September 23, 2020
Stylo G is back with another hit “Martin & Gina” which explores the beloved relationship between the 90’s sitcom characters. On Tuesday night, the rapper made a little on-screen magic himself, making his TV debut on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
September 15, 2020
“Good Times” the TV Show is coming back! But, not exactly the same way. The iconic black sitcom will be a new animated series on Netflix according to Shadow and Act. The show follows the Evans family as they navigate today’s world and contemporary social issues. Just as the original show did years ago. Carl Jones […]
September 7, 2020
News that’s happening around the world today. In South Africa, there are protests because of a racist advertisement for hair shampoo. The advertisement depicts white women’s hair as good hair and black women’s hair as bad hair. See the images below. The pharmacy the shampoo was advertised at is Clicks, the second biggest retailer in […]
September 4, 2020
Chadwick Boseman’s hometown of Anderson, South Carolina paid tribute to him in a public memorial on Thursday evening. The actor, who became widely popular through “Black Panther,” was honored after he shockingly died last week at the age of 43 following a private four-year battle with colon cancer. A viewing of “Black Panther” was held at […]
September 1, 2020
“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” Cast is reuniting at HBO Max to celebrate the show’s 30th anniversary. Will Smith, Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid, and Alfonso Ribeiro will all be part of the special, as will DJ Jazzy Jeff. It is set to tape on Sept. 10 and is slated to […]
August 31, 2020
The Hall of Famer, and Legendary Georgetown College Basketball Head Coach John Thompson has passed away. Initially reported by DC Radio station, The Team 980. Thompson was the first black coach to win the NCAA championship. He led the Hoyas to the title in 1984. Thompson coached many NBA players, including Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo […]
August 27, 2020
A moment in sports history took place on Wednesday in the NBA. The Milwaukee Bucks players refused to leave the locker room to take the floor for Game 5 of their first-round series against the Orlando Magic. Why? Jacob Blake. That’s why. Another act of police violence against a Black person, this time in their […]
August 26, 2020
UPDATE: An Illinois resident Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, was arrested in Antioch, Ill., on Wednesday morning after being charged with first degree intentional homicide in the fatal shootings of two protestors. __________________________________________________________ Two people were shot dead during the third night of protest in Kenosha Wisconsin, where Jacob Blake was shot in the back several times […]
August 26, 2020
Two prized items from The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shaku will be apart of the first-ever hip-hop auction by Sotheby’s. The auction features 120 lots and showcases. With everything from iconic artifacts, contemporary and fine art, one-of-a-kind experiences, to rare flyers and posters. Monica Lynch, the former president of Tommy Boy Records in the ’90s, co-organized […]
August 26, 2020
NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps will become the first black woman to be a crew member on the International Space Station. On Tuesday, NASA said Epps will join astronauts Sunita Williams and Josh Cassada on a 2021 mission aboard a Boeing-built Starliner spacecraft. Epps has a doctorate in aerospace engineering. Served seven years as a technical […]
