Naomi Osaka Is the World’s Highest-Paid Sportswoman For Second Straight Year This young woman doesn’t seem like she is stopping anytime soon! According to Sportico, tennis champion, Naomi Osaka is the world’s highest-paid woman for the second straight year! The talented multi-racial sports star and entrepreneur has earned a record $55.2 million (For a woman… Continue reading Naomi Osaka Is the World’s Highest-Paid Sportswoman For Second Straight Year
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Jay-Z’s The Parent Company Announces Partnership That Secures a Deal To Produce 900,000 Pounds Of Cannabis
Jay-Z’s The Parent Company Announces Partnership That Secures a Deal To Produce 900,000 Pounds Of Cannabis The business acumen of one of Hip-Hop’s most lucrative performers and arguably one of the greatest lyricists to grace the microphone is rising at every transaction he involves himself in. Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter’s The Parent Company has recently announced… Continue reading Jay-Z’s The Parent Company Announces Partnership That Secures a Deal To Produce 900,000 Pounds Of Cannabis
BNC Teams Up with Café Mocha to Present the Salute THEM Awards Sunday, June 6
BNC Teams Up with Café Mocha to Present the Salute THEM Awards Sunday, June 6 BNC Teams Up with Café Mocha to Present the Salute THEM Awards Sunday, June 6 at 10:00 P.M. ET Special Event Honors Musical Vanguards from the New National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville Legendary Sly Stone and Earth… Continue reading BNC Teams Up with Café Mocha to Present the Salute THEM Awards Sunday, June 6
Minnesota United Capsule Collection with Hybrid Nation Debuts
Minnesota United Capsule Collection with Hybrid Nation Debuts HYBRID NATION x MINNESOTA UNITED COLLABORATION DROPS MAY 25, 2021 Locally Owned Socially Conscious Streetwear Brand Debuts Limited Edition Collection for Major League Soccer Team Saint Paul, MN – May 24, 2021 – On May 25th, 2021 at 10:00 am CST the limited-edition Minnesota… Continue reading Minnesota United Capsule Collection with Hybrid Nation Debuts
MC Serch Joins VIDSIG
MC Serch Joins VIDSIG Live, global video platform VIDSIG (Video Signature) announced earlier today that hip hop artist and music executive Michael Berrin, aka MC Serch, has joined VIDSIG as Chief Creative Consultant, adding elevated strength to its entertainment division. One of the most respected artists in the entertainment industry, Serch is a former member… Continue reading MC Serch Joins VIDSIG
Spotify Announces the Launch of Frequency, a New Initiative Geared Towards Amplifying Black Voices
Spotify Announces the Launch of Frequency, a New Initiative Geared Towards Amplifying Black Voices Spotify has announced the launch of a new initiative that will help amplify the voices of Black people on their music streaming platform. Spotify has revealed that it has recently released Frequency. This is a global initiative and destination for the… Continue reading Spotify Announces the Launch of Frequency, a New Initiative Geared Towards Amplifying Black Voices
The Roots’ Black Thought and Questlove Connect With Disney Junior For Animated Series, ‘Rise Up, Sing Out’
The Roots’ Black Thought and Questlove Connect With Disney Junior For Animated Series, ‘Rise Up, Sing Out’ Disney is going Hip-Hop! The Hip-Hop band known as The Roots is collaborating with Disney Junior for a new animated short series that will be focusing on race, racism, and social justice. The animated series is titled, “Rise… Continue reading The Roots’ Black Thought and Questlove Connect With Disney Junior For Animated Series, ‘Rise Up, Sing Out’
Blavity Joins The Black Effect Podcast Network To Distribute AfroTech Podcast, ‘Black Tech Green Money with Will Lucas’
Blavity Joins The Black Effect Podcast Network To Distribute AfroTech Podcast, ‘Black Tech Green Money with Will Lucas’ Blavity Inc., the diversified digital media company behind AfroTech, 21Ninety, Travel Noire, Shadow and Act, and Blavity News, has partnered with Charlamagne Tha God’s and iHeartMedia’s The Black Effect Podcast Network to distribute its must-listen podcast for… Continue reading Blavity Joins The Black Effect Podcast Network To Distribute AfroTech Podcast, ‘Black Tech Green Money with Will Lucas’
PBS to Premiere MUHAMMAD ALI 4-Part Documentary September 19, 2021
MUHAMMAD ALI, a new four-part documentary directed by acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns, will air on PBS September 19-22, 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET (check local listings). The new series, which was in development for six years, was also written and co-directed by Sarah Burns and David McMahon, whose previous collaborations with Burns include THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE (2012),… Continue reading PBS to Premiere MUHAMMAD ALI 4-Part Documentary September 19, 2021
ABC News Announces Four Hour Documentary ‘Mike Tyson: The Knockout’
ABC News announced it will debut a special four hour documentary series on the life of boxing legend Mike Tyson. “Mike Tyson: The Knockout” will put viewers ringside for a main event that will chronicle the former champion’s climb, crash and comeback, from his difficult childhood to becoming undisputed world champion to his 1992 rape conviction… Continue reading ABC News Announces Four Hour Documentary ‘Mike Tyson: The Knockout’
Terri Lyne Carrington Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Terri Lyne Carrington Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences 2021 NEA Jazz Master and Multiple Grammy Award Winner Among Prestigious Academy’s Distinguished New Cohort (New York, NY – May 3, 2021) – Three-time Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and composer Terri Lyne Carrington has been elected to the board of the… Continue reading Terri Lyne Carrington Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Travis Scott Announces Astroworld Festival 2021
Travis Scott Announces Astroworld Festival 2021 Texas-born, GRAMMY Award-nominated, and multi-platinum hip-hop artist Travis Scott is proud to announce that his Astroworld Festival will officially return this coming fall on Friday, November 5 and Saturday, November 6 at NRG Park in Houston, Texas. The third annual music festival is expanding to two days this year… Continue reading Travis Scott Announces Astroworld Festival 2021
The Women Songwriter’s Hall of Fame 2021 Awards
The Women Songwriter’s Hall of Fame 2021 Awards THE WOMEN SONGWRITERS OF FAME TO INDUCT FEMALE ICONIC HITMAKERS The historic awards show will help to culminate Black Music Month 2021 with great & gifted honorees! The Women Songwriters’ Hall of Fame, founded to honor women whose body of work represents the best of the heritage… Continue reading The Women Songwriter’s Hall of Fame 2021 Awards
Vic Mensa Joins Sports Audio App Colorcast as Advisor & Part-Owner
Vic Mensa Joins Sports Audio App Colorcast as Advisor & Part-Owner Colorcast, the social audio app for sports consumption, is excited to announce the newest addition to their advisory board, rapper Vic Mensa. Mensa is joining the Colorcast team as a part-owner, advisor, and brand ambassador who will help lead Colorcast’s celebrity acquisition efforts. As… Continue reading Vic Mensa Joins Sports Audio App Colorcast as Advisor & Part-Owner
Fox Soul Launches Season 2 of Worth a Conversation With Jay ‘Jeezy’ Jenkins
Fox Soul Launches Season 2 of Worth a Conversation With Jay ‘Jeezy’ Jenkins FOX SOUL, the leading OTT streaming platform celebrating black history and the African American community 365 days a year, premiered the first episode of Worth A Conversation with Jay “Jeezy” Jenkins season 2, hosted by recording artist, entrepreneur and philanthropist — Jay… Continue reading Fox Soul Launches Season 2 of Worth a Conversation With Jay ‘Jeezy’ Jenkins