From Martin to Rugrats, artist Ashleigh Sharmaine is reimagining well-known TV shows and movies with influence from the ‘90s era. In a recent interview with BET, Sharmaine described the three key ingredients that her art is comprised of: nostalgia, crossovers, and concept mash-ups. With her character crossover illustrations, the artist
For her very first solo exhibition in New York, the gifted Toyin Ojih Odutola presents “Toyin Ojih Odutola: To Wander Determined,” featuring a fictional series of portraits that narrate the lives of two aristocratic Nigerian families. Illustrated in Ojih Odutola’s signature style, the intimate portraits are life-sized drawings set against
A documentary about Maynard Jackson, the first African-American mayor of a major Southern city, is currently in post-production and scheduled to be released in 2018. ‘Maynard’ will provide an intimate view of Jackson through video archival footage, interviews from his closest companions, and rare photographs. Furthermore, the film will account
Today, Marvel has released the first official trailer and the poster art for the highly anticipated Black Panther film, which will hit U.S. theaters on February 16th, 2018. Black Panther will follow T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), who returns home following the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, in order
The National Book Award-winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates brings us a selection of timely and “urgently relevant” essays with his latest release, We Were Eight Years In Power: An American Tragedy. The collection is comprised primarily of eight iconic essays originally published in The Atlantic during Barack Obama’s presidency, with each
R&B artist Jhené Aiko has opened up her heart in the purest form with Trip, her most personal project to date. The 23-minute autobiographical short is a prelude to her latest album of the same name, which made a surprise release shortly after the film. Prior to listening, we highly
Questlove, the gifted musician and drummer for the Grammy Award-winning band The Roots, has an upcoming book,Creative Quest, which will be filled with wisdom, life lessons, and inspiration. According to Questlove’s publisher Ecco, the intention behind Creative Quest is to serve as a “one-of-a-kind guide to living your best creative
The 69th Emmy Awards was a historic night in the comedy genre for Atlanta’s Donald Glover and Master of None’s Lena Waithe. This past Sunday, the multitalented Donald Glover broke barriers by becoming the first African-American to win an Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series for the “B.A.N”
We’re celebrating the phenomenal author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 40th birthday by revisiting her globally recognized 2009 TED talk, “The danger of a single story,” and examining its significance. During the talk, Adichie tells the story of how she was able to find her most authentic cultural voice. She discusses her
The legendary soul singer Mavis Staples has returned with a new and timely album, If All I Was Was Black. Recent events that have formed a cruel divide within our nation have driven Staples to produce an album that ultimately promotes unity. “We are not loving each other the way
