The Recording Academy announced their nominees for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards this morning and the reactions have been pouring in all across social media. First off, BIG CONGRATS to MAJOR. for being nominated for his first ever Grammy for Honest! If you’re an avid reader of this blog then Read More
The 2019 Golden Globe nominations were announced today and there were a few sprinkles of black star power among the nominees. Among those nominated include Black Panther with 3 nominations (including Best Picture), BlacKkKlansman, Best Supporting Actress nod for Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”), and a Best Actor nod Read More
Look who’s back in the spotlight! Before Chris Brown, before Trey Songz, and before Ne-Yo, singer Mario absolutely stole my little 17 year old heart when his debut single “Just A Friend” came out in 2002. Can’t talk about “Just a Friend 2002” without mentioning the other notable jams like “Braid Read More
Today, Chicago’s “Voice of the People” held a press conference at City Hall this morning to formally endorse mayoral candidate Amara Eniya as Chicago’s next Mayor. Take a look a the video from the press conference below This race for Mayor in Chicago has been pretty intense. With Rahm Emanuel Read More
When the #metoo movement began to gather pace, there was a constant refrain from certain sections of society: “but what’s the point of all this?” The argument was that, as many #metoo experiences didn’t constitute an actual crime, there was little point in a continued focus on the sexual harassment Read More
The world lost an icon, champion and legend today. The woman that defined soul music, Aretha Franklin, passed away at the age of 76 to pancreatic cancer (as confirmed by her publicist). Since news of her passing, celebrities and fans have took to social media to share their condolences and Read More
Today, Instagram announced its plans to incorporate long-form video content on their platform (which has now reached a BILLION users). IGTV, much like Youtube, will be a stand alone app (that can also be accessed via the web) providing content creators with their own channel to share videos up to Read More
I have never been to One Musicfest but this lineup definitely makes me want to pay it visit. The city of Atlanta will be the hot spot this September as top acts in urban music such as Nas, Cardi B, T.I, Miguel and more will headline One Musicfest on September Read More
MoNique has definitely earned her title as one of the “Queens of Comedy”. She has a very long and very impressive resume that proves her undeniable talent as an actress and comedian. Today she took to her social media to call for a boycott of Netflix for gender and color Read More
As if Instagram couldn’t get any more stalkery…You can now see when someone is completely ignoring the multiple shots you sent via DM. Luckily, there’s something you can do about it…
