RecordDrop.com is an innovative music service that connects artists with potential fans in a nontraditional way. The brainchild of Steve Keitt and Ian Pitt, the company hopes to offer a better way for indie artists to connect with audeinces. BLACK ENTERPRISE was afforded the opportunity to speak to Keitt about how the company …
Read More »Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd Was Killed In Atlanta
Thomas Jefferson Byrd, an actor best known for appearing in multiple Spike Lee films was found dead in an apparent shooting, the director confirmed on Sunday. Fox News reports that 70-year-old Thomas Jefferson Byrd was murdered in Atlanta. In a statement given to the news platform, the Atlanta Police department …
Read More »Sunday's Best Deals: Samsung 82-Inch QLED 4K TV, Capresso H20 Plus Kettle, Tonor Condenser Mic, Blue Light Glasses, RGB PC Tower Cases, and More
Graphic: Elizabeth Lanier Best Deals of the DayBest Deals of the DayThe best deals from around the web, updated daily. A Tonor condenser microphone and a Samsung 82-inch QLED 4K smart tv lead Saturday’s best deals. Jump to: Tech | Gaming | Home | Lifestyle | Media Anyone desperate for a …
Read More »Chadwick Boseman’s Last Words To Brother Are Heartbreaking
Shortly before his death from colon cancer in August, Chadwick Boseman told his brother that he was exhausted. In a new interview with the New York Times, the late actor’s brother, Derrick Boseman, revealed that he spoke with him about how he was feeling. RELATED: Chadwick Boseman Laid To Rest …
Read More »It May Be Time to Invoke the Twenty-Fifth Amendment
The Trump White House is not happy and does not get the job done. It is the most dysfunctional in history. Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in history. Yet that White House and that president head the government of this unfortunate country. Now that Trump has been diagnosed …
Read More »Kanye West Hits California Ballot as VP
The 2020 presidential election is a month away, and Kanye West has qualified to appear on California’s ballot in a surprising new role, vice president. Wait, what? Yes, Ye is listed on the state’s mail-in ballots, which are being mailed out, as the American Independent Party’s vice presidential candidate, according …
Read More »BE SMART Hackathon Showcases HBCU Talent With ‘Tech Superheroes’ Theme Inspired by Chadwick Boseman
“(Howard University’s) legacy is not wrapped up in the money that you will make but the challenges that you choose to confront. As you commence to your paths, press on with pride and press on with purpose.” — Chadwick Boseman When Chadwick Boseman, cinema’s Black Panther, delivered these words at …
Read More »Government Accountability Office to Investigate Claims of Systemic Racism in Veteran Affairs
Photo: Alastair Pike/AFP (Getty Images) The revelation that nearly 80 percent of workers surveyed at Veterans Affairs believe there is widespread racism throughout the federal agency has prompted an investigation by the U.S. Government Accountability Office into the reports of discrimination. The GAO is a non-partisan congressional watchdog body charged …
Read More »Saving Uighur Culture From Genocide
How do you protect a culture that is being wiped out? For Uighurs, this is more than just a hypothetical. Repressive measures against the ethnic minority have progressively worsened: The Chinese government has corralled more than 1 million of them into internment camps, where they have been subjected to political …
Read More »Chris Rock On Absurdity Of Trump On SNL Premiere
Chris Rock returned to Saturday Night Live to host the 46th season premiere of the show, and his opening monologue didn’t pull any punches. The comedian and actor started by throwing a jab at Donald Trump over his coronavirus diagnosis after downplaying the disease since its first appearance until the …
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