‘Fire Shut Up In My Bones’ Ignites Met Stage with Historic Mix of Opera, Jazz and Uplift | PHOTOS
*Opera, with its roots in centuries-old European classical music traditions, has made numerous changes in sound, style, …
How NY’s Met Opera Made All Kinds of Black History with ‘Fire Shut Up in By Bones’ Opening (Video)
*The Metropolitan Opera made Black history on multiple fronts with its season opener Monday, presenting for the first …
First Look: Tony Nominee Joaquina Kalukango in Broadway Bound ‘Paradise Square’
*Here’s a tease of Tony nominee Joaquina Kalukango from the Broadway-bound musical Paradise Square doing what she …
Brilliant and Black: Sotheby’s Presents First Selling Exhibition of Black Fine Jewelry Designers (Video)
*Brilliant and Black: A Jewelry Renaissance at Sotheby’s New York puts a long overdue spotlight on approximately 60 …
Soca Dance-Fueled Drama ‘She Paradise’ Hits Theaters Nov 11th!
This August, Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired the North American rights to up and coming director, Maya Cozier’s “She …
From Aretha & Nina to Quincy & Dizzy, Drummer Bernard ‘Pretty’ Purdie Sits on a Throne at the Black Pool of Genius
*Bernard “Pretty” Purdie is the only musician who can rightfully claim to have played for legendary artists that, in a …
Poetry in Motion: Amanda Gorman Brings Her Children’s Book, Presidential Dreams to ‘Today’ (Watch)
*Amanda Gorman’s had dreams of becoming the next President of the United States way before she stole the show with …
Major Publisher Taps ‘Book-fluencer’ Cree Myles as Founding Editor of ‘All Ways Black’ Platform [EUR Exclusive]
*Penguin Random House, the world’s largest publisher, recently launched “All Ways Black,” a new platform and Instagram …
Gabrielle Union Unflinchingly Puts Her Biz in the Streets in New Book: ‘You Got Anything Stronger?’
*Gabrielle Union‘s new book called “You Got Anything Stronger?” was released earlier this week and in it, among …
David Damas Explores the Legacy of His Uncle D’Urville Martin: Director of the Original Dolemite Film
*The blaxploitation film genre and its period arguably, is one the most influential periods of Black film history. For …
Tarana Burke on ‘The View’: Why the #MeToo Founder Got Emotional and Whoopi Brought up Miss Celie (Watch)
*Activist Tarana Burke took to television this week to promote her new memoir, “Unbound: My Story of Liberation …
Soul-Jazz Phenomenon Ragan Whiteside Scores Her Seventh Consecutive Billboard Top 10 Career Record
*Contemporary Soul-Jazz phenomenon Ragan Whiteside scores her seventh consecutive Billboard Top 10 career record. Her …
Gabrielle Union’s Quiet Fertility Battle Detailed in New Book; Watch Her Interviews About It Here
*Gabrielle Union made several TV appearances this week to promote her new book “You Got Anything Stronger?,” a sequel to …
VIDEO: Black Hair Exhibition ‘Textures’ Debuts at Kent State University
*Black hair has faced scrutiny and discrimination for decades. “This topic has been an issue for over four hundred …
Hollywood Welcomes the Return of HAMILTON
*The return of HAMILTON to the Hollywood Pantages is a welcome reset to nightlife normalcy, sans the fact that delighted …
