U.S. Students leading push for a Complete Black history education
Ebele Azikiwe was in the sixth grade last year when February came and it was time to learn about Black history again. She was, by then, familiar with the curriculum:...
Derek Chauvin’s Police supervisor tells court that officers ‘could have ended’ restraint of George Floyd
Two paramedics took the witness stand Thursday afternoon in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and told jurors George Floyd appeared to...
Playing Aretha Franklin the Queen of Soul, Cynthia Erivo could earn another Emmy
Days after the British performer belted Aretha Franklin’s “Ain’t No Way” during a red carpet interview at the 2019 Tonys — explaining that it’s her guilty...
FX Presents Hip Hop Uncovered
The stories of hip hop power brokers Big U, Deb Antney, Bimmy, Trick Trick and Haitian Jack are being told in FX’s upcoming documentary series Hip Hop Uncovered. You...
Stacey Abrams vs. Brian Kemp
It’s the worst-kept secret in Georgia that Abrams is gearing up for a rematch against Kemp in 2022, after narrowly losing to him in 2018 and spending years building a...
Sexual assault charge dropped against Hip Hop artist Mystikal!
Prosecutors have dropped rape and kidnapping charges against New Orleans rapper Mystikal, who was released from jail on a $3 million bond almost two years ago. The...
Viola Davis In ‘Ma Rainey,’ channels the blues of August Wilson
Like many of those involved in the making of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” it’s not easy for Viola Davis to summarize what playwright August Wilson has meant to...
Suspect charged with murder in Hip Hop Artist King Von’s Death
Atlanta police have charged a 22-year-old with murder in the fatal shooting of Chicago rapper King Von outside a downtown nightclub Friday morning. King Von, whose real...
Trump is defeated by Biden for White House
Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday and offered himself to the nation as a leader who...
911 calls released in Walter Wallace police killing
Philadelphia’s district attorney vowed Wednesday to make his own decision about whether to charge two young officers in the shooting death of Walter Wallace Jr. and...
