Jazz Icon Wynton Marsalis says rap and hip-hop are ‘more damaging than a statue of Robert E. Lee’
“My words are not that powerful. I started saying in 1985 I don’t think we should have a music talking about niggers and bitches and hoes. It had no impact....
Meghan Markle and the Bicultural Blackness of the Royal Wedding
“Who are your people?” is the question that repeatedly came to me as I watched Doria Ragland, Meghan Markle’s mother, sitting a few feet away from her daughter at...
Angela Davis joins panel discussion about mass incarceration
Panelists include two surviving members of the Angola 3, who spent a combined 72 years in solitary confinement Robert King spent 29 years in solitary confinement in the...
Drake announces 41-date tour with Migos, ‘Aubrey & The Three Amigos’ Starting July 26
Drake is going on tour. The 31-year-old announced the “Aubrey and The Three Amigos Tour” on Monday. Drake will be joined by Walk It Talk It collaborators...
Cannabis Company Canopy Growth Has Applied to List on NYSE
Leading cannabis company Canopy Growth Corp. announced it has started the application process to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. Canopy Growth is a...
Supreme Court makes sports betting a possibility throughout the United States
The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a federal law that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, giving states the go-ahead to...
Childish Gambino – This Is America (Official Video)
Rapper Childish Gambino, also known as actor and comedian Donald Glover, released a music video for his new single “This is America” and sparked a debate on...
The SEC wants to force Jay-Z to testify after apparel deal soured
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit trying to compel the rap star popularly known as Jay-Z to testify about an apparel deal that soured. In...
Cannabis Industry Pleads Its Case Against Possible Texas CBD Ban
A month after a Texas health agency proposed cracking down on CBD, the cannabis industry is actively trying to change the minds of health authorities about CBD to keep...
You Can’t Love and Support R. Kelly and Also Love Black Women and Children
For 24 years now (24!), R. Kelly’s behavior has been as essential to his place in the zeitgeist as his music. He married Aaliyah in 1994, which also happened to be my...
