Photo by: David Crotty/Contributor India.Arie is the latest artist to remove her music from the streaming service Spotify in response to their continued support of Joe Rogan’s controversial podcast. The 46-year-old singer revealed the circumstances behind her decision to leave the streaming behemoth on Instagram Friday night (January 31), following Neil Young’s, Joni Mitchell’s, and Graham […]
Photo by: Michael Kovac/Contributor From Ann Lowe to Telfar Clemens, Black Americans have always set the standard for fashion, contributing a plethora of most memorable moments, trends and more. As we celebrate Black History Month and #Represent247, TV One is shining a light on Black designers who have revolutionized the industry’s history and paved the way […]
Photo by: Bev Grant/Contributor During Black History Month, TV One is commemorating the achievements of African-American scholars, poets, politicians, and activists who have made extraordinary contributions to the Black community and the world. Black History Month evolved from “Negro History Week,” established Feb. 7, 1926, by Carter G. Woodson, a Black historian and founder of […]
Photo by: Paras Griffin/Stringer Oop, it looks like Jermaine Dupri is catching all the smoke following the premiere of Janet Jackson’s self-titled documentary! As the legendary singer gave the world a deeper look inside her personal life and career, that also meant clearing the air about her former relationship with the award-winning Atlanta-based record producer. […]
Photo by: Todd Williamson/Contributor “We haven’t hung in five years. I miss you guys. We need a girls’ trip. Let’s do this!” It’s been five years since we’ve fallen in love with the Flossy Posse in the film Girls Trip! They made us feel like a part of the crew, and we didn’t want the […]
Photo by: Noam Galai/Stringer She’s always been in control! In 2022, Janet Jackson is still demonstrating the “Control” that made her a global phenomenon nearly 50-years ago. Janet Jackson, a two-night, four-part documentary airing on Lifetime and A&E (Friday and Saturday at 8/7c), was executive produced by the beloved artist and her brother Randy. “It’s just something […]
Photo: Leon Bennett/Stringer Uh-oh! Looks like the Hip-Hop police strike again, and Rap music is on trial this time. Rap titan, Jay-Z is leading the force of other heavyweight rappers to propose and push for a New York State bill to stop using rap lyrics against rappers in criminal trials. Senate Bill S7527, better known […]
Photo by: TV One Prolific musicians, songwriters and producers who left a phenomenal imprint on “The Soundtrack to Black America” were highlighted at the fourth annual Urban One Honors, and now TV One and CLEO TV are asking celebs and viewers what the phrase means to them. What songs come to mind when you think of […]
Photo by: Cindy Ord / Stringer André Leon Talley, the substantial fashion editor who rose from the Segregated South to dominating the couture world, has died. He was 73. As a pioneer in fashion, Talley is most notably remembered as a legendary creative director and editor-at-large at Vogue. However, he was also known to leverage his infinite […]
Photo by: Jamie McCarthy/Staff When Jasmine Guy starred in A Different World as Hillman University’s Southern belle Whitley Gilbert in the late ’80s and early ’90s, she was a vital member of one of the most popular all-Black casts of the time. The show debuted in 1987 and featured a group of young, varied Black […]
Photo Credit: University of Chicago Photographic Archive, apf1-08641 Ida B. Wells, co-founder of the NAACP, anti-lynching fighter, and suffragist, is Mattel’s latest historical icon to be recognized with her own Barbie doll. Wells gained notoriety as an investigative journalist who focused on lynchings and other forms of racial discrimination. Wells’ doll is the most recent […]
Photo by: Bettmann/Contributor Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, who insisted on an open-casket funeral for her son, are one step closer to being posthumously awarded Congressional Gold Medals, the country’s highest civilian honor, more than 60 years after his assassination by white supremacists in the 1950s. A bill sponsored by Sens. Cory Booker […]