By Donna M. Owens In the nation’s capital, where a plethora of cultural institutions dot the landscape, a new arrival pulses with a go-go beat. The Go-Go Museum & Café, the world’s only collection dedicated to the celebration, study and preservation of all things
Courtesy of Grambling State University Hip-hop mogul and No Limit Records founder Master P has been announced as the keynote speaker for the Spring Commencement at Lousianna HBCU Grambling State University. Dr. Percy “Master P” Miller is a businessman, entrepreneur, music mogul, author, and
By Scott Stump, TODAY Jamie Foxx has opened up in a new Netflix special about the illness that left him hospitalized last year and unable to remember a 20-day period from April to May 2023. Foxx, 56, revealed in his Netflix special — “Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened
Written By Emma Bowman Many shoppers on Black Friday ditched the mall crowds the day after Thanksgiving and spent more money online than ever before. And big retailers relied on deep discounts to draw in sizeable traffic. Shoppers spent a record $10.8 billion online
The National Park Service (NPS) has awarded $500,000 in grants to a variety of research, preservation and outreach activities related to the Underground Railroad and freedom seekers. In collaboration with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH),
Courtesy of the Shawn Carter Foundation The Shawn Carter Foundation, with generous support from Toyota Motor North America, is proud to introduce Champions for Financial Legacy (CFFL), a comprehensive financial education initiative designed to empower students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
By Alexis Clark For the second consecutive year, Tennessee State University has been recognized by Billboard Magazine as one of the 2024 Top Music Business Schools. TSU’s commercial music program, within the university’s music department, joins over 25 internationally acclaimed music business programs in
By Kyra Alessandrini Spelman College celebrated the opening of its newly renovated Performing Arts Center on Oct. 24. The center was renamed after Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson Jackson as a tribute to their contributions and donations to the HBCU. “We extend our heartfelt
Courtesy of Morehouse Athletics First Take, ESPN’s signature morning debate show featuring renowned commentator and executive producer Stephen A. Smith and host Molly Qerim, wraps up its fall HBCU tour with a live broadcast from Morehouse College on Friday, November 8th. Shannon
Courtesy of the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff The John Brown Watson Memorial Library at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has officially launched its new One Button Studio. The state-of-the-art facility aims to make video production accessible and effortless for
Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College hosted a screening of Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed, a documentary that captures Shirley Chisholm’s historic 1972 presidential campaign. The film was directed by Shola Lynch, director of documentary filmmaking and Diana King Endowed Professor at Spelman and premiered
