Chicago-based artist and rapper Noname, born as Fatimah Nyeema Warner, has launched her own book club. Simply titled “Noname’s Book Club” with the tagline Reading material for the homies, the artist is celebrating progressive writers of color and writers within the LGBTQ community. Two literary works will be featured
Black Panther broke down significant barriers in Hollywood as an all-black film, grossing $1.347 billion in box offices across the world. Nyong’o shared with Vanity Fair her thoughts on why the film was such a breath of fresh air. “In Black Panther, I felt that the African experience was allowed
The first trailer for Just Mercy has been released by Warner Bros. Adapted from the 2015 New York Times best-selling memoir of attorney and activist Bryan Stevenson, the biographical drama follows Stevenson, played by Michael B. Jordan, as he takes on the case of Alabama’s death row inmate Walter McMillian
In one of the most spot on casting matches in recent history, Viola Davis is set to portray Michelle Obama in Showtime’s upcoming anthology drama series First Ladies. Written by Aaron Cooley, the project will also be executive produced through JuVee Productions, Davis and her husband Julius Tennon’s company. The
Above, watch an insightful conversation between Nikole Hannah-Jones, 1619 Project lead and PBS Newshour’s Hari Sreenivasan.
Soul Train, the celebrated music-dance variety television program that provided a platform for black artists from 1971 to 2006, is being made for Broadway. Deadline reports that Questlove is set to executive produce the musical with Tony Cornelius, the son of Don Cornelius, who created and hosted Soul Train. Set
I’ll always find it fascinating how what is meant for you can simply fall onto your lap. At the time, when I was asked to review Keturah Kendrick’s newly released memoir, No Thanks: Black, Female, and Living in the Martyr Free Zone, I was in the midst of being overwhelmed
Netflix has released the trailer for Dolemite Is My Name just before it makes its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in early September. In film, we’ve last seen Eddie Murphy in the 2016 drama Mr. Church, where he starred as a humble, caring, and introspective man who patiently
In Episode 205 of JARO’s podcast, Tomeka M. Winborne had the honor of speaking with Ronnie and Shamari DeVoe to learn about the joy of being new parents to twin boys, how they became marriage ambassadors, and upcoming music from the power couple. Just two years ago, the DeVoe’s became
In the beginning of the summer’s heat, I headed down to New York for the first time. It would be a 10 day trip, with little on the itinerary–I planned on finding my way around the grand state with the help of a good friend, who graciously allowed me to
