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Alicia Keys and John Legend came together to celebrate Juneteenth with a soulful Verzuz IG Battle. Check out the full video or skip ahead to your favorite songs with the play-by-play tracklist.

Saint Louis rapper Huey was shot and killed Thursday night in his hometown. He was 31 years old. The shooting happened just before 11:00 p.m. in front of a home on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Kinloch Missouri. According to police, Huey, whose real name is Lawrence Franks, arrived at a local hospital suffering from […]

NASA’s 1st black female engineer Mary W. Jackson, will be the name you see on NASA’s headquarters building. Jackson began her career in the 1950s in a segregated computing unit at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Jackson’s daughter, Carolyn Lewis said her family was “honored” by the recognition. “She was a scientist, humanitarian, […]

Malls, gyms, movie theaters and lazer tag are all shut out of Friday’s reopening plan in New York State. LaserTron announced earlier this week that their play palace would reopen on Friday June 26th, but that date has just been postponed. “We apologize for any inconvenience. Phase 4 of NY Forward currently does not include […]

June 24, 2020 Four months ago, Ahmaud Marquez Arbery was chased by a truck and fatally shot while jogging in a South Georgia neighborhood. Today, a grand jury indicted all three suspects on felony murder  charges.     View this post on Instagram   MAJOR UPDATE: Travis and Gregory McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan have […]

Brooklyn, New York  (Shuzzr PR)- Reggae-dancehall entertainment publicist, Shuzzr, who was recently highlighted by Billboard Magazine as an “industry executive working in genres that are not always included in the conversations about Pride in the music industry” officially today launched his ‘Pride in the Islands’ initiative. Pride in the Islands seeks to support PRIDE activities […]

So, I’m listening to “QLS Classic: D-Nice” by Questlove Supreme on Pandora and they start talking about D-Nice’s first concert experience. It was in Rochester, N.Y. D-Nice opens up alot in this interview with Questlove and his crew. From the bubbly vibes and commentary, it was evident their sponsored beverage from Brother Love, aka Diddy, […]

Nina Simone said ” It’s an artist’s duty to reflect the times in which we live,” and black musicians are rising to the occasion! So many artists from Lil Baby to Alicia Keys are putting out socially conscious music right now. Several singles were released on Friday Juneteenth 2020! Check out Jazzy T’s ALL NEW […]

According to Rolling Stone, B&G foods has launched an “immediate review” of Cream of Wheat’s brand packaging. The current “Cream of Wheat Man” identity resembles the previous mascot, who was based on the character Rastus, a character from minstrel shows in the 1800’s. The name Rastus has been used as a racial slur in the […]

June 19, 2020 marks the first time Juneteenth is celebrated as a State Holiday here in New York. Many people are wondering how to explain the “new” holiday to children. This book can help. Check out Author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson as she reads her book Juneteenth on IGTV. Also check out the Conscious Kid’s other […]