In 2017, former NFL Network executive Kristen Ingram bet on herself by creating PLUS ONE Society, a company that provides initiatives that tackle societal issues. Since its inception, many celebrities, athletes and sporting leagues have acquired her expertise to conduct conscious programming. ... read more »

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At first glance, IFC’s “Sherman’s Showcase” created by comedy duo Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle, might seem like a traditional sketch comedy show but it’s much more.  At its core is extraordinary music which makes sense since John Legend’s Get Lifted Film Co. and RadicalMedia serve as executive producers. This is best-in-show and if you like to laugh then “Sherman’s Showcase” is going to bring you buckets and buckets of mirth.  ... read more »

Cook discusses his journey into acting, being a single father of three children, and the significant role “The Chi” plays for the Black community ... read more »

Nipsey Hussle and Meek Mill (courtesy photo) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Kardashian West isn’t the only celebrity speaking out for prison reform. It’s a topic that was also very important to slain rapper Nipsey Hussle, ... read more »

The musician, actor and author of “Let Love Have the Last Word” opens up about his relationship with his daughter and what advice Michelle Obama gave him about relationships, ... read more / watch video »

In 2015, I interviewed Grammy and Oscar-winning artist Che "Rhymefest" Smith about “In My Father’s House”—a heart -wrenching documentary about his search to find his estranged father.  What he uncovered shocked him to his core. His father had been living on the streets and in and out of homeless shelters for years,  fighting alcoholism, just miles away from him the entire time.  ... read more »

Stars Common, Sherri Shepherd and Dante Brown (lead actor) hosted a red carpet screening of the short film "HATS" at the 27th Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival on February 18. Shortly after, multi-platinum rapper and actor Alvin 'Xzibit' Joiner hosted the Los Angeles premiere of his upcoming film "BROKEN GROUND" starring James "Jayo Felony" Savage. America's largest international Black film festival screened over 190 films, and exhibited over 100 fine artists and unique crafts at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza from February 7 to February 18. ... read more »

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A contingent of celebrities, athletes, fans, and activists boycotted Super Bowl on Sunday, February 3, in support of former NFL quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, who has been blackballed by the league according to multiple reports.   ... read more »

Kam’s Annual Assessment of the Best in Black Cinema ... read more »

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter (Amandla Stenberg) straddles two different worlds which never intersect, one, black and poor, the other, white and privileged. That’s because she lives in the ghetto in Garden Heights, ... read more »

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The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) recently held its 48thConference in Washington DC. For the first time in the foundation’s history, two senators — Senator Cory Booker (New Jersey) and Senator Kamala D. Harris (California) served as honorary co-chairs for the 48th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC). Historically, co-chairs have been members of the U.S. House of Representatives. ... read more »