Culture

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chris Rock is gearing up to examine the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Rock is in final negotiations to direct and produce a biopic of the late civil rights icon. Universal is behind the project and has optioned the rights to Jonathan Eig’s biography, King: A Life, which debuted to […]

New Bethel CME Church is celebrating 100 years of Service with a Gala on Saturday, September 30 at the DoubleTree by Hilton.  The Keynote Speaker will be Mayor Malik Evans.  Tickets are $100 and can be purchased by calling (585) 232-3815 or emailing newbethelcme270@gmail.com.

According to a recent Bloomberg report, NBA icon Michael Jordan’s net worth currently sits at $3.5 billion, the largest fortune any athlete within the organization has earned. This is attributed to a licensing deal with Nike the recent sale of his majority stake in the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets, and other major investments. According to a report […]

The gymnastics star Simone Biles just won her record eighth U.S. Championship. Biles, now a 26-year-old newlywed considered perhaps the greatest of all time, posted an all-around two-day total of 118.40, four points clear of runner-up Shilese Jones. Florida junior Leanne Wong claimed third, bolstering her chances of making a third straight world championship team. Biles […]

The Strong National Museum of Play is opening an exhibit celebrating 50 years of hip-hop (born in New York City in the 1970s) and how it inspired joy, play, and fun while creating a new art form. The exhibit, opening August 11 on the museum’s floor, explores the wide-ranging cultural influence of hip hop. Related […]

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Tennessee State University will form a men’s club hockey team and become the first historically Black college and university (HBCU) in the United States to offer the sport. University officials made the announcement Wednesday afternoon at Bridgestone Arena along with officials from the NHL, NHL Players’ Association, Nashville Predators and College Hockey Inc., all partners […]