Veteran Actor, Antonio “Huggy Bear” Fargas has joined forces with husband and wife team, Bill and Catherine Owens-Hermann, in their effort to raise awareness of global illiteracy. Their book, Safari’s Song, will be brought to life in a performance reading, narrated by Antonio Fargas. Top 9 Must-See Black Films
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On February 21, 1965, former Nation of Islam leader and influential Black Civil Rights activist Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City.
Jay-Z and LeBron James held their 5th annual “Two Kings” dinner at Craft in Century City, CA, during All-Star Weekend! Celebs were out in full force to support the “2 Kings”. Dwayne Wade and Gabrielle Union came as an “official” couple, Rihanna, Ciara, Jamie Foxx, John Legend and others were in the building. Top 9 […]
Despite the rough nature of his sport, Muhammad Ali was one of the smoothest persons ever to walk the Earth. His poetic verse and well-considered metaphors came out a time during the 1960s when boxers were better known for punching than speaking. But Muhammad Ali did speak, and spoke intelligently – in a loud, boisterous […]
1940: Soul singer William “Smokey” Robinson born in Detroit, Michigan. Smokey was an original member of Motown’s first vocal group, The Miracles.
A quick recap by the numbers of the week’s top sports stories. 42 Points Derrick Rose scored against the NBA best San Antonio Spurs in a 109-99 win last night (Feb. 18) setting a new career high. 19 Age of rising golf starZakiyah Randall. She’s legal, yay! 10 Years since Dale Earnhardt, Sr. died in the final […]
90’s hip-hop stars Kid ‘N Play will reunite tonight on TV One’s Way Black When for the series’ last night of reminiscing on the 1990s.
Before Barack Obama became the first African-American President (sorry, Bill Clinton does NOT count) the only time we saw a Commander-in-Chief of color was in the movies. Sometimes the portrayals were dignified (Morgan Freeman in Deep Impact) other times they were not (Terry Crews in Idiocracy), but nine times out of ten the world was […]
The NBA Slam Dunk Competition has always been the most anticipated event of NBA All-Star Weekend. At around 10pm on a Saturday night in mid-February stars from the world of music, movies, and sports crowd into the arena hoping to see something they’ve never seen before. Black Presidents In The Movies More entertaining than the […]
Paula Patton, Angela Bassett, Laz Alonzo, Loretta Divine, Meagan Good, Romeo, and Mike Epps star in this romantic black comedy “Jumping The Broom.” After a failed love life Paula Patton meets Laz Alonzo where they kick it off and later get engaged. Problem is Paula’s family is more “upscale” than Lazes. Drama ensues after the […]
American writer, Maya Angelou survived a tough childhood and early adulthood to become a singer, actress, activist, and writer. In 1993, she came to much…