I get excited every time I hear anything about Don Cheadle starring in a film. He and Denzel Washington are two of my favorite…
Kalief
It has been said that being poor and a minority are two of the worst things that a person can be in America. Kalief…
The Story of Henrietta Lacks
Photo Credit: Refinery29 If you’re not familiar with Henrietta Lacks, she was a 31-year-old African American woman who died of cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins…
Kendrick Lamar Criticized For Embracing Stretch Marks
Sooo last week K Dot dropped a single and video called Humble, which for the most part seemed to receive mainly positive reactions from…
2017 Charlotte Black Film Festival
The 7th annual Charlotte Black Film Festival was held last week in the Queen City! Filmmakers, directors, actors, writers, and film lovers gathered for…
Get Out Continues To Ride Wave of Success
Get Out (the horror/comedy film) still has moviegoers and critics talking since its February 24th release. The movie which only had a $4.5 million…
Michael Jackson Biopic Will Premiere On Lifetime
Soooooooooooo Lifetime will be premiering a Michael Jackson biopic later this year…..I’m a huge Michael Jackson fan but I’m not really excited about this…
Yung Jewelz
Jackson, Mississippi artist Yung Jewelz calls the music she creates "hipster music," a different genre of music that is less edgy than hip hop…
Dear Sister Charlotte
Two weeks ago I attended “Dear Sister Charlotte,” an event curated by Jamie Miller (founder of The 518 Group). Dear Sister Charlotte was a…
Father Poe’t
When I listened to Father Poet’s first solo album Magenta, I was surprised that at only 19 years old he was the mastermind behind the…
New Edition Movie Review
Photo Credit: BET I’m a huge fan of music biopics so I was excited when BET announced they would be premiering a New Edition…