Friday, the get-high classic that you and your cousins can quote by heart, celebrates its 20th anniversary this month. To commemorate the occasion, the film will be re-released in theaters for one night only, on the most appropriate day of the year, April 20. With a huge cast of Hollywood actors who, for the most…

Don’t you wish you were your own boss? Have you been dying to learn a new language? These kids didn’t wait until they were “old enough” to make those dreams come true. From a 9-year-old who speaks eight languages to a 12-year-old bow-tie-wearing entrepreneur, here are 15 superkids—none of them older than 17—with big talents…

In the past few years, there’s been a big push for more young black women to pursue careers in technology. There’s Black Founders, which brings together other African-American start-up entrepreneurs. There’s Black Girls Code, an organization that exposes girls to the science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, fields. We wanted to highlight some of…

If the last 10 years serve as a forecast of Academy Awards viewership, lots of African Americans likely won’t be tuning in to the Oscars on Sunday. All 20 of the acting nominations went to white actors—the second time that’s happened in nearly two decades—while Selma’s David Oyelowo and director Ava DuVernay were snubbed. (Selma is…

David Oyelowo was recently nominated for a Golden Globes Award for his depiction of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, which opens nationwide Jan. 9. Directed by Ava DuVernay—who became the first black woman to earn a Globes nod for best director—the film has been buzzed about for years, and Oyelowo first…