We’ve got exciting news for admirers of the Smooth Operator. After a lengthy eight-year hiatus, the legendary Sade has returned to record a new song specifically for Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time, set to be released on March 9th. Award-winning director Ava DuVernay took to Twitter to announce the news, saying, “I never thought […]
Drake’s generosity has been shining lately, and now the hip-hop artist wants to encourage others to pay it forward as well, in efforts to spread much-needed compassion, love, and kindness throughout the world. In his recent ‘God’s Plan’ video, Drake humbly donated nearly $1 million to Miami’s community. Gifts such as a full-ride college scholarship, […]
With the opening weekend of Black Panther projected to reach groundbreaking heights, the Electoral Justice Project recognized a great opportunity to help get citizens registered to vote at screenings across the U.S. Back in October, Kayla Reed, Rukia Lumumba, and Jessica Byrd founded the Electoral Justice Project (EJP), a mission by the Movement for Black […]
As the highly anticipated portraits of former president Obama and first lady Michelle are unveiled at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery on Monday morning, history is made. Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley, personally selected by the Obamas, are the first African-Americans commissioned to paint official presidential portraits. The artists of choice are stirring conversations […]
Grammy-Award winning artist Kendrick Lamar and SZA have released the visuals for “All The Stars,” a track that will be featured in Marvel’s Black Panther. Directed by Dave Meyers and “the little homies” who remain unnamed, the music video begins with Kendrick Lamar on a boat, carried by a sea of people with swaying arms. […]
Because Of Them We Can kicked off this year’s Black History Month in the most adorable way: by producing a parody news segment narrated by children. Titled “Breaking News: Black Excellence Is At An All Time High,” the report is told by pint-sized versions of Angela Rye, Don Lemon, Bakari Sellers, April Ryan, and Symone […]
Back in 1998, Questlove, J Dilla, D’Angelo, and James Poyser founded the notorious hip-hop collective known as the Soulquarians. In a new six-minute animated short created by Pitchfork, learn the history of how the legendary group came to be. These artists all had a strong desire to channel the aesthetic of music from the 60s […]