Aretha Franklin Gets Her Own Exhibit At Charles H. Wright Museum Of African American History
Cynthia Johnson/Getty Images Aretha Franklin’s hometown of Detroit, Michigan is continuing to keep her legacy alive. On Tuesday, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History will open a new exhibit called “Think: A Tribute to the Queen of Soul.” The estate-approved exhibit, “Think: A Tribute to the Queen of Soul,” will include photos and videos that depict Franklin’s […]
Granddaughter Celebrates Grandmother’s 95th Birthday With The Sweetest Photo Shoot
All photos by: Passio Photography Grandmothers are one of life’s most precious gifts, so when it came time for Loida Guillen Strong to celebrate her grandmother’s 95th birthday, she decided to mark the special occasion with a grandmother-granddaughter photo shoot. Using a baseball theme for the shoot, Rafael and Jacqueline, the husband and wife team behind Passio […]
Colin Kaepernick To Receive Harvard’s W.E.B. Du Bois Medal
Photo credit: Peter Dejong/AP Just a few weeks after being named the face of Nike’s 30th “Just Do It” campaign, Colin Kaepernick has been announced as one of the recipients of Harvard University’s 2018 W.E.B. Du Bois medals. As stated on the Ivy League’s website, the medal is considered its “highest honor in the field of African and African American studies.” […]
Sports Journalist Jemele Hill Will Narrate LeBron James’ ‘Shut Up And Dribble’ Documentary
Photo credit: Heidi Gutman/Getty Images, Alison Farrand/Getty Images NBA star LeBron James is once again using his platform to uplift Black women- this time by choosing sports journalist Jemele Hill to narrate his upcoming basketball documentary, “Shut Up and Dribble.” The news comes only weeks after Hill departed ESPN and James unveiled the HFR x LeBron 16 shoe and […]
Remembering Dance Pioneer Arthur Mitchell And The Powerful Legacy He Left Behind
Photo credit: Bebeto Matthews Arthur Mitchell, who was a dance pioneer and the co-founder of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, passed away of renal failure at a New York City hospital on Wednesday morning. Mitchell once said: “The myth was that because you were Black that you could not do classical dance. I proved that to be wrong.” In his […]
First Black Woman Elected As University Of Cincinnati Student Body President
Photo credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services Senior neuroscience and organizational leadership double major, Sinna Habteselassie, recently made history at the University of Cincinnati after she was elected as student body president. In UC’s 199-year history, Habteselassie became the first African American woman student to be elected to serve in the role. After some persuasion […]
National Park Service Gives HBCUs $8.6 Million To Preserve Historic Sites On Campus
Photo via: Howard University Recently, the National Park Service gave a total of $8.6 million to 18 Historically Black Colleges and Universities to help them preserve the historical buildings and statues that live on these campuses, reports Diverse Issues in Higher Education. The money was provided through the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Fund and […]
Black Love: Will Smith Wishes His ‘Queen’ Jada Pinkett Smith Happy Birthday In Sweet Post
Will Smith hardly ever misses the chance to celebrate his wife of 20 years, Jada Pinkett Smith- especially on her birthday. The actor took to his Instagram page (which is probably one of the best accounts on the social platform) to post a present and throwback photo of himself with his “Queen,” along with a sweet message that […]
Leslie Jones’ Reaction To Regina King’s Emmy Win Was A Beautiful When One Of Us Wins, We All Win Moment
Photo credit: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times Do you remember how Taraji P. Henson reacted when fellow actress Regina King won her very first Emmy in 2015 for her role in ABC’s “American Crime?” Well, comedian Leslie Jones had a similar reaction when King won her third Emmy on Monday night during the 70th Primetime […]
LSU Elects Its First Black Student Government President In Almost 30 Years
Photo credit: Haskell Whittington III For the first time in nearly 30 years, Louisiana State University (LSU) has a Black Student Government president. Meet Stewart Lockett. “I think it’s a cultural shift,” Lockett told LSU’s student newspaper, The Daily Reveille, of his election. “It’s a good progress for us and for Louisiana as a whole. It’s really significant for me because […]