Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities are investigating a threatening letter sent to the African American Museum in Philadelphia. Police said the letter was sent anonymously and threatened violence to the museum during the Democratic National Convention, which begins July 25. The African American Museum in Philadelphia The museum is located in what’s known as America’s most […]

In an effort to increase the conversation around protecting Black lives in the wake of recent murders of Black men in Baton Rouge, La. and St. Paul, Minnesota, the Northern Virginia Urban League Young Professionals Network is scheduled to host a #No More Hashtags — Justice, the Movement for Black Lives… and YOU event on […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte will launch a racial and social justice festival in October with the inaugural event featuring appearances and performances from actors Chris Rock and Jesse Williams and musicians John Legend and Common. In this Dec. 6, 2014 file photo, Harry Belafonte arrives at the charity gala Ein Herz fuer Kinder […]

“Orange is the New Black” (OITNB) has redeemed itself in season 4 after season 3 failed to live up to viewer’s expectations. The current season showcases a range of emotions which leaves viewers feeling angry, outraged and pessimistic about issues that are affecting the nation, particularly African-Americans. “Orange is the New Black” is a show […]

Best buddies Jackie Trantham and Gwen Kerrick have shared thousands of laughs and interests over the course of a 35-year friendship that has included traveling to Amsterdam and listening to the sounds of Dutch opera houses.  Music enthusiasts by all measure, Trantham and Kerrick are also country music fans, who happen to be Black.  In […]

From Friday, July 15 to Sunday, July 17 Baltimore, Maryland will be hosting Artscape, one of the country’s largest festivals featuring art exhibitions, live concerts, competitions, and many hands-on activities. One of the participants at last year’s Artscape festival indulges his inner musician. (Courtesy photo) The theme of this year’s festival is “Space: Explore What’s […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan apologized Tuesday for flubbing the words to the late Notorious B.I.G. classic “Get Money” during VH1’s Hip Hop Honors. And he went BIG for his mea culpa. Quan’s live performance with Lil Kim on Monday night set off some on Twitter, including criticism that a rapper […]

NEW YORK (AP) — An online appeal to raise college funds for the five children of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, man killed early Tuesday by police has surpassed $375,000 in less than a day. The campaign, posted on the Gofundme.com website, raised contributions for the family of Alton Sterling from some 13,000 donors in its […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Chaka Khan and her sister have entered a drug rehabilitation program to battle their addictions to prescription drugs, and Khan says the death of her good friend Prince helped hasten her decision to get help. In this Oct. 24, 2014, file photo, Chaka Khan performs at the 13th annual “A Great […]

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A judge on Thursday denied Bill Cosby’s bid to force his sex-assault accuser to testify before trial, ruling prosecutors worked within the law by using police statements as a stand-in for her at his preliminary hearing. Bill Cosby leaves a pretrial hearing in his criminal sex-assault case at Montgomery County Courthouse […]

Beyonce performs during the Formation World Tour at Wembley stadium on Saturday, July 2, 2016, in London. (Joel Ryan / Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) The shooting deaths of two Black men at the hands of police in the matter of days has led to an outcry nationwide, and celebrities were among those expressing their anguish in social […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Ciara has one, two stepped down the aisle with NFL player Russell Wilson. The couple both posted the same photo Wednesday on Twitter and Instagram showing Ciara in a wedding gown and Wilson in a tuxedo with the caption, “We are The Wilsons!” A representative for Ciara confirmed the marriage […]