Cheri Beasley called the decision to remove Thomas Ruffin from the high court’s wall ‘a tremendous reflection’ of progress made. The North Carolina Supreme Court has announced plans to remove the portrait of Thomas Ruffin, a former chief justice who was a slave owner, from one […]
“Soul” takes animated movies to new heights, not just with its philosophical themes about the meaning of life but as the first in Pixar’s 25-year feature film history to feature a predominantly Black cast. Starring Jamie Foxx as an aspiring jazz pianist whose life […]
Earlier this year, we reported that three brothers were planning to launch their own Kentucky bourbon through their company Brough Brothers Distillery in honor of their surname. It would be one of the only black-owned distilleries in the country and the first black-owned business of its kind in the state of […]
By Victor Trammell Photo courtesy of the Everett Collection Numerous music industry media sources (including Billboard Magazine) reported on Wednesday (December 23) that a member of the legendary hip-hop group “Whodini” has passed away. Founding member John ‘Ecstacy’ Fletcher (pictured) was confirmed dead by his beloved fellow […]
By Michael Cunningham Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs. Dalloway” is a revolutionary novel of profound scope and depth, about a day in the life of a woman who runs a few errands, sees an old suitor and gives a dull party. It’s a masterpiece created out of the […]
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