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Photo by: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella The late rapper DMX’s daughter is ready to have conversations that some adults aren’t ready for! At the tender age of 10, Sonovah Hillman Jr. lost her aunt, and uncle to fentanyl addiction, and her father due to a drug overdose. After attending a 10-week D.A.R.E. program led by […]
Photo by: (Right: Jaafar Jackson) by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for REELZ. (Left: Michael Jackson) by Kevin Mazur/WireImage. After a worldwide search, director Antoine Fuqua has finally found the perfect actor to play the late Michael Jackson! The legendary director revealed in an Instagram post that the King of Pop’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, son of Jermaine Jackson […]
LaToya Luckett has the backstage covered as she speaks with our Icons of the Culture at the 5th Annual #UrbanOneHonors!
Pharrell is the recipient of our Music Innovation Award for the fifth annual Urban One Honors for his distinctive contributions to music!
The Phoenix Honor goes to Bobby Brown at our fifth Annual Urban One Honors! The world-famous performer is being recognized for his unwavering spirit in overcoming significant loss and adversity.
The world has been influenced by the inspirational songs, and work of Tamela Mann, one of the Urban One Honors Inspirational Impact Honorees.
Photo by: David Mann We all need a daily dose of inspiration, as we navigate throughout our lives. And this 2023 Urban One Honors honoree gives us all the inspiration we can get! When it comes to David Mann, the multi-faceted actor, comedian, and NAACP Image Award winner for “Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series” […]
Photo by: Paul Archuleta/Getty Images Anita Pointer, the musician best known for being a part of family group The Pointer Sisters, passed away on December 31st at the age of 74. The late singer lost her battle with cancer that was “somewhat lengthy and heroic,” her representative shared with TMZ. “While we are deeply saddened […]
Photo by: Chris McKay/Getty Images for Live Nation Rapper Gangsta Boo, a former member of the hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia, has passed away. She was 43. The Memphis native, born Lola Mitchell, was found dead on Sunday in her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. It is unknown at this time what caused the death. “The […]
Photo by: Tank R&B in the twenty-first century is synonymous with romance, sex, love, and Tank! The nine-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated multiplatinum singer, producer, actor, creator of the R&B Money label, and the host of the fifth annual Urban One Honors has defined two decades of the genre with one essential album after another. “For me, […]
Rapper Theophilus London's family pleaded with him to return home in a frightening press article that surfaced yesterday.
Photo by: David Becker/Getty Images Al B. Sure! discusses his difficult medical journey in his first interview since emerging from a two-month coma. The R&B musician and radio DJ revealed that he had a liver transplant in an interview with Fox 5 New York on Tuesday, December 13. He talked about his path to adopting […]