Prayers Up: Severe Tornado Outbreak Causes Significant Damage to Selma, AL

Severe storms in the south sparked a tornado outbreak, with Selma, Alabama being one of the…

Advocates Urge Alabama to Rename Edmund Pettus Bridge After John Lewis

Following the passing of Civil Rights activist John Lewis on Friday politicians and citizens have advocated…

Black Girl Magic: Ava Duvernay to be Awarded Visionary Honor at the 2018 ABFF Honors

Powerhouse director Ava DuVernay will receive the Visionary Honor at the 2018 American Black Film Festival Honors, also…

Ava DuVernay’s Doc On Mass Incarceration Will Open NY Film Festival This Fall

Ava DuVernay’s upcoming Netflix documentary The 13th will kick off this year’s New York Film Festival. The award-winning…

Ava DuVernay Covers ‘Elle’ Magazine’s “Women in Hollywood” Issue

It’s safe to say that 2015 is the year of Ava Duvernay. With the success of…

‘Selma’ DVD Is Coming To Every High School In America

The powerful Civil Rights film is guaranteed to be in classrooms across the country.

John Legend Spearheads Campaign to End America’s Outrageous Rates of Mass Incarceration

John Legend is more than just a powerful singing voice:  He’s the voice of a generation…

New Jersey School Cancels Common As Commencement Speaker

Kean University, which is located in Union, New Jersey, announced earlier this week that Common will…

‘Selma’ Is Returning To Theaters For A Limited Engagement

If you missed your chance at seeing the phenomenon that is Selma in theaters, then you’re…

Billboard Honors KKK On Selma Anniversary

Today in Selma, Alabama many people gather to commemorate the march are greeted with a billboard…