Queen Latifah Shares Inspirational Message About Bessie Smith Passion Project
In 1992, Queen Latifah auditioned to portray pioneering blues singer Bessie Smith on screen. As she watched the screenplay get passed around for years from actor to actor, Queen Lafitah continued to build her acting career and hold on to her dream of one day playing the blues legend. It wasn’t until 2009 that the opportunity presented […]
10 Life Lessons From Coretta Scott King
She was an icon! Over the course of her life, Coretta Scott King became a wife, a mother, a civil rights icon, a human rights activist, and keeper of her husband Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of justice and equality. With her lifelong commitment to justice and peace, Coretta rose to become one of the world’s […]
HBCU Bound: Tytianna Smith Has A 4.6 GPA And $1.7 Million In Scholarships
High school senior Tytianna Smith’s journey to choosing to attend the historically Black university, Norfolk, started with applying to fifty colleges. With a 4.6 grade point average, Tytianna was accepted into every school she applied to, except her top choice of Stanford University. She could have accepted this as defeat, but, instead, she took it as […]
Beyoncé Celebrates ‘Lemonade’ Anniversary With New Scholarship Program For Young Women
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is calling for the ladies to get into formation once more. This time for education. To celebrate the one-year anniversary of her landmark visual album, “Lemonade”, the multi Grammy award-winning artist announced a new scholarship called “Formation Scholars”. According to her website, the scholarship seeks to “support young women who are unafraid to think outside the box and are […]
10 Stunning Photos Of Ella Fitzgerald In Honor Of Her 100th Birthday
In 1934, a young aspiring dancer made an impromptu decision to sing instead of dance for amateur night at Harlem’s Apollo Theater. The decision would change the rest of her life and American music forever. Her name was Ella Fitzgerald. About a year after winning amateur night, Fitzgerald was discovered by jazz drummer and band leader Chick Webb. Her smooth voice […]
Barack Obama Talks Youth Civic Engagement In First Post-Presidency Public Appearance
Photo credit: Joshua Lott/ New York Times Obama is back! Today, the 44th U.S. President, Barack Obama returned to the city where he started his political career to make his first post-presidency public appearance – Chicago. Obama sat down with six young leaders at the University of Chicago to discuss youth civic engagement and political involvement. During the […]
Prince Tribute: 5 Songs To Remember The Music Icon
Today marks the one year anniversary of Prince’s death. The music icon was an inspiration to say the least, and let’s not forget a complete musical genius. Prince taught himself how to play the piano at age seven, the guitar at 13, and the drums at 14. He went on to create an innovative sound that would change the […]
Chance The Rapper Celebrated His 24th Birthday By Raising $100,000 For Charity
Photo credit: ABC/Fred Lee For Chance the Rapper, the best way to celebrate another year of life is to raise money for charity, and that’s exactly what he did. On Sunday, Chance topped off his 24th birthday by hosting a ticketed party at Chicago’s Studio Paris nightclub to raise additional funds for Chicago’s youth. Thanks to […]
Common Remembers The Time He Told Chance The Rapper To ‘Keep Following His Dreams’
TIME magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” list for 2017 is here. It includes an array of icons, artists, leaders, pioneers, and an abundance of Black excellence. For the list, Common paid tribute to one of its recipients by writing a story about the time his grandmother asked him to give an aspiring rapper some advice. […]
Tennis Great Serena Williams Is Expecting Her First Child
It looks like one of the greatest tennis players of all time is about to embark on a new journey of motherhood. Today, Serena Williams took to her Snapchat to announce that she’s “20 weeks” pregnant with her first child. The news comes a few months after Williams announced her engagement to Reddit co-founder […]