It is suggested that Bolden was a byproduct of his time and circumstances. He was an improviser; there was no trace of written music left. He...
Whether it was Paul Mooney, Faye Carroll, Sugar Pie or Jay-Z performing or whether it was Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Mayor Elihu Harris, or Kamala Harris along...
Firing on more than one cylinder and beyond the comedic arena, DeLoatch wrote on VH-1’s hit drama, “Single Ladies” and is completing a middle school fantasy novel about...
We will ultimately be successful in our efforts to reach the goal of our fundraising campaign but will also ensure that the native Oakland community of...
OWN’s popular series, now in its fifth season, takes viewers inside the joys and challenges of married couples. From co-creators Codie and Tommy Oliver, the famed...
Caseen Gaines explores the question, how long will your star stay aloft?
The Mayflower Choral Society is a nonprofit corporation and the parent organization of the Mayflower Chorus, the performing ensemble of the Mayflower Choral Society which supports...
Michael Asberry. Photo courtesy Stuart Locklear Photography The Aurora Theater is finishing up a run for radio of the stage adaptation of Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning...
The holiday started in 2016, when a group of long-term Oakland residents felt that, in the face of Black and Brown native Oaklanders being displaced through...
“These women aren’t the Real Housewives of you name the city. These women are working on improving the lives of Black folk,” media mogul and entrepreneur...
According to USA Today, nine of the 20 acting nominees were people of color as compared to #OscarsSoWhite in 2015 and 2016 when all of the...
The Music and Entertainment Venue Recovery Fund will offer grants of at least $10,000 to every eligible entertainment venue in San Francisco, which have been struggling...
Loving v. Virginia was a landmark civil rights case in 1967 that recognized marriage as a fundamental right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S....
The New York Times is not where you turn to get the Black experience in America. But they couldn’t ignore the passing of one of American...
This is the second and final round of the Stellar Gospel Music Awards. Three (3) votes per household are allowed.
Her first country music memory growing up was of Loretta Lynn’s “Coal Miner’s Daughter”. She adds that Johnny Paycheck’s “Take This Job and Shove It” was...
Although she would later study psychology at City College of New York, Dash continued to long for a career in film. Following her heart, she enrolled...
In 2021, nine out of the 20 acting nominations went to people of color. It is an honor to be nominated and the honors need to...
The 2021 Grammy Awards from the Staples Center on March 14 were hosted by Trevor Noah, and in addition to history being made by both Beyoncé...
Inclusion according to Myers has been a “cultural value” at Netflix since 2017
The female-driven cast, directed by Randolph-Wright, stars Maahra Hill in the title role, alongside Jill Marie Jones (TV’s “Girlfriends”). The show premieres on March 9.
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Gordy expressed his sadness over Wilson’s death. “The Supremes were always known as the ‘sweethearts of Motown,’” Gordy said. “Wilson, along with Diana Ross and Florence...
“We teach the art of systems structures of video games and more importantly, we show them how to understand the codes and think of video games as creators,” Packwood.