For years, it was believed that Black people held domain over two very specific things: sports and entertainment. Sure, we excel in so many fields but to the world, we were born to either sing, dance, run a pigskin or bear a wicked jumpshot.
Black History Month is always a welcome time to learn about our great historical figures, but one bank is getting a somewhat harsh lesson on the proper use of the imagery of our ancestors. Black-owned OneUnited Bank has debuted a card that features the great Harriet Tubman in a pose that should be familiar to […]
Black History Month is a time to reflect on the many contributions to society and culture that Black people have given the United States and the world over. While true historical figures and moments of note should always be the primary focus, a hilarious number of tweets online put a humorous twist on the annual […]
Ava DuVernay has proven that her deft touch as a director yields positive results, most especially on topics or subjects that are near and dear to the Black community. It has been announced that she will be directing a documentary on the late Nipsey Hussle for Netflix.
Jay-Z and Beyoncé are the A-list couple everyone wants to hang out with—including the Hollywood set. While they themselves didn’t attend the Academy Awards, their annual Gold Party was once again the star-studded event to get into.
February on the east coast, especially north of the Carolinas, places a familiar winter chill over the cities and towns that make up the region. A common theme of the lower temps is music that fits the barren trees and concrete backdrops, and Ghostface Killah‘s sublime album Supreme Clientele, celebrating its 20th anniversary today, embodies […]
Nicki Minaj recently ended her social media hiatus and has been blessing her fans with pics of her fits. Of course, Minaj was working on new music during her break and gave us a preview of her new song, but instead of praise, she is catching a lot of flack for an ill-timed Rosa Park […]
Don’t let modern society trick you into believing that our community’s achievements should not be celebrated year-round. With February aka Black History Month upon us, we look to keep a bright spotlight on some of our kings and queens from what some would call the golden era of pro sports (and some “amateurs,” too).
Rev. Henry Highland Garnet was an 19th century slave abolitionist, educator, theologist and Pan-Africanist that you may not know much about. A prominent figure in the movement to overthrow slavery, Garnet used religion as his platform to advocate for slave rebellions. His impassioned words about oppression were deemed too radical, drawing criticism from his rival, […]
Retro sneakers are all the rage right, but the best usually have an origin story dating back to the 1980’s. Hip-Hop Wired linked back up with Fresco Wilson, Editorial Producer of sneaker consignment destination Stadium Goods, and he dropped knowledge on how 1980’s sneaker culture continues to influence the game in 2020.
The great divide between the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X is one of many tragic endings in Black History. Two men, with different methods of approaching a common goal, whose reputations remain to this day enshrined in their earlier viewpoints and not the evolution of their ideals.
Though regarded today as one of the seminal figures of the Harlem Renaissance and the overall evolution of Black literature, Zora Neale Hurston was treated as somewhat of a polarizing figure while alive.
