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The highly anticipated new film “Antebellum” may depict many black people’s nightmares on the big screen, but actress Janelle Monae said that the movie will also give moviegoers a “deeper appreciation for black women.” In her first starring role, Monae plays author Veronica Henley who finds herself transported back in time and trapped during the […]
A case about the death of Malcolm X has been reopened by the Attorney’s Office of Manhattan after a Netflix documentary addressed who committed the murder. Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21st, 1965, in front of his family as he was giving a speech in New York City. About a year before his death, […]
Brandy Norwood’s 17-year-old daughter, Sy’rai, is an up-and-coming entrepreneur. She is not only the founder of Privileged Apparel, a new apparel company, but also one of the models for the company’s fashions. Sy’rai has designed her clothing line to serve women of all shapes and sizes, noting that she’s “bigger than most kids” – she […]
To celebrate International Women’s Day this year, TIME magazine published a double issue that features 100 magazine covers from 1920-2019 that feature women. The cover of the double issue features the three women who spearheaded the Black Lives Matter movement as its founders in 2013. Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi are the celebrated […]
Have you noticed potato chip bags in your local supermarket or convenience stores with rap artists on the front of the bags? These snacks are called Rap Snacks, and James Lindsay created them. Lindsay said recently in an interview that Rap Snacks are on their way to becoming one of the most recognized brands of […]
General Charles Q. Brown, four-star general, is slated to become the first black Chief of Staff for the U.S. Air Force. And not only would he hold this distinction, he’d also be the first black leader of any military branch and the next black Pentagon leader since Army General Colin Powell’s 1993 retirement. Brown has […]
The University of Rochester and East High School will continue their partnership after successfully working to improve the school’s performance after threatening to be shut down 5 years ago due to being the lowest performing school in RCSD. Both the Rochester City School Board and University of Rochester agree the since teaming up the schools […]
Whatever your music tastes, it’s important to support the music arts, especially when they highlight the best and brightest of the black community and draw attention to the losses to that community so many have known through the years. A composition commissioned by one of our native New Yorkers is planned for release to the […]
James Brown died on Christmas Day in 2006 of an apparent heart attack and fluid in his lungs. But the doctor who signed Brown’s death certificate, Marvin Crawford, wondered if the singer’s death had actually been caused because a toxic substance in his system triggered the heart attack. Crawford was surprised at how quickly Brown’s […]