Tina Knowles Lawson Joins Vanessa Bell Calloway's HowDoYouRockYourAge.com
In support of Women's History Month and International Women's Day, actress Vanessa Bell Calloway officially launched HowDoYouRockYourAge.com and among the first women to answer the question with a post, Tina Knowles Lawson.
Gabourey Sidibe Gets Candid About Weight Loss Surgery
Gabourey Sidibe is getting candid about her weight loss efforts in her upcoming memoir, "This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare."
Notorious B.I.G.'s Legacy Still Hypnotizes 20 Years After His Death
If only it were just a dream. On March 9, 1997, rapper Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace was shot and killed. Twenty years later, the hip hop legend's murder remains unsolved but his music remains just as relevant. Working from …
Mahershali Ali: How the Oakland Native Went From Ball Player to Rapper to Academy Award Winner
Long before Oakland, California saw one of its big- gest sons rise on the national stage at the Academy Awards last Sunday, he had spent the previous week tending to his wife.
You Don’t Have the Answers
In life, questions constantly swirl our minds. Some we can answer but let’s face it most questions we really can’t answer. Who do we turn to when we have more questions than answers? Some look to a higher authority like …
Harry Belafonte: A Voice of Social Injustice
It’s become popular to be an activist in 2017. In a matter of seconds an injustice can become a hashtag and with one tweet you can become the voice of a generation. Now imagine being the voice of social injustice …
Houston Style Goes One-on-One with Comedic Legend Dick Gregory
As part of his national tour, comedic legend and civil rights activist Dick Gregory visited Houston last week to entertain guests at the city’s Dolce Ultra Lounge and Bistro with his age-old comedy, and also to share some of his …
Houstonian Changing the Hair Industry with The Weave Dryer
Inventions are the answers to what annoys us most in life. While on vacation Dr. Michalyn Porter was having a hard time drying the hair underneath her weave. She noticed the problem was not germane to her alone. Getting weave …
Natural Hair the Movie is an Answer to Chris Rock’s ‘Good Hair’
Grind Over Matter Films is currently in production on a new documentary film entitled Natural Hair the Movie. “People say to us, when we talk about our movie, that it reminds them of Chris Rock’s movie Good Hair. Even though …
Shemar Moore Returning to CBS in 'S.W.A.T.' Reboot
Criminal Minds” alum Shemar Moore is coming back to CBS to star in and co-produce the network’s reboot of “S.W.A.T.,” reports Variety.
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center Grand Opening Events March 11 and 12
Man driving toward exit ramp on highway, signs marked Poughkeepsie and Tightening of Chest, Shortness of Breath, This Exit
130-year-old Harvard Law Review Elects Its First Black Woman President
In 130 years of existence, the Harvard Law Review had never elected a black woman as president. ImeIme Umana has changed that.
Mary J. Blige Announces Star-Studded Night Of All-Female Performers At 2017 ESSENCE Festival
ESSENCE Festival is no stranger to bringing you musical experiences unlike any other and this year, we’re raising the bar even higher.
Missouri City Church Receives Historical Marker
St. John Missionary Baptist Church has received a historical marker from the state nearly a decade after parts of the building were ravaged by a fire.
TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
I’m a native of Washington, DC. Not the DMV or some surrounding area that people reference because they partied in DC or went to swanky events there. I am from there—Chocolate City of Old. I am a rare breed of …
