As the SEC Relaxes Rules, Small Businesses Raise Money
Honeycomb Credit is a small crowdfunding company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It typically handles 10 inquiries a day from business owners seeking loans from the community. Since pandemic hit, it is averaging 30 to 40 daily. “We’ve completed about a dozen live campaigns already and recently closed our first tranche of relief loans,” said Chip Homer, […]
Legendary Music Executives Announce the Black American Music Association/BAM
*Los Angeles, CA – Today, an esteemed group of music and entertainment industry leaders, led by Michael Mauldin, Demmette Guidry and Judy Klein, announced the Black American Music Association (BAM). BAM is a non-profit 501(c)(6) professional trade association introduced in June of 2018. The organization was created to “Preserve, Protect, and Promote the Legacy and Future of Authentic Black American Music […]
The Pulse of Entertainment: Horn Player Eddie Daniels’ ‘Night Kisses’ CD is Swirling with Romance
*“I decided to do a Brazilian record with a string quartet,” said six-time Grammy nominated horn player Eddie Daniels about his August 7, 2020 release of his “Night Kisses: A Tribute to Evan Lins” (Resonance Records) project. “George Klabin, head of Resonance Records. was born in Brazil. I’ve known him for 40 years.” The “Night […]
Starz Drops Teaser for ‘Power Book II: Ghost’ Spinoff [WATCH]
*Starz has dropped a 30-second teaser for “Power Book 2: Ghost,” that will show the impact the events of the Power finale had on Tariq (Michael Rainey Jr.) and Tasha (Naturi Naughton). The trailer also gives viewers the first glimpse of the spin-off’s new characters, including Mary J. Blige. We previously reported… “Power Book 2: Ghost” will […]
Meagan Good Talks Black Love in Lockdown – She’s Featured in New Annual HBCU Virtual Summit
*What’s mine is yours and what’s yours is mine-a relationship colloquial that may have once sounded romantically charming and endearing, but now, in the middle of an ever-changing pandemic, may feel more like nuisance for some couples. Togetherness. Of course, no one quite expected that meant being around your partner day in and day out […]
VIDEO: See Drake’s New Twin Jesus Pieces Honoring Tupac Shakur
*Drake paid tribute to Tupac Shakur with two new Jesus pieces featuring the late rapper’s face – one sporting a red bandana, the other a blue one. Drake and Jason Arasheben, Jason of Beverly Hills’ founding designer, posted videos of the double diamond chains on their respective Instagram accounts Wednesday (July 29). According to Complex, each […]
‘Survivor’ Contestants Say Racist Whites Were Protected While Blacks Were ‘Edited Into Stereotypes’ [VIDEO]
*Black contestants of the hit CBS reality series “Survivor” are speaking out about how they were edited into stereotypes while the racist whites were protected from scrutiny. Ramona Gray Amaro, the first Black woman to compete on the show, told NPR, that the predominantly white producers created scenarios that forced Black contestants into stereotypes. They […]
Remember Loon? The Bad Boy Rapper Has Gotten His Get Out of Jail Card
*Loon entered prison back in 2008 due to drug charges and had been trying for years to get released—and the time has finally come! Loon’s case was picked up by former music producer and criminal justice advocate Weldon Angelos in 2018 through his criminal justice platform The Weldon Project. From there several letters were written […]
Michael Jordan Commits $2.5M to Protect Black Voting Rights, Legal Defense
*Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand have donated $100 million toward fighting systemic racism over the next 10 years. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted People and Families Movement are both recipients of $1 million in support from the Jordan Brand. The Black Voters Matter Fund will receive […]
VIDEO: These Adorable Twins are Melting Hearts on Social Media
*And now or a double dose of cuteness. Meet Justin and Marcel Jackson, who at 20 months old, have already been on social media nearly their entire lives – since the age of one month. Their dad, 24-year-old Justin Marcel Jackson, had to convince his wife that an Instagram page for their sons would be […]
RADIOSCOPE REWIND: Groove Theory is Shocked By the Success of their 1st Single ‘Tell Me’ in 1996
*Remember the first time you heard “Tell Me” from this new group called Groove Theory? It was as if singer-songwriter Amel Larrieux and songwriter-producer Bryce Wilson came out of nowhere in September of ’95 with that head-thumping, “All Night Long-sampling earworm that dominated urban radio. The duo’s self-titled debut album was released the following month, as the chart climbing […]
Ice-T Says Wife’s Father Has Permanent Lung Damage From Coronavirus [VIDEO}
*Ice-T made a virtual appearance on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, and gave an update on his father-in-law’s health status. Earlier this month, Ice’s wife, Coco Austin, revealed that her father Steve had to be hospitalized in Arizona due to the coronavirus. Ice-T told Kimmel, “Coco’s dad is a Harley Davidson-riding, no-masking […]
Ex-Ferguson Cop Who Shot Michael Brown Won’t be Charged Following New Investigation
*As was previously reported, the white police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, a Black teenager, in Ferguson, Mo., was cleared by a grand jury and a federal investigation back in 2014. Six years later, a new investigation has come to the same conclusion as the first: Darren Wilson will not be charged for […]
Tamar Braxton and WE tv Cut Ties After She Accuses Network of Making Her ‘Suicidal’
*Tamar Braxton is finally a free woman after WE tv agreed to part ways with the singer. The move comes amid her criticism over the network’s “excessive and unfair” work demands. Braxton allegedly tried to end her life over the slave treatment she suffered from executives. In a new statement from WE tv, the network […]
R&B Legends KEM and Toni Braxton Release New Single ‘Live Out Your Love’ / LISTEN!
*NEW YORK, NY — On the heels of KEM’s smash hit “Lie to Me” – which has maintained the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart for six weeks in a row – the R&B superstar releases his new single, “Live Out Your Love” featuring the iconic Toni Braxton. KEM’s signature silky […]
