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"Birthright" Event in Washington, DC to Celebrate African Diasporic Culture in High Style on August 15th

Birthright

Washington, DC — The Adinkra Group is proud to present BIRTHRIGHT, an exquisite indoor event that celebrates African Diasporic Culture in high style with superior performance by four of the […]

Tyrese: "I'm Only Played on Black Radio... But If White Artists Sing R&B, They Get Played on Mainstream Radio"

Tyrese

Nationwide — Tyrese Gibson, who has the No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, has a lot to say about what seems to be racism and double standards in […]

Earvin "Magic" Johnson's ASPiRE, Tracy McGrady and 2 Chainz Connect to Launch New Black College Tour

Magic Johnson, Tracy McGrady and 2 Chainz

— Power Collaboration Focuses on Building Awareness and Increasing Enrollment at Historically Black Colleges & Universities — Atlanta, GA — HBCU Direct, LLC (HD), a marketing collective specializing in HBCU […]

Famed Comedienne, Alycia Cooper, To Appear Every Week on Season 9 of NBC's "Last Comic Standing"

Alycia Cooper

— The series airs every Wednesday at 9pm on NBC — Nationwide — Beginning Wednesday, famed African-American comedian, Alycia Cooper, will compete as a contestant on season 9 of NBC’s Last […]

Author Shares Her Story in "The Little Girl Inside: Owning My Role in My Own Pain"

Little Girl Inside by Tonya Barbee

Bowie, MD — A uniquely designed transparent jewel every woman should own in her jewelry box, The Little Girl Inside by Tonya Barbee is a ministry resource tool for women in […]

Re-Introducing The Jakki Price Show: From the Streets to the Airwaves

Jakki Price

— Dealing with topics that Mainstream Media refuses to discuss! — Nationwide — The Jakki Price Show engages listeners with topics and issues that mainstream media refuse to talk about. […]

Cosby Show Co-star Turns on Bill Cosby -- Says, "Of Course He is Guilty"

Joseph C. Phillips

Nationwide — Actor Joseph C. Phillips, who played Martin Kendall (Denise’s husband) on “The Cosby Show” from 1989 to 1991 says he loves and has long admired Bill Cosby, but […]

Houston to Shine at Celebrity-Filled Award Show This Upcoming Monday!

Go-DJ Hip Hop Awards

— The 2nd annual GO- DJ Hip Hop Awards will take place on Monday, July 20th, at the NRG Center. The award show honors Houston’s entertainment and music culture. — […]

Black Community Leader's Book on How To Help At-Risk Children Hits #1 on Amazon.com

One Move at a Time by Orrin Hudson

Atlanta, GA — Orrin Hudson, author of One Move At A Time: How To Play And Win At Chess and Life, has achieved “best-seller” status on several Amazon.com charts. The […]

Coroner Says, "B.B. King Was Not Poisoned to Death" -- Plus, Family Still Denied to His Estate

BB King Not Poisoned

Nationwide — Medical examiners say that they have found no evidence to prove that blues legend B.B. King was poisoned before he died of natural causes back in May 2015. […]

50 Cent: "Yes, I Filed For Bankruptcy... But So Did Donald Trump and Walt Disney"

50 Cent

Nationwide — Rapper, actor and entrepreneur 50 Cent recently set social media on fire when he confirmed that he did indeed file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. But the outspoken New […]

New Book Tells the Story of a Fictional Town Where African Americans Live With Zero Tolerance of Crime

Nationwide — Living on the Edge in Freedomtown, released this month, by author Jacqueline T. Small is a story set in Freedomtown, a fictional town created that brags of a utopia […]

Legendary Singer-Songwriter and Producer Bunny Sigler Releases New Single "Buttermilk and Cornbread" Featuring Instant Funk Out July 7th

— Remix Produced by Joe Gallagher, Saint Man, Bunny Sigler, and Instant Funk — Los Angeles, CA — Four-time Grammy winning producer-singer-songwriter Bunny Sigler releases his second single, “Buttermilk and […]

New Orleans Novelists Launch Contest/ Rewrite Challenge to Would-be Writers

Dianna Riley

New Orleans, LA — The authors of a novel based on a black family’s struggle through three generations of slavery and racism have launched a special contest/rewrite challenge to would-be […]

2005 Documents Show That Bill Cosby Admitted to Giving Women Drugs For Sex

Bill Cosby

Philadelphia, PA — Newly released court documents show that actor/comedian Bill Cosby did in fact admit in 2005 that he got quaaludes with the intent of giving them to young […]

Google Apologizes For Tagging Photos of Black People As "Gorillas"

Google Photos Labels Black People as Gorillas

Nationwide — The Google Photos app has apparently been labeling some pictures of African Americans as “gorillas”, and Google has officially apologized for what they say was an error in […]

NFL Pro Invents, Patents Helpful Gadget in Ultimate End-Game Plan

Smart Sink Tray by Style Pro 31

Nationwide — Super Bowl champion and veteran Strong Safety Bernard Pollard knows how to avoid disaster – both defensively and offensively. It’s a well-refined aptitude for safeguarding his team and […]

Elite Black Dating App “MELD” Hosts Event in Manhattan, New York City

MELD Manhattan Event

— MELD dating App, an app geared towards dating discovery for black professionals, is available on both iOS and Android — Nationwide — MELD, the Elite Black dating App focused […]

"The Broke Man's Survival Guide" -- Single Mom Shares No-Nonsense Survival Skills for Making Ends Meet

Broke Man's Survival Guide by AM Harris

Chicago, IL — Helping thousands of unemployed, underemployed and people struggling to make ends meet survive and ultimately thrive in a tough economy is the focus of a new book, […]

Virgo Girl Media Partners with Strebor Books to Increase Online Visibility for Authors of Color

Missy B. Salick

Nationwide — Virgo Girl Media, a digital media firm, located in New Rochelle, NY, has announced a partnership with Strebor Books to enhance the online visibility for authors of color. […]

Girl's Advocacy Group Celebrates 30 Years With Debutante Cotillion

Teenshop Debutante Cotillion Waltz

Philadelphia, PA — On Saturday, June 13, 2015, Teenshop Inc. celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a Debutante Cotillion. The formal gala mirrored traditional African American cotillions that place an emphasis […]

The Rise of a 15-Year Old Entrepreneur and the Legacy-Building Mom That Is Making it Happen!

Gabrielle Jordan and mom, Marcella Mollon-Williams

— Both Gabrielle Jordan and her mom, Marcella Mollon-Williams, will be guest speakers at the upcoming Sterling Women of Washington DC powerful networking luncheon on July 8th. — Washington, DC […]

Black-Owned Travel Agency Offering $1,000 in Savings For Travel to South Africa

Capetown, South Africa

Columbus, OH — How do you reduce the cost of traveling 7,000 miles for a vacation? Roger Madison, founder and CEO of iZania, LLC, has found the formula for reducing […]

Texas Dentist, Monica "Dr. Moe" Anderson, Says Success Is A Side Effect

Monica Anderson, author of Success is a Side Effect

Austin, TX — Almost everyone wants to be successful, but most people are not sure exactly what that means. Monica “Dr. Moe” Anderson has written a prescription for achievement and […]

Unique Kickstarter Campaign To Publish Phenomenal Black Heritage

Finding America: 57 Million Dollar Freedman

— How newly freed slaves amassed 57 million dollars in nine years after emancipation — Bronx, NY — Velma McKenzie-Orr, director of The Bookstore At Grace and former director of […]

R&B/ Soul Band GJS Prepares For the 41st Annual Jackson Music Awards -- Nominated in 5 Categories

GFS Roll It Roll It

Nationwide — The careers of GJS (Tony Gentry, Nil Jones, Sam Fallie) is an open book filled with producing, writing, playing, and performing with many well-known artist in the music […]

3UFirst.com Challenges Black Athletes, Entertainers, and Community

Terrance Amen

Nationwide — Terrance Amen, founder and CEO of 3UFirst FPC, a company created specifically to solve the major problems in the Black community, makes a bold challenge to athletes, entertainers, […]

Graphic Novella By African American Comic Artist Justin Raimey Makes Commercial Debut

Justin Raimey and bookcover

— Black Streak Entertainment’s latest graphic novel is entitled “Fiji Random: The Garage Maid Special 01 ­- Preparation” — Nationwide — Fiji Random Garage Maid Special 01 – Preparation is […]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Says, "The Black Community Is Better Off" Because of Rachel Dolezal

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Rachel Dolezal

Nationwide — Former NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has weighed in on the bizarre story of Rachel Dolezal, the white woman who pretended to be Black to become president of a […]

Harlem Book Fair Announces Wheatley Legacy Award Recipients Poet Nikki Giovanni and Children’s Book Illustrator Jerry Pinkney

Nikki Giovanni and Jerry Pinkney

New York, NY — The QBR Wheatley Book Awards recognizes the best African American books and writers in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Children’s books. The Wheatley Legacy Award is given to […]

New Book Depicts True Story About African American NYC Police Officer

Where The Sun Didn't Shine

New York, NY — Author Bennett Hinds hopes to inspire social consciousness with the nationwide release of his new book, Where the Sun Didn’t Shine.

New Audio Book Details First Fictional & Most Probable Legal Battle For African-American Reparations

Reparations I: The Attorneys By K. Anderson Yancy

— Free copies are now available of “Reparations I: The Attorneys” – a full cast audio drama by a veteran XM/ Sirius producing partner — Los Angeles, CA — In […]

Author Releases New Book "Game Changer" About the Founder of Negro League Baseball

Author Michael E. and his bookcover for Game Changer

Nationwide — Author Michael E. is proud to announce that his long-awaited book, Game Changer: Andrew Rube Foster, is now available and ready for purchase. A good read, a best […]

No Limit Rapper Young Bleed Dies at 51 Years Old Just Days After Verzuz Battle

Rapper Young Bleed

Nationwide — Rapper Young Bleed, who rose to fame under Master P’s No Limit Records in the late 1990s, has died at 51 years old after suffering a brain aneurysm in […]

Toni Braxton Opens Up About Marriage to Birdman, Talks About Their Secret Wedding

Toni Braxton and Birdman

Nationwide — Toni Braxton is opening up about her marriage to rapper Birdman, revealing how their decades-long friendship slowly turned into love, their secret 2024 wedding, and the challenges they faced […]

Gayle King is Reportedly Leaving "CBS Mornings" When Her Contract Ends

Gayle King

Nationwide — Gayle King is reportedly preparing to leave CBS Mornings when her contract ends in May 2026, though CBS says no final decision has been made about her role or […]

Meet the Black American Entrepreneur Who Owns a Luxury 4-Star Hotel in Ghana Near the "Door of No Return"

Mona Boyd, owner of AnoMansa Beach resort in Ghana

Nationwide — Mona Boyd, an African American woman who has called Ghana home for more than 30 years, is the owner of AnoMansa Beach Resort, located just 6 minutes from […]

Recent Black College Grad Launches First-Ever Animated Series About the Life of Music Producers

Tierre Hummons, creator of the Synth City animated series

Nationwide — Recent University of Cincinnati graduate Tierre Hummons is rewriting the rules of animation and storytelling with Synth City — the first-ever animated series centered on the life of […]

In Historic Agreement, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts Restores Pottery by Enslaved Artist David Drake (“Dave the Potter”) to His Descendants

Pauline Baker, Daisy Whitner, John Williams, and Priscilla Williams Carolina, descendants of artist David Drake, with “Signed Jar” (1857)

Drake’s descendants say the first-of-its-kind return acknowledges broken title for works taken from enslaved creators Nationwide — In a historic restitution of art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) […]

Forty Acres & A Mule Co-Founder Monty Ross is Back on the Film Scene With a New Documentary: “Let Me Put This BUG In Your Ear”

Monty Ross, co-founder and Forty Acres and a Mule

Nationwide — Over the years, people have wondered whatever happened to Monty Ross, who co-founded 40 Acres & A Mule with Spike Lee? According to Ross, he’s been honing his […]

Detroit Police Officer Appears Pantless During Court Hearing, Leaving Judge Stunned

Police officer Matthew Jackson, Judge Sean Perkins

Nationwide — Matthew Jackson, a police officer from Detroit, Michigan, left a judge speechless after appearing in a virtual court hearing wearing his uniform shirt and badge — but without […]

Michelle Obama Explains Why She Didn't Wear Braids in the White House, "America Wasn't Ready"

Michelle Obama with braids

Nationwide — Former First Lady Michelle Obama revealed why she chose not to wear braids during her years in the White House and how embracing her natural hair today represents freedom, […]

Black Mom-Daughter Duo Release Children’s Book, "Did You Know God Made You Beautiful?"

Kiva and Nia, Black mom and daughter authors of Did You Know God Made You Beautiful

Nationwide — Entrepreneur, author, and community arts advocate Kiva Constance Williams has teamed up with her young daughter, Nia Constance Imani Williams, to co-author their first children’s book, Did You […]

9-1-1 Actor Rockmond Dunbar Loses Disney Lawsuit About His Religious Beliefs

Rockmond Dunbar

Nationwide — Actor Rockmond Dunbar broke down in tears after losing his lawsuit against Disney, where he claimed he was fired from the hit TV show 9-1-1 for refusing the […]

Two Boys Being Called Heroes for Helping Stop Burglary at Ice Cream Shop

Adonis and Jayceon

Nationwide — Adonis, 9, and Jayceon “JC”, 10, two African American boys from St. Louis, Missouri, helped stop a burglary at their neighborhood ice cream shop after noticing a shattered window […]

Black Author Receives National Recognition Through the NYC Big Book Award®

Chinedu Achebe, author of When It All Falls Down

Nationwide — The 2025 NYC Big Book Award has recognized When It All Falls Down by Chinedu Achebe as the category winner of African American Fiction. The competition is judged […]

Black Archaeologist Launches New Children’s Book Series That Lets Kids Step into the Past

The Resurrectors by Dr. Cheryl Janifer LaRoche

Nationwide — Imagine a world where children don’t just read about history—they witness it firsthand. That’s the vision behind The Resurrectors, a groundbreaking new children’s book series from award-winning author […]

Singer D'Angelo Dies Just Months After Angie Stone from Pancreatic Cancer

D Angelo singer died

Nationwide — Neo-soul icon D’Angelo — who shared a son with fellow singer Angie Stone — has died at the age of 51, just months after Stone’s passing earlier this […]

The Writers Cypher Invites Wordsmiths to Join a One-of-a-Kind Creative Writing Battle to Compete for a $2,500 Prize Pool

The Writers Cypher creative writing contest

Nationwide — Writers’ Row Publishing House, a growing indie-book publisher, is excited to announce the launch of its first-ever creative writing competition, The Writers Cypher. The contest offers a dynamic […]

WNBA Star Angel Reese Becomes First Athlete to Join Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

Angel Reese Victoria's Secret

Nationwide — WNBA superstar Angel Reese is stepping off the court and onto the runway as she joins the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, becoming the first professional athlete to walk […]

Former Alabama Pastor Charged With Using $400K in Church Funds for Luxury

Adrian Davis

Nationwide — Adrian Davis, a former pastor at a Huntsville, Alabama church, is facing federal charges for allegedly spending more than $400,000 of church funds on personal luxuries like cars, […]

Bold New Book "Unveiling Our Story" Honors the Voices That Shaped Black America

Unveiling Our Story by Tom Alexander

Nationwide — Unveiling Our Story: Intimate African American Narratives, the powerful new work by author Tom Alexander Jr., Ed.D, D.Min., is set to be published at the end of September […]

Self-Empowerment Expert Launches "Keys to Creating Black Self-Love" Digital Course

Dr. Mwangaza Michael-Bandele, creator of Keys to Creating Black Self-Love course

Her Course is Available as a 4-Module, 12-Lesson Self-Paced Learning Experience Nationwide — Dr. Mwangaza Michael-Bandele’s transformative new digital course, “Keys to Creating Black Self-Love,” is now available to the […]

Black Founder Launches 2-Day Summit Fueling the Future of Black Indie Film and Immersive Storytelling

DeShuna Spencer and speakers for Black Indie Ignite event in Los Angeles

Nationwide — DeShuna Spencer, Founder and CEO of kweliTV and her 501(c)(3) partner, the Black Indie Creatives Coalition (BICC), have announced Black.Indie.Ignite., a two-day gathering on October 3-4, 2025, in […]

Singer Mario Addresses Rumors About Him Not Liking Black Women

Singer Mario

Nationwide — Singer Mario has responded to online rumors claiming he does not like Black women, after social media backlash over his relationship. He defended himself in an Instagram Story, […]

The Kelly Levert Group Honors Legacy and Prepares for Major Milestones

Kelly Levert Group

Nationwide — The Levert name has long been recognized in the music industry, celebrated for its soulful voices, dynamic performances, and lasting influence on generations of listeners. Today, that legacy […]

“Dating My Past” Film to be Showcased at 20th Annual International Black Film Festival in Nashville, TN

Dating My Past movie

Nationwide — Dating My Past, a heartfelt romantic film exploring self-discovery, has been officially selected to be showcased at the prestigious 20th Annual International Black Film Festival (IBFF), taking place […]

The World’s Largest Black Doll Show Returns to Detroit for Another Celebration of Fashion, Culture and Art

Black Art and Doll Show in Detroit

Nationwide — Sandy’s Land LLC, known for its mission to empower, entertain, and inspire, with brand products, books, art, and cultural events, is proud to announce the 2025 Black Art […]

10 Black Moms with Kids Who Play Sports Launch New Book to Empower Other Mothers of Student-Athletes

10 Black mom authors of Sports Moms Play Book

Nationwide — Ten inspiring women have teamed up to release a powerful new book for mothers raising student-athletes: Sports Moms Playbook: A Guide To Balancing Faith, Family & Sports. Published […]

HBCU GO Announces Procter & Gamble 2025 Football Partnership Celebrating HBCU Classics Nationwide

P&G HBCU Classic logos

Nationwide — The Allen Media Group free-streaming digital sports platform HBCU GO – the leading media provider for the nation’s 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) – is pleased […]

Man Accused of Stealing Beyoncé’s Unreleased Songs Finally Arrested in Georgia

Kelvin Evans, Beyonce

Nationwide — Kelvin Evans, the man accused of stealing Beyoncé’s unreleased music and tour plans, was arrested two months after allegedly breaking into her choreographer’s car in Atlanta. The stolen […]

Award-Winning Filmmakers Seek Funding for Documentary About the Founding Members of the Congressional Black Caucus

Founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus

Nationwide — At a moment when American democracy is divided and the nation seeks moral clarity and strategic direction, a groundbreaking documentary opportunity emerges. Conscience of the Congress will chronicle […]

Black Author Creates Fun Toy Marching Band For Kids Inspired by Her Children's Book

Stephanie Singleton with her kids marching band

Nationwide — It’s a kid’s marching band (with real toy instruments) started by Stephanie Singleton, the author of The Adventures of Ryan & Riley and Mr. Teddy Bear, and the […]

A New Chapter in Black History Unfolds: Historical Drama Audiobook Premieres on YouTube

Lady Trenette Wilson releases new audio book for Hunters Point

Nationwide — Prepare to be transported to the lavish world of the Black elite during America’s Gilded Age with the premiere of a brand-new historical drama audiobook, Hunters Point. The […]