On Dec. 7, the Black Equity Collective (BEC) held a Fireside Chat featuring hip hop artist, actor and philanthropist Common at the Blackbird House in Culver City. The program was moderated by Kaci Patterson, founder and chief architect of the BEC, which launched in 2021.
Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday, Sept. 9, hosted a celebration of hip hop`s 50th anniversary with appearances by some of the music genre`s pioneers and stars.
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.
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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.
Cook discusses his journey into acting, being a single father of three children, and the significant role “The Chi” plays for the Black community
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, and to Common, Kevin Hart and a host of others who consider the criminal justice system often unfair and dehumanizing. Hussle served time before he was shot to death on March 31 and was raising awareness for changes. Last October, he headlined a free #TimeDone campaign concert to bring awareness to the 70 million Americans living with a past conviction. In February, while attending
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, with ladies of ABC’s the View.
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.
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.
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.
Kam’s Annual Assessment of the Best in Black Cinema
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, but her parents (Regina Hall and Russell Hornsby) have sent her to Williamson, an exclusive prep school located on the other side of the tracks. They know that Williamson gives her a better chance of making it out of the ‘hood than the local public high school which is only good for girls who want to get “high, pregnant or killed.” Consequently, Starr uses slang when hanging out with her
For movies opening October 5, 2018.