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Essence Fest Marks 25 Years of Celebrating Black Culture

July 1, 2019

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Essence Festival, which draws thousands to New Orleans during the fourth of July week, is celebrating 25 years of bringing African American women of all ages together for thought-proving conversation and performances from top musical acts. ... read more »

BET Awards honor Mary J. Blige, Nipsey Hussle, Tyler Perry

June 27, 2019

The show belonged to artists viewed as icons in the black community, including singer Mary J. Blige, filmmaker Tyler Perry and the late rapper Nipsey Hussle. ... read more »

Singer Chaka Khan to be Grand Marshal of Rose Parade

October 25, 2018

Chaka Khan, a 10-time Grammy Award-winning R&B/soul artist, was named today as the grand marshal of 2019 Tournament of Roses. ... read more »

Black Girls Rock 2018 to Honor Janet Jackson, Mary J Blige and More Phenomenal Women

August 24, 2018

... will receive the rock star award at the 2018 Black Girls Rock awards. The Grammy winner will be honored as a “phenomenal woman in music,” organizers said Thursday. ... read more »

Brad Pye’s National Sports Beat (3/8-3/14/18)

March 8, 2018

Notes, and things picked on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond. ... read more / view gallery »

This Week In Black History (January 11 – January 17)

January 17, 2018

This Week In Black History (January 11 – January 17) ... read more / view gallery »

SAG Awards to Serve as Voice for Women, Will Feature All Female Presenters

December 21, 2017

Executive Producer of the SAG Awards, Kathy Connell, says this year’s ceremony will feature all female presenters, an idea she conceptualized after her experience at the national Women’s March in Washington, D.C. earlier this year. ... read more »

Film Review: WWII Vets Forge Unlikely Friendship across Color Line in Searing Southern Saga

November 20, 2017

But the fighting isn't over for Sergeant Ronsel Jackson (Jason Mitchell), a black man reluctantly returning to the repressive Jim Crow system of segregation. ... read more »

This Week In Black History (January 7)