culture
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Western Washington University Asks How to Be Less White
Western Washington University of Bellingham, Wash., is taking its goal for greater diversity to the next level, reportedly sending out a community questionnaire asking students, “How do we make sure that in future years ‘we are not as white as we are today?’” Campus Reform reports. According to the campus-news site, the WWU communications-and-marketing department’s…
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Puff Daddy’s Howard Commencement Speech Ignites Debate
Sean Combs, who left Howard University in 1990 after only two years to pursue his dreams of music stardom, is scheduled to deliver the school’s commencement address this spring, interim Howard President Wayne Frederick announced Tuesday in a statement. Critics and supporters took to social media to decry and praise the decision. Opponents said the…
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Hometown Heroes: Common and Kanye Team Up to Create 1,000 Jobs for Chicago Youths
Rappers Common and Kanye West are giving back to their native city Chicago in a big way. The two, along with rapper Che “Rhymefest” Smith, are teaming up with the Chicago Urban League to create 1,000 year-round jobs for city youths, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The partnership, the Chicago Youth Jobs Collaborative, comes on the…
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Beyoncé and Jay Z to Tour Together
Make way for the dynamic duo. Power couple Beyoncé and Jay Z are preparing to introduce a joint stadium tour for the summer, Page Six reports. The 20-stadium U.S. tour is expected to start at the end of June, with the couple possibly performing in the Empire State on Independence Day. As the news site…
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Black Girl to Star in DreamWorks’ New 3D Animated Feature
Stop the presses. One of the most beloved animation studios, DreamWorks, is working on its next project, Home, but there’s something just a little bit different about this 3D post-apocalyptic film. The main star of this feature will be a little black girl, Tip. According to the Indiewire, the futuristic film is based on the…
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SNL Alumna Maya Rudolph Returning to NBC With Variety Show
Saturday Night Live alumna Maya Rudolph is slated to return to NBC in May with an hour-long variety show special, featuring musical guest Janelle Monae, according to Shadow and Act. The Maya Rudolph Show will air at 10 p.m. on May 19 and will be an update of the classic variety show, offering music and…
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13-Year-Old Brooklyn Boy Struck by Stray Bullet
Gama Droiville was just walking with his aunt on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, enjoying the first day of spring break on Monday when a gunman started shooting on the busy street, a stray bullet hitting Gama in the back of the head, the New York Post reports. The shooter’s target was reportedly a man who…
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Family of Woman Killed at Detroit Officer’s Party Still Seeks Answers
The family of a 24-year-old woman killed by a bullet from an off-duty Detroit police officer’s gun while the two were were dancing wants the case reopened after prosecutors declined to press charges, the Huffington Post reports. Adaisha Miller attended a fish fry hosted by Officer Issac Parrish at his home in the city on…
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Harvard’s Hutchins Center Announces 2nd Class of Fellows
Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University professor and director of the newly launched Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University, on Tuesday announced the class of 23 students for the 2014-15 academic year. “We are delighted to welcome one of our most distinguished and diverse class of fellows of the…