Ibtihaj Muhammad took to Twitter to express her frustration of being told to remove her headscarf to take an ID badge photo.

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'Hamilton' creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda and other cast members will head to Washington D.C. to speak at one of Michelle Obama’s student workshops.

For the first time in the 30 year history of the interactive media festival South By Southwest (SXSW) both the President and First Lady will be keynote speakers.

South by Southwest (SXSW®) is honored to announce President Barack Obama will appear as part of a Keynote Conversation at SXSW Interactive on Friday, March 11 and First Lady Michelle Obama will be the opening Keynote at SXSW Music on Wednesday, March 16. This marks the first time in the 30-year history of SXSW that […]

Fresh off an Oscar win for “12 Year’s A Slave”, John Ridley is set to premiere his next film at this year’s SXSW Music and Film Festival in Austin, Texas. The film, stars Andre Benjamin aka Andre 3000 (Outkast) as the legendary, left-handed guitar guru, Jimi Hendrix. It follows Jimi’s life from his early years […]

The sensual, seductive music legend, Prince is set to make a first-time appearance at South By Southwest this year! South By Southwest is a multi-fasceted event occurring every March that serves as a collection of conferences and festivals. It is considered to be one of the most instrumental happenings on the annual cultural calendar and it […]

Zoe Kravitz, daughter of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz, and Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe star in Victoria Mahoney’s upcoming independent film, Yelling To The Sky. The film also stars Marc John Jeffries and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter of The Roots.