The African Film Festival is in full swing this month in New York City. The festival runs throughout the entire month of May. No matter what your film interests are, you are sure to find something to fit your tastes. If… Continue Reading
With The Avengers: Age of Ultron coming out tomorrow, it’s a good time to turn back the clock. Comic book films have been wildly successful for well over a decade, especially Marvel films. But before there was The Avengers,… Continue Reading
I came across the clip found below and just had to share. Waiting to Exhale is a 1995 film starring Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, and Lela Rochon. It was adapted from the Terry McMillan novel of the same name. It explores the friendship between… Continue Reading
Tonight is Black Girls Rock! Black Girls Rock! is an annual award show that highlights and honors the achievement of Black women in various fields. Among those honored will be Jada Pinkett Smith, Cicely Tyson, and Ava DuVernay. Tracee Ellis Ross… Continue Reading
For the last day of Black History Month, we’re not doing a biopic but instead A Raisin in the Sun. A Raisin in the Sun is where a lot of Black History intersect. A Raisin in the Sun is based… Continue Reading
Pebbles Reid may be a piece of crap, but TLC was/is that girl group. They had some hits. “No Scrubs” let women everywhere know they didn’t have to deal with ain’t sh*t men, a lesson that is still relevant in… Continue Reading
The older generations always complain about how there is no good music these days. All the good music was in days past. Now, haters gonna hate, but there were a lot of jams back in the day. The days of… Continue Reading
Billie Holiday was one of the greats of the twentieth century. She had a unique, powerful voice. She had her struggles in life and battled addiction, but her contributions and influence in jazz are still felt to this day. Her… Continue Reading
Jackie Robinson was the first Black baseball player to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, who started him as first baseman in April 1947, breaking down racial segregation that plagued the… Continue Reading
Biggie Smalls AKA The Notorious BIG was a rapper of many names. He had almost as many names as Diddy. He was essential in bring East Coast rap to the forefront in hip-hop. Unfortunately, his life was cut short in… Continue Reading
