Nas & DJ Premier: Light-Years Album Review
“The universe thinks and responds to your thinking, and this is the essence of what Hip Hop is for us; it is our relationship with divinity. Hip Hop is what we are doing with our portion of GOD.” KRS-One On April 16th, 2025, Mass Appeal...
Anika Noni Rose to Star & Produce New Afro-Futurist Animated Series
Tony Award winning actress Anika Noni Rose has been tapped to both star in and produce the pilot for the upcoming animated series ‘The Uptown Chronicles’. Taking place in the year 2100 Chicago, ‘The Uptown Chronicles’ follows the adventures...
Opinion: ‘The Vanishing Half’ And The Complexity Of Racial Identity
**This thinkpiece contains spoilers from Brit Bennett’s “The Vanishing Half.” In Brit Bennett’s compelling best-seller The Vanishing Half, two fair-skinned African American twins choose drastically different paths for themselves: One...
Luther Vandross Is Celebrated In Vibrant Google Doodle Animation For His 70th Birthday
The illustrious R&B singer Luther Vandross would have turned 70 today. In honor of his legacy, Google has paid tribute to him with a lively and colorful animation that captures the spirit of Vandross. In the video, we’re taken through notable...