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Chrisette Michele Creates The Inner Peace Academy to Help Visionaries Realign With Their Purpose

Jessica MosleyJune 12, 2021June 12, 2021

by Jessica MosleyJune 12, 2021June 12, 20211663

Chrisette Michele is a Grammy Award-winning R&B recording artist most known for her wedding anthem, “A Couple of Forevers” and her hit with Rick Ross,...

Arts and Culture

Snoop Dogg Announces His Wife, Shante Broadus, As His Manager

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 11, 2021June 11, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 11, 2021June 11, 202110624

Keep it in the family!...

Arts and Culture

Digital Underground’s Shock G Died From An Accidental Overdose

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 11, 2021June 11, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 11, 2021June 11, 202115699

An accidental overdose of fentanyl, alcohol and methamphetamine killed the rapper....

Business Entertainment Entrepreneurship Women

Young M.A. Partners With Black-Owned Spirits Company to Compete Against Mainstream Brands

Christian SpencerApril 20, 2021April 20, 2021

by Christian SpencerApril 20, 2021April 20, 2021689

A Black-owned spirits brand is partnering with independent rapper and Brooklyn native Young M.A. to connect its product with Black youths...

Lifestyle

Steve Harvey Obtains Licensing Rights to Bring “Family Feud” to Ghana and South Africa

Roland MichelMarch 5, 2020March 5, 2020

by Roland MichelMarch 5, 2020March 5, 20204066

Comedian and TV personality Steve Harvey is bringing the iconic game show Family Feud to the continent of Africa....

Career Leadership

This Black Woman Created Her Own Entertainment Empire After Being Denied Access

Charlene RhinehartMarch 3, 2020March 3, 2020

by Charlene RhinehartMarch 3, 2020March 3, 20201666

Angela Marie Hutchinson struggled to get her screenplay greenlit by a major studio before deciding to produce it herself. Then it got picked up by...

Contributors Lifestyle Money

Grammys Decoded: The Money Behind Winning a Grammy

Essence GantJanuary 26, 2020January 26, 2020

by Essence GantJanuary 26, 2020January 26, 202014282

Many have wondered if artists get paid for performing at the Grammy's or if they take home extra cash after winning an award. Here is...

Lifestyle

‘Just Mercy’ is a Heart-wrenching Story of Justice and Unconditional Black Love

Lydia BlancoDecember 21, 2019December 21, 2019

by Lydia BlancoDecember 21, 2019December 21, 20191642

Walter McMillian, an innocent black man, wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to death row before ever going to trial was Stevenson’s first client and...

Lifestyle News

TV Episodes Directed by Women or Directors of Color Hits Record Number

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonNovember 21, 2019November 21, 2019

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonNovember 21, 2019November 21, 2019470

Half of all TV episodes in the 2018-19 season were directed by women or directors of color for the first time in history....

Lifestyle

Trevor Noah to Produce Movie About 8-Year Old Nigerian Chess Prodigy

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonNovember 5, 2019November 5, 2019

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonNovember 5, 2019November 5, 20191520

The Daily Show's Trevor Noah is set to produce a movie about a former homeless Nigerian chess prodigy who went on to win the NY...