
Sandra Douglass Morgan, the 1st Black woman to serve as an NFL team president, spoke about making the Las Vegas HBCU Classic idea a reality and the support of her organization, the Las Vegas Raiders. The Inaugural Las Vegas HBCU Classic between Grambling State University and Jackson State University will be held on October 25, […]
Congratulations are in order for Rihanna and her partner, A$AP Rocky. The “What’s My Name?” singer took to Instagram on Wednesday to share that she has welcomed her third child, a girl named Rocki Irish Mayers. The new Instagram post features a photo of the Fenty founder, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, holding her […]
Apple TV+’s genre-defying drama “Severance” added another Emmy Award last night, when Tramell Tillman won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series. Tillman is the first Black man ever to win in the category. It was the only acting field that had yet to honor a Black performer in the Emmys’ 77-year […]
Explore the life and legacy of Thurgood Marshall, the nation’s first African American Supreme Court justice also known as “Mr. Civil Rights,” from his legal career with the NAACP to his 1967 appointment to the nation’s highest court. Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect airs Tuesday, September 9 at 10 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streams live on the WXXI & PBS […]
2 high school seniors had proved a mathematical puzzle that was thought to be impossible for two thousand years. CBS News 60 Minutes, met Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson at their all-girls Catholic high school in New Orleans. And, as we first reported last year, we expected to find two mathematical prodigies. Instead, we found at St. […]
Did A$AP Rocky put in an Academy Award Winning performance in Highest 2 Lowest? According to Variety’s Oscars Prediction List, Rocky’s performance has landed him in the running for a Best Supporting Actor nod, putting him in rare air for a recording artist breaking into Hollywood. Known primarily for his genre-defining work in music, Rocky’s latest […]
The Sankofa Festival, running August 17–24, 2025, at Rochester’s Multi-Use Community Cultural Center, continues its 15-year tradition of celebrating Black playwrights, directors, and actors. Hosted by the MMB Theatre 1 Project, the festival offers performances, discussions, and tributes that uplift local artists and foster cultural expression. Community members are encouraged to attend and support emerging […]
Rapper Common isn’t letting up when it comes to his girlfriend Jennifer Hudson. The Light rapper, who has publicly been with the Grammy-award winning singer since 2024, gushed over their relationship, which he called one of “the greatest blessings” during a recent episode of the “Mama I Made It!” podcast. “That relationship is one of the greatest blessings […]
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