The family of one of R. Kelly’s alleged sex cult captives arrived to the singer’s house with police on Tuesday, according to TMZ. The website posted video of Joycelyn Savage’s family arriving at Kelly’s Atlanta home with a couple of police units. The move came after Kelly ignored their request to meet with Joycelyn in person. According to law enforcement […]
Since 1975, the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center has remained a hub of Black culture for residents from its base in Miami and across the South Florida region. Aside from providing world-class instruction to area youth in the arts, many students who entered the AHCAC have gone on to stellar careers in various capacities. President […]
Selma Hortense Burke was a sculptor who crafted images in the likenesses of famed figures such as Booker T. Washington, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. among others. Ms. Burke’s most notable accomplishment by most accounts is a sculpture of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which some say is the inspiration for the […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte is turning 90 in a few weeks, and he’s planning to use the milestone to release an album that will underscore part of his life’s work — fostering racial harmony. A multi-ethnic children’s choir will perform a new version of his classic “Island in the Sun” for a new […]
In the three years that passed after the shocking assassination of Malcolm X, the Last Poets formed on May 19, the slain leader’s birthday, in 1968. The Original Last Poets consisted of Felipe Luciano, Gylan Kain and David Nelson, and gathered at the former Mount Morris Park, now known as Marcus Garvey Park in […]
Matt Baker’s rightful place in the annals of comic book history has been debated by followers of the genre. But by most accounts, he is considered the first successful Black comic book artist, and perhaps the first altogether. Born Clarence Matthew Baker on December 10, 1921 in North Carolina, he came of age in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. […]
Chicago painter and printmaker Eldzier Cortor became known in the art world for his graceful depictions of nude Black women and his use of surrealism. Mr. Cortor died this past Thanksgiving, just weeks shy of his 100th birthday. Cortor was born January 10, 1916 in Richmond, Va. His family relocated to Chicago’s South Side and […]
Some artists are here for the short term and others are around for the long haul. But sometimes, when its still early in an artist’s career, it can be hard to tell the difference. During June, Black Music Month, our #Forward20 are the artists that we think will survive musical trends and changes to remain […]
Emmy-winning and longtime star of the popular soap the “Young And The Restless,” Kristoff St. John’s (pictured above) and his wife, Mia, announced via Twitter that…
Emmy-winning and longtime star of the popular soap the “Young And The Restless,” Kristoff St. John’s (pictured above) and his wife, Mia, announced via Twitter that…
Annie Lee, artist, humanitarian and friend of the Tom Joyner Morning Show, has died and the loss leaves a huge void in the Black creative space. Ms. Lee was an internationally recognized artist whose work depicted varying scenes of the African-American experience. Lee, born in Gadsden, Ala. in 1935, was raised primarily in Chicago, […]
Etsy is the Amazon of supplies, vintage and handmade materials. Etsy’s homepage boasts about its ability to connect you directly with artisans from all around the world, and it’s true; toddler’s clothing from Italy, jewelry from California, dresses from Turkey aren’t even the half of it. An amazing thing about Etsy is its community of black-owned shops […]
