Urban Education
Living
Iowa Barber Trades Reading From Young Kids For Haircuts
*Courtney Holmes has found a way to kill two birds with one stone by trading haircuts for stories read by kids who come in...
Black Films
The Pulse of Entertainment: Straight Outta Compton Gives it to You Straight no Chaser: the Rise of Eazy-E, Ice Cube & Dr. Dre
*VH1 and BET Award winner Rapper/Actor/Producer Ice Cube (Barbershop, Ride Along) and six-time Grammy Award winning Producer/Rapper/Entrepreneur Dr. Dre (Aftermath’s Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and...
Entertainment
DuSable Museum Presents ‘Free at First: The Audacious Journey of the AACM’ Continues Through Sept. 6
Chicago, IL -- The DuSable Museum of African American History invites visitors attending the 36th annual Chicago Jazz Festival to make the museum their...
Entertainment
OWN Hosts Breakfast With Iyanla Vanzant @ NABJ Convention [Look! Photo Gallery]
*On Friday, August 7, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and the NABJ A&E Task Force hosted an exclusive breakfast with award-winning life coach and tv personality...
Black Films
The Pulse of Entertainment: Billboard and Grammy Winner Jill Scott’s ‘Woman’ Debuts at #1
Billboard and Grammy winner Jill Scott debuts at #1 with her new album ‘Woman’
“I try to learn to not do more than I need,”...
News
Our Black Community vs. Their Rogue Cops: What You Should Know (2nd Installment Video)
*In this 2nd installment of the EURThisNthat series, Our Black Community vs. Their Rogue Cops, What You Should Know, we present the trailer for "Nigga Theory:...
Books
Dr. Andrew Manley Breaks Down the ‘Bull’ in ‘Bullying’ in New Book
*Los Angeles, CA—Author, Dr. Andrew Manley pens his second book entitled, “Urban Bully.” With its controversial and much anticipated release, Dr. Manley provides a birds-eye view...
Events
FAMU Awarded $675,000, Multi-Year NCAA Academic Grant
*Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) was one of nine NCAA Division I schools awarded more than $4 million in grants to support academic...
Living
Ancient America Sacred Cave and Rock Art Antiquities Series – Part 2
*There's a school of thought that says the first advanced civilization in America was Black and was affectionately referred to by the ancient American...
Entertainment
Kim Kimble, Celebrity Hairstylist Panelists at Natural Hair & Lifestyle Expo~Aug 1&2@The Reef
*(Los Angeles, CA) -- Nappywood’s 3rd Los Angeles Natural Hair & Lifestyle (LANX) Expo Weekend held August 1-2 2015 is bringing out the top hair...
Entertainment
Tom Joyner’ Cruise Supports Students Featured on Hollywood Divas Season 2
*(Dallas) The Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage cruise presented by Ford will be featured on two episodes of the 2nd season of the Hollywood...
Entertainment
Nappywood’s 3rd L.A. Natural Hair & Lifestyle Expo Attracts Stars
*Celebrities scheduled to make appearances are actress Tanya Wright, "Orange is the New Black," model/actress Tomiko Fraser and actress/comedian Kim Coles.
The longest Natural Hair...
News
NYC Principal Commits Suicide After Found Cheating on Common Core Test, DOE Releases Statement (Video)
*The Department of Education (DOE) has released a statement that says the investigation into Jeanene Worrell-Breeden, 49, principal at Teachers College Community School in...
Barack and Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama, Wale Team to Help College-Bound Teens
*First lady Michelle Obama is teaming up with DC-based rapper Wale to help college-bound teens overcome obstacles and succeed in college.
More than 130 students...
Other News
Long Beach (CA) School Board Approves Motion to Drop Robert E. Lee Name From School
*Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson on Monday, July 20, hailed the decision by the Long Beach California Unified School Board...
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