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Photo: SeventyFour (Shutterstock) New York City has a new cultural czar as of last week when Mayor Eric Adams assigned Laurie Cumbo the title. But despite her mile long CV qualifying her for the role, many are opposing the appointment. As The New York Times reports, Cumbo has ruffled a …
Read More »Jay-Z Oscar Party At Chateau Marmont Draws Protests From Hotel Workers
Every year, entrepreneur and rap artist Jay-Z and his megastar wife Beyoncé host their highly sought-after Oscars afterparty known as the Gold Party attended by various Hollywood’s A-listers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Jay-Z will throw his luxurious soirée in the lounge area of Chateau Marmont; however, the Sunset Strip hotel …
Read More »Hollywood has People of Color to Thank for Keeping it Afloat Through The Pandemic Year, According to Study
Photo: Liu zishan (Shutterstock) Hollywood has people of color to thank for keeping the movie businesses afloat during the pandemic because of their presence on screen and in the theater, According to a study from UCLA. It was found that most of the domestic tickets sales on opening weekends for …
Read More »Consolidate Your Favorite Productivity Apps In One Place With This Tool
Productivity is never cookie-cutter. You may listen to all the advice the world’s most successful people dole out, but what works for them won’t necessarily work for you. It’s up to you to figure out what type of workflow accommodates your work style, so you can be at your most productive. …
Read More »Howard University Faculty Calls Off Strike After Reaching Tentative Agreement
Photo: Eric Glenn (Shutterstock) Howard University has managed to narrowly avoid a faculty strike, as a tentative labor deal was made early Wednesday morning with school officials. Nearly 30 union leaders, faculty members and students gathered at the university’s quad to celebrate the win. “The willingness of my colleagues and …
Read More »14-Year-Old Missouri Teen Plunges To His Death On Ride At Orlando’s Icon Park While On Spring Break
A spring break trip to Orlando went from fun in the sun to tragic for a Missouri family after losing a loved one at a Florida amusement park. Fourteen-year-old Tyre Sampson fell to his death from the Free Fall drop tower at Icon Park on Thursday night. The teen was …
Read More »Indianapolis Center For Black Literature and Culture Enters New, Interactive Spaces
Photo: Lightspring (Shutterstock) In the Indianapolis downtown, Central Library, the Center for Black Literature and Culture is getting a high tech upgrade. The best part? You don’t even have to live in the state of Indiana to access it. This past Tuesday, the CBLC debuted new interactive kiosks that allows …
Read More »California Woman Left With Scars Files Federal Lawsuit Against Hemet Police for Use of Excessive Force
A woman and her daughter from Hemet in Southern California were violently arrested in front of their home in March 2021. Mariah Hereford and her mother Monet Hereford have video footage of the encounter of Hemet Gang Enforcement officers’ brutal handling and arrest of the women, as well as Mariah’s …
Read More »New Report Shows That More Black and Latino Males Are Living In Multigenerational Households Than Ever Before
Photo: Mix Tape (Shutterstock) While most late millennials had high hopes of moving on up as they approached their late twenties and thirties, turns out, many of them are moving back in–with their families that is. And according to NBC News, your chances of a sojourn back home is higher …
Read More »South Central LA Artist Lauren Halsey Commissioned To Grace Annual MET Roof Garden Installation
Hailing from South Central Los Angeles, 34-year-old mixed media artist Lauren Halsey has been chosen to create a full-scale architectural structure on top of the famed Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the museum announced last week. Afrofuturism, a politically-charged artistic movement at the intersection of African cultural aesthetic …
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