Major League Baseball has finally reached a milestone never done before by a Black manager. With his latest victory, Houston Astros manager, Dusty Baker has become the latest one to win 2,000 games in the Major Leagues, while making him the first Black one to do so. Legendary moment for a legendary manager. Dusty Baker… Continue reading Houston Astros’ Dusty Baker Becomes First Black Manager to Win 2,000 Baseball Games in the Major Leagues
Category: Awards/Honors
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to Host 2022 Billboard Music Awards
Exactly 25 years after taking home his first Billboard Music Award back in 1997, Bad Boy Records founder, Sean “Diddy” Combs is returning to the stage to host the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. He is also executive producing the show. Billboard has announced that the Hip-Hop mogul will host and executive produce the 2022 Billboard… Continue reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to Host 2022 Billboard Music Awards
Reel Sisters Presents $15K to 3 BIPOC Women Creatives
Reel Sisters Gives $15K to 3 BIPOC Women Creatives from their Micro Budget Film Fellowship Each fellow will receive $5,000 to produce a project from script to screen! New York, NY- Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series, the first Academy qualifying festival devoted to women filmmakers, recently announced their winners for… Continue reading Reel Sisters Presents $15K to 3 BIPOC Women Creatives
30th Anniversary Bounce Trumpet Awards Taking Place April 23
Annual Awards Event Honoring Black Excellence to Air on Juneteenth ATLANTA, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The 30th Anniversary Bounce Trumpet Awards has been rescheduled for April 23, 2022, at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood and will air on Juneteenth, Sunday, June 19, at 7 p.m. ET. Produced by Magic Lemonade Production Company, the gala… Continue reading 30th Anniversary Bounce Trumpet Awards Taking Place April 23
Questlove: ‘I Trust That You People Will Stay 500 feet Away From Me’
With the memory of last week’s controversy still on the minds of audience members, The Roots’ Questlove had a response to make sure to avoid any semblance of that incident repeating itself at last night’s GRAMMY presentation. According to E News Online, The Roots’ drummer kinda spoke about the incident from last week when the… Continue reading Questlove: ‘I Trust That You People Will Stay 500 feet Away From Me’
Will Packer Acknowledges LAPD Was Prepared to Arrest Will Smith After Slapping Chris Rock
Will Packer Acknowledges LAPD Was Prepared to Arrest Will Smith After Slapping Chris Rock This year’s Academy Awards producer has confirmed that the Los Angeles Police Department was prepared to arrest Will Smith after the former rapper slapped Chris Rock on stage this past Sunday. According to ABC News, Will Packer, this year’s Oscars producer,… Continue reading Will Packer Acknowledges LAPD Was Prepared to Arrest Will Smith After Slapping Chris Rock
Cardi B’s Album ‘Invasion Of Privacy’ First One That Has Every Song Go Platinum
Cardi B’s Album ‘Invasion Of Privacy’ First One That Has Every Song Go Platinum Cardi B has only released one full-length album and has gone on to break several records with her debut disc. So has once again made history when that album became the only one to have every single record go platinum. Chart… Continue reading Cardi B’s Album ‘Invasion Of Privacy’ First One That Has Every Song Go Platinum
Video Emerges Showing Jada Pinkett-Smith Laughing After Will Smith Slapped Chris Rock On Stage
Video Emerges Showing Jada Pinkett-Smith Laughing After Will Smith Slapped Chris Rock On Stage A new video has emerged showing Jada Pinkett-Smith laughing after her husband, Will Smith went on stage and slapped Chris Rock in the face. A video was posted on Tik Tok earlier this week that shows a different angle of the… Continue reading Video Emerges Showing Jada Pinkett-Smith Laughing After Will Smith Slapped Chris Rock On Stage
Will Packer Admits Will Smith’s Action ‘Was a Very Painful Moment for Me. On Many Levels’
Will Packer Admits Will Smith’s Action ‘Was a Very Painful Moment for Me. On Many Levels’ First time Oscar producer Will Packer took to social media to comment on his entry into doing the televised award show. Without directly mentioning the Will Smith/Chris Rock fiasco, he did admit that it “was a very painful moment… Continue reading Will Packer Admits Will Smith’s Action ‘Was a Very Painful Moment for Me. On Many Levels’
Will Smith Publicly Apologizes to Chris Rock For Being ‘Out Of Line’
Will Smith Publicly Apologizes to Chris Rock For Being ‘Out Of Line’ After becoming the main topic of discussion after slapping comedian Chris Rock in the face on live television, Will Smith publicly apologized to Rock for his actions against him on Sunday night. Smith took to his Instagram account and acknowledged his action while… Continue reading Will Smith Publicly Apologizes to Chris Rock For Being ‘Out Of Line’
Producer Will Packer Makes Oscars History By Employing an All-Black Production Team
Movie and television producer Will Packer made history over the weekend when he led the first all-Black production team in Oscars history. From #OscarsSoWhite in 2015 to #Oscars Black af in 2022: EPs: Will Packer + Shayla Cowan Trophy presenters: 87th Mister + Miss NCAT Co-hosts: Regina Hall + Wanda Sykes Red Carpet: Terrence J… Continue reading Producer Will Packer Makes Oscars History By Employing an All-Black Production Team
Twitter Does Not Forget That Beyoncé Performed on a Compton Tennis Court to Open the Oscars
Twitter Does Not Forget That Beyoncé Performed on a Compton Tennis Court to Open the Oscars In recent memory, there has never been a time when Beyonce performs that is topped by anyone or anything! With the Will Smith/Chris Rock “altercation” taking place, it seems as if people have not been speaking about Beyonce, except… Continue reading Twitter Does Not Forget That Beyoncé Performed on a Compton Tennis Court to Open the Oscars
Denzel Washington and Tyler Perry Console Will Smith After Chris Rock Slapping Incident
Denzel Washington and Tyler Perry Console Will Smith After Chris Rock Slapping Incident Actor and former rapper Will Smith won his first Oscar Award last night, but, before that feat, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air slapped comedian Chris Rock after a misguided joke towards Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Smith’s mentor, esteemed actor Denzel Washington… Continue reading Denzel Washington and Tyler Perry Console Will Smith After Chris Rock Slapping Incident
J Prince is Asking Kanye West, Drake, Nicki Minaj, and The Weeknd To Boycott The GRAMMY Awards Show
Powerful Hip-Hop record executive and label owner, J Prince of the legendary Hip-Hop record label, Rap-A-Lot Records has put out a call to arms to some powerful Black artists. After the Recording Academy canceled the performance of Kanye West at the Grammys after being suspended by Instagram for 24 hours, Prince is calling for Drake,… Continue reading J Prince is Asking Kanye West, Drake, Nicki Minaj, and The Weeknd To Boycott The GRAMMY Awards Show
Tiger Woods’ Daughter Gives Emotional Speech to Induct Him Into World Golf Hall of Fame
Tiger Woods, arguably one of the best golfers of all time has strengthened his legacy when he was formally inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Woods was inducted into the prestigious club as his 14-year-old daughter, Sam, gave an emotional speech that brought her father to tears. She gave heartwarming words… Continue reading Tiger Woods’ Daughter Gives Emotional Speech to Induct Him Into World Golf Hall of Fame