This Black History Month, Sony Music Entertainment celebrates the life and music of jazz legend Duke Ellington. According to a press release, the “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” composer was named Artist of the Month this February, marking the 100th anniversary of his first composition, Soda Fountain Rag. MUST […]
Sasheer Zamata joined her “SNL” cast mates, Kenan Thompson and Jay Pharaoh in a hilarious Black History Month skit over the weekend and I am still cackling at it. Must Read: What Every Black Woman Needs To Know About Her Heart The skit is in a high school class and Zamata, Thompson and Pharaoh were […]
Just in time for Black History Month, a new postage stamp will honor pioneering New York congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. According to reports, the latest addition to the U.S. Postal Service’s Black Heritage series was introduced to several member of Congress at the First-Day-Of-Issue Ceremony in Brooklyn on Friday. MUST READ: SISTA CINEMA: 5 Notable Films To […]
Jurnee Smollett wasn’t able to chose one moment in Black History that impacted women. She chose Black females who have made big waves in entertainment, like Ava DuVernay, Quvenzhane and Beyonce. Must Read: #OurMoments: Oprah Reveals The Biggest Black History Moment Of The Last 10 Years [EXCLUSIVE] Women have been making big moves in entertainment […]
The Violence Against Women Act is a federal law that will provide investigation and prosecution of violent crimes against women, impose automatic and mandatory restitution on those convicted, and allow civil redress in cases prosecutors chose to leave unprosecuted–that is, when it is finally passed. Gabrielle Union: “Unfortunately, the most impactful moment for women in […]
Condoleezza Rice, to date, is one of the most powerful and unique women in the history of United States politics. However, her many victories didn’t come without hard work and dedication. Rice came from extremely humble beginnings and rose through the ranks in the nation’s Capitol to become the first Black woman to serve as […]
Michelle Obama hosted a Black History Month celebration at the White House, where she invited 80 middle and high school students from New Orleans and Washington, D.C. to join her in watching the Oscar-nominated film, “Beasts Of The Southern Wild.” Must Read: Brandy: “I Had To Tell [Whitney] To Chill Out, I Was Irritated” [EXCLUSIVE] […]
This is Troy Davis. He was charged for the murder or police officer Mark MacPhail in 1989 and executed in 2011. Davis maintained his innocence and gained the support of the public, celebrities and human rights groups. Ben Jealous: Seeing the new generation come to the movement with Troy Davis, going down to the White […]
What originally started out as just an interest in his own genealogy, became a publication from which millions of African-American suddenly called their own story. American biographer, scriptwriter, author Alex Haley wrote the book “Roots: The Saga of an American Family” not even realizing he was writing his own chapter in Black History. MUST READ: Four Little Girls: […]
I was just a teenager when Dr. Bernard Harris, Jr. became the first African-American to walk in space. Selected by NASA in January 1990, Dr. Harris became an astronaut in July 1991. But it was on February 9th, 1995 that he became a role model for young black scientists everywhere. MUST READ: Four Little Girls: Gabby Douglas, […]
In 1985, Halle Berry represented the state of Ohio in the Miss Teen All-American Pageant and won. A year later, she became the first runner-up in the Miss U.S.A. pageant. Following that pageant, she embarked on a modeling career. In other words, Berry is used to being beautiful. That’s not a bad label to have […]
Where oh where would be without this crafty tool for our favorite summertime treat. We can thank inventor and businessman named Alfred L. Cralle, who invented the ice cream scooper. MUST READ: OUR MOMENTS: Tatyana Ali On Michelle Obama Becoming The First Lady [VIDEO] It was while working in Pittsburgh as a porter that Cralle […]
