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Joyful Noise, Part 2: 25 More Gospel Songs You Need to Hear
The Stellar Gospel Music Awards honor the best and most inspirational artists in the genre today. From traditional to contemporary, with some hip-hop and R&B thrown in, the artists nominated this year can definitely raise the roof. The 30th annual award show, which is taped on March 28 in Las Vegas, will air on TV…
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75 Years Ago, Hattie McDaniel Made History by Winning an Oscar
Seventy-five years ago, Hattie McDaniel accepted the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her role as Mammy in the civil war epic Gone With the Wind, becoming the first African American to win the prestigious prize. It was fitting that the award was handed out on a leap day, Feb. 29, 1940—the win was…
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Malcolm X: Letter From Prison in 1950
This recently auctioned letter, dated March 9, 1950, from Malcolm X was written to “My Dearly Beloved Brother Raymond.” Raymond has never been identified.
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Report: MSNBC Cancels Joy Reid’s Reid Report in Afternoon-Programming Shake-Up
In the midst of a ratings slide that has seen MSNBC fall further behind competitors CNN and Fox News in recent months, the left-leaning network has canceled its 2 p.m. weekday program, The Reid Report—hosted by veteran journalist Joy Reid—and its 1 p.m. weekday show, Ronan Farrow Daily, hosted by relative newcomer Ronan Farrow, reports…
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Black Tributes That Aren’t in the Hood
Much like American history, memorials tend to be segregated along racial lines, with buildings and streets bearing the names of prominent African Americans appearing primarily in communities of color. Raise your hand if you’ve driven down a Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard or a Malcolm X Way while going to visit the relatives. So today…
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Watch: Stars of The Book of Negroes on Importance of History
A little-reported episode of history is the subject of a new miniseries this week on BET. The Book of Negroes, based on Lawrence Hill’s 2007 novel, tells the story of 3,000 slaves who worked for the British during the American Revolution in exchange for freedom in Canada. Unlike previous films about slavery, the protagonist of The…
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The Stars Sizzle in Red Fashions for a Cause
There was some serious hotness on the fashion runway Thursday night as a stream of stars came out blazing in red gowns to symbolize the fight against heart disease. The Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection was presented by Macy’s in the tents at Lincoln Center to raise awareness of the disease nationwide. The…
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Eye Candy From The Root’s Young, Fabulous and Female Event
Some of the women who attended The Root’s Young, Fabulous and Female event at the Long View Gallery in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday were questioning if and when they should quit their jobs and devote themselves full time to a startup idea. Others got super candid and described how they were in the middle of…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
