Re-Imagining Movie Icons: What If Movie Icons Wore African Fashion?
Just in time for New York (and Harlem) Fashion week, The Africa Channel launches a 10-part digital series that asks a simple yet compelling question, “What if movie icons wore African fashion?” The...
View ArticleFreddie Figgers is the First African American Entrepreneur to Develop His Own...
Freddie Figgers is an inventor, computer programmer, software engineer, and entrepreneur. He is the youngest person in history to hold a FCC license, which allows him to operate his own cell phone...
View ArticleLegendary Rapper Snoop Dogg Receives His Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Quincey Jones, Dr. Dre, Jimmy Kimmel, Pharrell Williams were on hand to speak for the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s ceremony honoring iconic rapper, Snoop Dogg, with a star on the Hollywood Walk of...
View ArticleMike Espy on #RolandMartinUnfiltered Talking About His Runoff Election in...
Mike Espy Talks about his runoff election with Cindy Hyde-Smith. He is focused on the importance of providing healthcare insurance to all Mississippi residents and making sure the Republicans are not...
View ArticleJada Pinkett Smith Tackles The Racial Divide Between Black and White Women on...
In this powerful episode Jada Pinkett Smith, her mother Adrienne and daughter Willow, have a candid conversation about race relations between women of color and white women. Jada’s producer shares her...
View ArticleJennifer Lopez Proves the Value of Street Smarts in “Second Act” From STX Films
SECOND ACT is an inspirational comedy starring Jennifer Lopez as Maya, a 40-year-old woman struggling with frustrations of not having achieved more in life. As an experienced, quick-witted, perceptive...
View ArticleCyntoia Brown Granted Clemency by Governor of Tennessee
By Olivia Exstrum, Mother Jones – Cyntoia Brown, a sex trafficking victim serving a life sentence in Tennessee for killing a man when she was 16, will walk free this summer after spending over a decade...
View ArticleMath College Professor Turned Rapper Chad Rico Travels to a “New Level” in...
Richmond, CA – When college math professor Chad Rico ventured off into the rap game, he knew he was taking a calculated risk. As an entrepreneur, financial analyst, clothing manufacturer/designer,...
View ArticleGina Rodriguez Finds a Power She Never Knew She Had in “Miss Bala”
Gloria (Gina Rodriguez) finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength....
View ArticleAuntie Maxine Let Mnuchin Know to Put Respek on Her Chairmanship to Financial...
Although I abhor people who judge and disrespect people based on race or gender, every now and then I do get a kick out of seeing an arrogant, condescending man who underestimates his opponent, get...
View ArticleBillionaire Robert F. Smith Pledged Grants to Pay School Debt for the 2019...
Billionaire Robert F. Smith tells 2019 Morehouse College graduates that he will pay their college debt. While it took a moment for it to sink in to the graduates, once they realized that they really...
View ArticleLegendary Black Arts Movement Author Horace Mungin Celebrates 50 Year Career...
Ridgeville, SC – It was 1968 when literary giant Horace Mungin penned his first published work, “Dope Hustler’s Jazz,” part one of a two volume set of anti-drug poetry. “Dope Hustler’s Jazz” was the...
View ArticleI Got The Hook Up 2 is the Number One Urban Film in the Country
Genius Minds Films made history today going up against big-budget films. “I Got The Hook Up 2” is the number one urban comedy in America. The film has reached top ten on iTunes and Amazon, proving that...
View ArticleHustlers Starring Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, Keke Palmer and Constance Wu in...
Inspired by true events, HUSTLERS is a comedy-drama that follows a crew of savvy strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients. At the start of 2007, Destiny...
View ArticleFilmmaker Al Profit, Busts the War on Drugs with “Cocaine Condor” in Episode...
Free “Cocaine Condor” Viewing on YouTube on Friday the 13th In Recognition of National Recovery MonthLos Angeles – Brazen filmmaker/ director Alan Bradley, better known as Al Profit, has written,...
View ArticleMichael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson Sar in “Just Mercy”
Michael B. Jordan (“Black Panther,” “Creed,” “Creed II”) and Oscar winners Jamie Foxx (“Ray,” “Baby Driver,” “Django: Unchained”) and Brie Larson (“Room,” “The Glass Castle,” “Captain Marvel”) star in...
View ArticleCongressman Hakeem Jeffries Stands Out During Impeachment Hearings
Although Donald J. Trump’s Impeachment Hearings are not being taken seriously by Senate Republicans, the Democratic House Managers have demonstrated that they take their job seriously and they came...
View ArticleFord Celebrates Black Women with ‘Built Phenomenally’ Ad Campaign for Debut...
Dearborn, MI – Narrated by award-winning actress Angela Bassett, Ford’s latest ad campaign, “Built Phenomenally,” shines a spotlight on the all-new 2020 Escape – the company’s best-selling SUV. The new...
View ArticleGritty London Based Gang Film Blue Story Opens in US March 20
Directed by Rapman (Blue Story is the saga of two London youth whose lives are impacted by gang warfare. Best friends Timmy (Stephen Odubola) and Marco (Micheal Ward) go to the same high school in...
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