WELCOME BACK TO BLACK !!! On Wednesday, the independently Black-owned company Essence Ventures acquired Essence Communications from…
Day: January 4, 2018
Legendary Poet Keorapetse Kgositsile, Father of Earl Sweatshirt, Has Died at 79
Esteemed South African poet and political activist Keorapetse Kgositsile, also the father of rapper Earl Sweatshirt,…
Mary J. Blige Joins Golden Globes Anti-Harassment ‘Black Dress’ Protest
The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige plans on supporting the Time’s Up campaign, by…
Yara Shahidi’s ‘Grownish’ A Different World Than Lisa Bonet’s Spin-Off
Words by Nick Slay For those of us who watched Zoey Johnson grow up on ABC’s…
Bruno Mars and Cardi B’s “Finesse” Remix Video Pays Homage to ‘In Living Color’
The pair throw it all the way back in this visual. On January 3, Bruno Mars…
Childish Gambino To Perform At The 2018 Grammy Awards
Childish Gambino’s popularity reached new heights in 2017 with the release of his album, Awaken, My Love. The…
Sampa The Great Going Worldwide From Australia
Sampa The Great (Sampa Tembo) is a poet/singer/rapper who burst onto the musical scene in Australia…
Is the U.S. Army Wasting Millions of Tax Paying Dollars?
2Pac once said, “They got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor.” A recent internal audit…
“Bomb Cyclone” Winter Storm Explodes Over The East Coast
A massive winter storm that will “in many ways resemble a hurricane” is expected to hit…
‘The Real’ Gets Renewed for Two More Seasons
2018 is starting out great for the ladies over at “The Real.” FOX Television Studios has…
Kendrick Lamar and TDE are Producing the Soundtrack for “Black Panther”
Marvel’s “Black Panther” is about hit the mainstream shortly as a big-budget Ryan Coogler-directed blockbuster and…
Producers Accuse Atlantic Records of Small-Time Pay By Renaming Albums as ‘Mixtapes’
Atlantic Records is currently being singled out after producer E. Dan of ID Labs accused the…
Check Out This Exclusive Clip of ‘The Commuter’ Slated For Theaters Jan. 12
Check out this exclusive clip of the highly anticipated film The Commuter, starring Colin McFarlane(Patient Zero)…
Listen to Sha Hustle’s Poignant Dancehall Burner “Spend Some”
Sha Hustle is always entertaining. The Toronto Super-Creative is a doppelganger of his creative self morphing…
Black-Owned Company Acquired Essence Magazine From Time Inc.
Essence Ventures, an independent Black-owned company, acquired Essence Communications on Wednesday from Time Inc., making the…
Former 60s Soul Singer Betty Jane Willis Murdered By Homeless Man in California
On Wednesday (Jan. 3), 22-year-old Rosendo Xo Pec was charged for the murder of former 60s soul…
North Korea Launches Missile And Hits One Of Its Own Cities
A failed North Korea missile crashed in a populated area has heightened fears the rogue state…
Goodfellas’ Paul Sorvino Threatens Harvey Weinstein For Allegedly Blacklisting His Daughter In Hollywood
Goodfellas actor Paul Sorvino says he would kill disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who allegedly blacklisted…
