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It was recently announced that Jamie Foxx will be presented with the Excellence in the Arts Award at the 2020 American Black Film Festival, which will be held on February 23 in Los Angeles. The Excellence in Arts Award recognizes artists who have done critically acclaimed work. Recipients who have received the award in the […]
Teams led by NBA stalwarts LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo are set to go head-to-head on February 16th in this year’s All-Star Game. The annual match-up has been given an overhaul this year so that fans can honor the life, legacy and history of five-times NBA champion Kobe Bryant, who recently died in a helicopter […]
Live Nation has suspended all upcoming events due to the COVID19 aka Corona virus outbreak. The company also told employees to work remotely from home in do not come into the offices. Live Nation said the month of March is normally slow for them. So they’ll look into things in the beginning of April and […]
The Weeknd is bringing his OVO Sound to Buffalo this Fall. Listen to Rochester’s Best Ride Home with Jazzy T for a chance to win tickets to the After Hours Tour! View this post on Instagram Listen to @wdkx 2pm -6pm for a special curated playlist featuring @theweeknd for your chance to […]
Gwen Ifill, who was known as a trailblazing anchor and reporter, left her mark on journalism, especially for women of color because she made huge strides in a career that was previously occupied by mostly white men. She started off doing local news, but before long, she was cover presidential campaigns for some of the […]
Protesting during the national anthem is definitely not something new, but when power couple Beyonce and Jay-Z, as well as their daughter Blue Ivy, chose to remain seated for the song sung by Demi Lovato at the Super Bowl, they set tongues wagging. Although it’s been done by many others at many venues, such a […]
Who knew that one day your ex would be beneficial on Valentine’s day?
One of the greatest mathematical minds in the country, Katherine Johnson, died on Monday at age 101. She was living at a retirement home in Newport News, VA. Mrs. Johnson was responsible for calculating the precise trajectories that would let Apollo 11 land on the moon in 1969 and let it return safely to Earth. […]
One step forward … two steps back. Racial stereotypes and racially insensitive fashion and art statements continue to populate runways and galleries. But thanks to a black fashion model’s refusal to wear bright-red oversized lips and monkey ears as “accessories” on the runway – yes, that’s on a so-called “fashion” runway – the show went […]
In a recent interview with Oprah Winfrey, Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish actress, opened up about an exciting endeavor she’s been working on. The 47-year-old star shares that she has always wanted to sing and now her dreams are finally being realized. Tracee was offered the chance to be in a film where she’d have to […]