Last week, we told you that Beyoncé was coming—meaning that she’d be dropping her much-anticipated seventh studio album, Renaissance, this July,...
National Headlines
Jay-Z Joins Forces with Twitter Co-Founder to Launch Bitcoin Academy in Brooklyn
Jay-Z said in 2005, “I’m not a businessman, I’m a business man.” Well, it seems he’s taking his business back to his old stomping grounds in the...
J. Cole, SZA, Travis Scott Headline Day N Vegas Festival Lineup
Travis Scott continues his return to live performing with his first U.S. festival appearance at the upcoming Day N Vegas, taking place September 2-4...
Learn The Secrets of Black Billionaires: Kanye West (Lesson 2)
It’s been well documented how Kanye West became the man he is today. Still, how did the rap superstar become one of the wealthiest Black people in...
Buffalo Shooting suspect Indicted On Hate and Terrorism charges
Peyton Gendron, the man allegedly behind the May 14 racially-motivated Buffalo massacre that left 10 dead, is now facing 25 charges. On Wednesday,...
Judge Mathis’ Daughter Speaks Out About Mental Health
National Headlines, Uncategorized
Jade Mathis knows what it’s like to be a Black woman living with depression. Mathis, 36, the oldest child of the famous syndicated TV Judge Greg...
BET Awards 2022: Doja Cat, Ari Lennox, Drake Among Nominees
The 2022 BET Award nominations are in and like every year that came before it, the competition is filled to the brim with a plethora of our favorite...
Pregnant Black Woman Shot Five Times by Missouri Police
Kansas City police shot and injured a pregnant Black woman during a traffic stop. The woman and the man with her were suspected of carjacking, per...
Big L Officially Has a Street Name After Him in Harlem
On Saturday, Big L fans gathered at 140th and Malcolm X Blvd in Harlem for the street to be renamed “Lamont “Big L” Coleman Way.” 140th and Lenox...
Ava DuVernay, Tamron Hall, Hoda Kotb Among Honorees at 2022 Gracie Awards
Honorees for the 2022 Gracie Awards were recognizes this week and some of our faves across TV and film were among them—namely Ava DuVernay, Tamron...
Sen. Warnock Challenges Herschel Walker To Three Televised Debates
The upcoming Georgia senate race is set between Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker. Walker has...
Former Charlottesville Reporter Jasmin Caldwell Makes History
Business, Community Development, National Headlines
Former Charlottesville reporter Jasmine Caldwell is among the 3 Black women recently taking the lead as anchors in Texas. Excerpt from Black...
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Arts, Authors, Community, Community Development, Jessica Harris
Jay Simple & The Bridge
by Jessica Harris Photography may be a hobby to some, but to Jay Simple, it serves as a compass for navigating life’s terrain. Recently appointed Executive Director of The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative (PAI), a Charlottesville-based community arts...
Community, Community Development, Entertainment, Health and Wellness, Katrina Spencer
Black Love: Symposium & Soirée
by Katrina Spencer We’re always singing about it. Pick your era! “I wanna be living for the love of you” ~The Isley Brothers, 1975 “Dream lover come rescue me” ~Mariah Carey, 1993 “You're my water when I'm stuck in the desert” ~Daniel Caesar & H.E.R., 2017 We...
Community, Community Development, Health and Wellness, Naila Smith
Prolyfyck: Getting Through Something Hard with Somebody
By Naila A. Smith, PhD In 2006, William “Will” Jones III moved to Charlottesville, Virginia. A barber by profession, he started cutting hair at Cavalier Barbers which was located in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Charlottesville. About two years later, he...
Community Development, Katrina Spencer, Travel
Exploring Black Brazil
by Katrina Spencer Days before thousands of Brazilians stormed the National Congress in the capital of Brasília, protesting the beginning of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s third yet non-consecutive term, an event closely mirroring the January 6, 2021...
Business, Channing Mathews, Community, Community Development, Food and Drink
Pass the Cornbread!
by Channing Mathews When I think of cornbread, I am immediately transported to my maternal grandma’s Floridian kitchen, where both my grandma and eldest Auntie were always cooking up a storm. My grandma’s tiny house would be filled with the delicious smells of...
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