POOCH HALL, TERRELL CARTER, TEISHA J. LOTT, AND JEFFREY LEWIS HEADLINE STAGE PRODUCTION AT CHRIST UNIVERSAL TEMPLE ON SEPTEMBER 12 CHICAGO, IL – Audiences will experience an evening of powerful storytelling, emotional honesty, and unforgettable…
A brick, a beach, and a lesson that never stopped moving By Ben Jealous (TriceEdneyWire.com) – There is an old man in the movement who still brims with the courage and love forged on a…
UNCF brings together more than 1,000 HBCU leaders, faculty, students, and advocates to explore the future of HBCU impact and innovation; cast of “A Different World” Netflix sequel to appear; UNCF President and CEO Dr.…
Kameirah Johnson’s artwork made it all the way to Google’s homepage. The Seattle teen has been named the 2025-2026 national winner of the Doodle for Google competition for her artwork, Hair Power: The Crown That…
Powerful new documentary uncovers the stories of Black Americans who fought to define democracy during the American Revolution ARLINGTON, VA — PBS premiered a new one-hour film, Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War, on Monday, June 29. Produced…
PassinArt is excited to conclude the first half of our 2026 Reading Series with a special presentation of Harlow’s Harmonica by Crystal Rae on Saturday, June 27, at 2:00 p.m. A family-friendly reading for audiences…
Margena A. Christian, University of Illinois Chicago During the 1960s, in a country divided by racial strife, the music of Berry Gordy Jr.’s Motown Records helped bring people together. Motown was noted for star performers…
If you grew up on Sister Act 2, you remember Whoopi Goldberg whipping a raggedy high school choir into shape and bringing down the house with Lauryn Hill and Tonya Blunt’s “Joyful, Joyful.” What you might…
Austin McCoy, West Virginia University The CBS television show “It’s What’s Happening Baby” aired a music video featuring Martha and the Vandellas performing their hit song “Nowhere to Run” to kick off its national broadcast…
Dreamgirls is officially returning to Broadway this fall, and Jennifer Hudson announced on her talk show that she’s on the producing team. We love this for her. The original 1981 cast gave us Sheryl Lee…