Watch: 'Straight Outta Compton' Unrated Director's Cut w/ Aditional 20 Minutes + New Sou
Available now The Blu-ray and Digital HD versions include the exclusive "Unrated Director's Cut" that gives fans more of the N.W.A. story...
Watch: Nelson George's Misty Copeland Doc. 'A Ballerina’s Tale' on iTunes and Amazon
Plot Summary Iconic ballerina Misty Copeland made history when she became the first African-American woman to be named principal dancer...
The Remarkable Reverend L.O. Taylor: Memphis' 'Renaissance Man'
"Of his own volition, photographer, filmmaker, and oral historian Rev. L.O. Taylor single-handedly documented the African American...
Jennifer Hudson Prepares for Broadway Debut in ‘The Color Purple’
Oscar and Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls) will make her Broadway debut in a revival of The Color Purple, the musical version...
Calvin Lockhart: The Original "Biggie Smalls"
Bahamian-born Calvin Lockhart first caught moviegoers' attention in the supercharged urban films "Cotton Comes to Harlem" (1970) and...
Donny Hathaway: The Heart of Soul
Donny Hathaway was one of the brightest new voices in soul music at the dawn of the '70s, possessed of a smooth, gospel-inflected...
Phyllis Hyman: The Sophisticated Lady
Deep-voiced and statuesque, Phyllis Hyman sang with a life-affirming energy and emotional intensity found in few other female vocalists....
Hazel Scott: The First Black Woman To Have Her Own TV Show
She was called the “Darling of Café Society” back in 1939 when New York City was alive with the sounds of swing. A sexy siren sitting...
THE 18TH ANNUAL MARK TWAIN PRIZE FOR AMERICAN HUMOR: CELEBRATING EDDIE MURPHY
On Sunday, October 18, 2015, Dave Chappelle, Whitney Cummings, Kathy Griffin, Arsenio Hall, Sam Moore, Kevin Nealon, Trevor Noah, Jay...
Harlem Jazz Queen Florence Mills: The "Queen of Happiness," Harlem's "Blackbird&q
On this date {January 25] in 1896 Florence Mills was born. She was an African American singer, dancer. From Washington D.C., she was...
