“Glory” is the first single from John Legend & Common that highlight social topics and subject matters affecting people of color. This song is featured in the movie Selma, out Friday, and the lyrics speak to the basic core values of America past & present. Please take a listen and let us know what you […]
“NewsOne Now” host Roland Martin sat down with actor/rapper Common who portrays Civil Rights activist James Bevel in the Martin Luther King, Jr. biopic “Selma.”…
Kanye West is one of the top musical icon’s and now he’s increasingly becoming a fashion icon to, Kanye has been voted GQ’s Most Stylish Man Of The Year, facing off against Idris Elba in the final bracket of a user based poll for the site. By, Jay Balfour Blackamericaweb.com Click for more:http://blackamericaweb.com/2014/12/29/kanye-west-voted-gqs-most-stylish-man-of-the-year/
Ava Duvernay’s “Selma” isn’t just another historical film that repeats information we’ve already read in textbooks about Martin Luther King Jr., the Harpo production introduces…
John Legend teamed up with Common to make this masterpiece called Glory. It’s one of the cuts off the soundtrack for “Selma”. This is only a lyric video and not the real video but, it still has some very moving visuals. Check it out!
Recently Oprah Winfrey, at the New York premiere of ‘Selma,’ starring David Oyewolo (the Butler) and directed by Ava DuVernay which Winfrey makes a cameo in and producers. After the premiere Oprah mad public her feelings on the recent wave of protest following the Michael Brown and Eric Garner police shootings. By, Tonya Pendleton, Blackamericaweb.com […]
Rapper Jay-Z is urging New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to reshape New York state’s current justice system in the wake of nationwide protests of unarmed…
Selma is about Martin Luther King and the civil rights marches of Selma, Alabama, that changed history for all of us in America as of we know it. Check out this trailer for Selma staring Oprha, Common, Tim Roth, Giovanni Ribisi, David Oyelowo, Alessandro Nivola, Martin Shenn, Cuba Gooding Jr., Carmen Ejogo, and more. The film comes out this year […]
Common as you know is multi-talent. From rapping, acting to public speaking and activism, the Chicago hip-hop great has now set to host Spike TV’s first ever competitive furniture design series ‘Framework.’ The show is set to premiere on Tuesday, January 6 at 10pm. Thirteen of the nation’s top emerging furniture designers will be competing […]
President Barack Obama is calling on everyone to do what they can to prevent others from being sexually assaulted as part of a new initiative.…
Common, father Lonnie Lynn, known to hip-hop fans for his soulful spoken-word poems on rapper son Common’s Albums, had die. May he rest in peace, Lynn died at age 71 on Friday, Common said in an interview Monday in Los Angeles, He gave no further details. Lonnie Lynn struggled with drug addiction and with being […]
Serena Williams put the finishing touches on her dominant run to a third consecutive U.S. Open championship and 18th major singes title Sunday night. Serena ended a difficult for her Grand Slam Season by beating Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-3. Williams equaled Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova with 18 major singles titles, the fourth- most in […]
