Poet Rita Dove has a sharp, simple goal in response to receiving a National Book Award for lifetime achievement: “I want it to be a milestone, not a tombstone.”
He created and hosts “The Dale Elliott Podcast,” where he discusses financial literacy and immigration. Elliott also interviews artists and his friends. He boasts over a million followers across all his platforms, anchored by 690,000 followers on Instagram @daleelliottjr.
Public Enemy and Ice-T will headline the national celebration of Hip Hop at West Potomac Park on the National Mall in Washington, DC on October 6 and 7.
On December 30, 2012, actor, director, and producer Rockmond Dunbar ¾ best known for his performances in the HBO series “Soul Food,” “Prison Break,” “The Mentalist,” and “9-1-1” ¾ married actress and writer Maya Gilbert.
Diverse Representation, an organization dedicated to increasing the hiring and exposure of Black agents, attorneys, managers, publicists and financial advisors who work in the sports and entertainment industries, hosted its inaugural Diverse Representation Week on August 7-11, in Los Angeles, California.
Clarence Avant was one of our favorite people. He exemplified a certain level of cool and street smarts that allowed him to move confidently into worlds that nobody had prepared him for, never doubting he could figure it out.
The design creative talks about her business, her passion and what it takes to be an entrepreneur.
In continued support of go-getters and changemakers in the Black community, the brand is launching ‘Pause Now, Hustle Later’ in partnership with media personality, entrepreneur, and candy lover La La Anthony, to spotlight five emerging black-owned businesses in the self-care space and to encourage fans to take a pause NOW, so that they can reset and reenergize for their daily hustle LATER.
A 71-year-old man linked to a crew of drug dealers blamed in the fentanyl-laced heroin death of “The Wire” actor Michael K. Williams was sentenced Tuesday, July 25, to more than two years in prison at a proceeding in which the actor’s nephew recommended compassion for the defendant.
On July 13, California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) members Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) and Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) led a group of lawmakers led a news conference at the State Capitol to express their concerns over various news reports of abrupt departures of Black women leaving high-profile careers in Hollywood after the state recently approved $1.6 billion in tax credits for the industry.
On Monday, June 5, the Los Angeles Lakers and representatives of bibigo® foods hosted their inaugural ‘Lakers Town’ community event in Koreatown. The event featured a new Lakers mural by artist, Jonas Never, and appearances by Los Angeles Lakers legends, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, James Worthy, A.C. Green, and Robert Horry at the unveiling of a mural that celebrates some of the dynamic duos in Lakers history. According to Kiesha Nix, vice president of Charitable Affairs & Lakers Youth Foundation, the Lakers, the partnership with bibigo is intend to create inspiration, creativity, vibrance, and a lasting impact in communities such
A “Hustle & Flow” actress and a production company formed by the late director John Singleton are working on the completion of a settlement of her lawsuit alleging she is owed contingent compensation from the 2005 film he co-produced, attorneys told a judge today. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Bruce G. Iwasaki was presented the update during a hearing in the case brought in November 2021 by plaintiff Taryn Manning against Crunk Pictures LLC, alleging breach of contract and also seeking an accounting. The judge set a June 23 hearing for a further update. According to Manning, she is owed under a May 2004 agreement with Crunk
The Monterey Jazz Festival announced the winner of its first-ever HBCU Jazz Combo Challenge. The jazz ensemble from North Carolina Central University took top prize in the competition and will perform on Sunday, September 24, at the upcoming Monterey Jazz Festival, the world’s longest continuously-running jazz festival.
WACO Theater Center’s most recent exhibit WITNESS showcases a diverse range of works from 16 Black femme-identifying artists projecting their vision of the world, society, community, and themselves through their art. Located at 5144 Lankershim Boulevard in the North Hollywood Arts District of Los Angeles, the gallery is open to the public Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. or by appointment through May 27, 2023.
Get a head start on Black Music Month by visiting the Andaz West Hollywood Hotel exhibit titled “Fever” which features paintings inspired by the sultry sounds of R&B music.