Photo: Wileydoc/shutterstock.com (Shutterstock) The CW is finally putting the attention where it belongs, on marching bands. More specifically, the amazing artistry of HBCU marching bands. Deadline reports, the network has greenlit docuseries March, which follows the Prairie View A&M University Marching Band. It premieres Monday, Jan. 24 at 8 pm. …

Mikey Saber, the preening, confident chump who’s the ostensible hero of Sean Baker’s new film, Red Rocket, enters on-screen to a loud and familiar tune: “Bye Bye Bye,” by *NSync. The song is a piece of mainstream pop from yesteryear (it’s a shiver-inducing 21 years old), and its usage in …

Another predominantly Black Michigan city is warned about toxic drinking water–just seven years after the Flint water crisis.  On Oct. 14, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for a “whole-of-government” response in Benton Harbor three years after the first reports of high levels of lead in tap water, NBC News reports.  It …

Ahead of celebrating Jackson State University’s first SWAC Championship since 2007, Deion Sanders made headlines last week for recruiting an Instagram model to teach his players “the other side of the game.” Sanders, who became JSU’s head coach at the start of the 2020-2021 school year, shared a video to …

Mariah Carey rehearses for the 82nd annual Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Rockefeller Center on December 3, 2014 in New York City. Photo: Michael Loccisano (Getty Images) This holiday season, the Queen of Christmas is back with a new jewel to add to her crown. As of December 3rd, …

Philanthropist couple and Howard University alums Eddie and C. Sylvia Brown are making the largest alumni donation the HBCU has ever received. According to a press release, the Browns pledged $5 million, which will be allocated toward Graduation Retention Access to Continued Excellence (GRACE), a need-based fund established by Howard …

Black Twitter is demanding an apology for Jordyn Woods from Khloe Kardashian after her baby’s daddy, Tristan Thompson, had another child outside of their relationship. The social media platform was abuzz with the news of Thompson’s newborn. The request stemmed from Khloe’s 2019 attempt to attack and blackball Jordyn after …

Screenshot: The Griot Museum of Black History Listen, this country owes a lot to Black women. From being the backbone of the Black Panthers, to swaying major elections, to carrying corporate America, the needle doesn’t move without our endless contributions. Although there are far fewer bronze statues and park monuments …

Now that it’s December, you may be tempted to settle in and get cozy. That doesn’t mean your entertainment has to be bland. To help spice up this first weekend of the last month of the year, I asked our culture writer Shirley Li to pick a few spunky or …

Dorothy Steel, who played a tribal leader in Black Panther, has died at 95 years old. According to WSB-TV, she passed away Friday (Oct. 15) morning at her home in Detroit. Her publicist said she was in the middle of filming Black Panther 2 when the Marvel franchise flew her …