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UT Chattanooga Celebrates Black Womanhood for Beyonce-Inspired ‘Lemonade Week’

*Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” album has inspired a week’s worth of study in black womanhood at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. English professor James Arnett has...

The Pulse of Entertainment: Rick Braun Goes ‘Around the Horn’ and Back Again with Outstanding Album

*“It’s a very physical instrument,” said Rick Braun about being a trumpet player. “It’s similar to singing you only have a certain number of...

Entire Senior Class at D.C.’s Long-Struggling Ballou High School Applies to College and …

*Here’s some good news about black folks that the mainstream media will ignore, every one of the 190 seniors at Ballou High applied to...

Anthony Michael Hobbs’ Naga Pixie Screening at Festivals in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Virginia

 *Protégée’ Anthony Michael Hobbs, a multi-awarding winning actor (with a prominent role as a young Frederick Douglass in the Emmy nominated documentary series “The...

USC Will Live Stream ‘Black Excellence in Higher Education Summit II’ (TODAY)

*University of Southern California’s (USC) Black Alumni Association will once again host an academic forum on March 25, at the Marina del Rey Marriott...

The Pulse of Entertainment: Youthful Praise Choir Director JJ Hairston Believes ‘You Deserve It’

*“I woke up and realized the first project was 15 years ago,” said Youthful Praise Choir Director J. J. Hairston about what sparked the...

Meet Mandell Crawley, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Morgan Stanley (Watch)

*Before addressing the third annual Los Angeles Times Multicultural Business Forum, held at the California African American Museum,  Mandell Crawley, Global Chief Marketing Officer...

Suge Knight Back in Hospital For Blood Clots – Globetrotters Star Meets Famous ‘Handshake Students’ [Watch]

*Suge Knight is back in the hospital for his ongoing blood clots condition. The incarcerated, former music mogul -- who's facing murder charges for running...

Fourth Grade Robotics Team Told to ‘Go Back to Mexico’ After Win

*A team of five black and Latino fourth graders in Indianapolis clinched a Robotics challenge, only to be told afterwards to “Go Back to...

The Pulse of Entertainment: Phil Perry Hits Amazing High Notes; WIF and The Caucus Share Knowledge

*“If what Marvin said was true, that only love can conquer hate, why not give it a shot,” said Jazz Crooner Phil Perry about...

Chicago Public School Students Thank Chance the Rapper in Touching Open Letter

*After Grammy-winning artist Chance the Rapper donated one million dollars to Chicago Public Schools on March 6, three students who will benefit from the artist's generosity have...

‘Star Trek’ Icon Nichelle Nichols Going on NASA Mission

*"Star Trek" icon Nichelle Nichols revealed Monday during a Reddit AMA that she will be involved in an upcoming NASA mission. She will be...

The Pulse of Entertainment: Warner Bros’ Kong is King; NHMC Honors Latinos in Media

*“Being visible, showing people in the community and other Latinos…that someone like them, talks like them, comes from the same neighborhood is doing what...

Chicago Columnist Brings Up Chance the Rapper’s Child Support Drama And Gets Dragged

*Just days after Chance the Rapper took $1 million out of his pocket and handed it the financially-strapped Chicago Public Schools, a columnist from...

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