Archie and gang will soon make the jump from comic books to the big screen. Universal Pictures is developing a movie based on the long-running comic book franchise. It’s set to be produced by Spider-Verse producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller with a script from comic book writer Tom King. The world of Archie was […]
Football is officially back for all 32 teams. A tripleheader kicks off Week One of the NFL preseason on Thursday. The Colts clash with the Ravens in Baltimore, the Bengals and Eagles square off in Philly and the nightcap features the Raiders and Seahawks dueling in Seattle. A trio of matchups are also on the […]
A high school in Ohio is making history as the first school in the nation to receive a decommissioned Air Force Thunderbird Jet. The Union Local Afterburners petitioned to obtain the jet, and it received Air Force approval in 2021. The retired F-16 will now be transported to Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas, where […]
Temple University in the city of brotherly love will offer a class on Kendrick Lamar this fall, taught by professor Timothy Welbeck. The course, titled Kendrick Lamar and the Morale of M.A.A.D City, will explore Lamar’s music and its impact on his life and career. Welbeck has been using Lamar’s music in his classes for […]
We partnered with HEB this Women's History Month to highlight '31 Days, 31 Women' and today we are celebrating Cheri Beasley, who is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent North Carolina.
In the entire 231 years that the U.S. Senate has existed, there have only been 10 senators who are Black. Just two of that already small number are women.
Disney dominated this weekend’s box office, earning the top two slots with the unstoppable Black Panther in its fourth weekend out and Ava Duvernay’s A Wrinkle in Time. It also marks the first time two black directors have occupied the two top slots at the box office at the same time. Black Panther earned $41 million this weekend, pushing it to […]
Minister Louis Farrakhan was born Louis Eugene Walcott on May 11, 1933, in Roxbury, Massachusetts. After his mother recognized his artistic talent, young Louis was given a violin by his mother before his sixth birthday and began years of formal training. Later he became popularly known as “The Charmer,” and achieved fame in Boston as a vocalist, calypso […]
Jesse Williams has spoken out about the importance of teaching kids African-American history. According to The Jasmine Brand, the actor explained, “No one is doing us any favors by putting up a poster of Martin Luther King Jr. People need to realize that we’re directly connected to the invention of civilization. I don’t view it […]
You can get Timed Passes for January thru March 2017 for the National Museum Of African American History And Culture. They will be availableMonday morning at 8am CST. https://nmaahc.si.edu/visit/passes
Frances O. Thompson's esteemed carer in public service began in 1985 when she was elected Ward F councilman, making her the first African-American council member in Hudson County's history.
Nearly forty years after Roots debuted on national television, the History Channel has brought the iconic story back to the forefront of our nation’s consciousness. History’s re-imagining of one of the highest-rated TV shows of all time “will allow new audiences to experience this epic family saga with a new vision that is both inspiring […]
