Since its creation five years ago, Hennessy’s “Wild Rabbit” campaign has been successful, often incorporating Hip-Hop icon Nas while spotlight trailblazers like Erykah Badu and Martin Scorsese and pushing the mantra, “Never stop. Never settle.” The latest campaign spotlights world champion cyclist Marshall “Major” Taylor—no small feat considering the African-American man claimed the title in 1899.
Janelle Monáe has earned the right to be considered as one of Black music’s most innovative artists, and that distinction has led to a new position she’s undertaking with Spotify. The streaming service has announced a new hub, Black History Is Happening Now and Monáe will lead the effort as its curator along with creating […]
Delta Airlines recently acknowledged pilot Stephanie Johnson as the first Black woman captain for the established travel company. Capt. Johnson and First Officer Dawn Cook embarked on a historic flight together as the first Black women pilots to command a crew.
ABC made an announcement saying they are finally making an African-American woman the star of their reality hook-up show The Bachelorette.
Killer Mike continues to don his media correspondent cap and had a sit down with 1968 Summer Olympics athlete and Civil Rights Movement icon, Tommie Smith. The pair discussed myriad of relevant issues to the times, each from their respective and entirely valid viewpoints.
After getting the side-eye for Google Maps being so racist, Google is ready to be forgiven. The search engine put Ida B. Wells on the main page in honor of the celebrated activist and journalist’s 153rd birthday.
Sometimes America can be messed up, but the rare bit of political diversity provides a glimmer of hope for engaging in a functionally flawed system. That hope comes in the form of the few African-American politicians who wield real power and can dictate public policy.
Three Black swimmers made history at the NCAA Women’s Division 1 Championship Saturday (March 21). Simone Manuel, Lia Neal, and Natalie Hinds took home gold, bronze, and silver medals becoming the first black women to sweep the D1 swimming championship.
The U.S. Postal Service announced Monday (Feb. 23) that it will honor the legendary Maya Angelou with a “Forever” stamp. Dr. Angelou passed away last year at the age of 86 and is best known for her memoir I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings.
Ava DuVernay‘s Selma film is enjoying critical success along with the approach of the Selma-To-Montgomery Marches’ 50th anniversary and the historic Civil Rights Movement moment will be commemorated by President Barack Obama. On March 7, the President will travel to Selma, Ala. to attend a celebration of the marches and also highlight the signing of the […]
An upcoming biopic on legendary civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been in the works for some time. A trailer for the film Selma has hit the web, showcasing the iconic figure’s uphill struggle to secure voting rights for Blacks and others.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks both stand as perhaps the most iconic figures of the Civil Rights Movement, bonded for eternity by what they’ve achieved. Now, a handwritten letter that King sent to Parks is up for sale and is said to be only such known correspondence between them.
