October 12, 2017 Take a Look at All This Black Genius the MacArthur Foundation Has Recognized | The Root The best way to start any day is with some black excellence, and today that cup runneth the hell over. The list of MacArthur fellows is out, and this year, six of the recipients are black. African American Art, African American Education, African American Entertainment, African American Entrepreneurs, African American Professionals, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
October 10, 2017October 11, 2017 A Revolution in Jazz? An Avant-Garde Festival Makes History, but Not Community | The New York Times PHILADELPHIA — From Thursday through Sunday, audiences at FringeArts in this city’s historic district heard a saxophone distorted through six effects pedals squealing at peak volume, surrealist absurdism from a heritage jazz ensemble, atonal electric harp, and solo flute played in vehement gusts over a track of looming electronics. African American Entertainment, African American Music, Jazz Music, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
October 9, 2017 A Former Superagent Bets Big on a More Diverse Hollywood | The New York Times Magazine After years as the industry’s top African-American talent agent, Charles D. King is building an audacious new production company — with a vision for bringing long-neglected stories to the screen. African American Cinema, African American Entertainment, African American Film, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
October 4, 2017 Watch: An all-black musical gave Dorothy Dandridge a groundbreaking role in Hollywood history | Timeline It was a crucial juncture in her career, a career during which she’d endured countless humiliations... African American Art, African American Cinema, African American Entertainment, African American Film, African American History, Black History, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 5 Reasons Why You Need To Experience Sweet Honey In The Rock | Affinity The ensemble is an a cappella group, rooted in African American culture with songs concerning the ideas of freedom, love, and protection of the earth and of each other. African American Art, African American Entertainment, African American Music, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
September 27, 2017 Watch: Reri Grist’s voice took her from the projects to the world’s most famous opera stages | Timeline A soprano who got her start on ‘West Side Story’ African American Art, African American Entertainment, African American Film, African American History, Black History, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
September 21, 2017 Mos Def on Retirement: “I’m Always Going to be Creating” | AFRO ATLANTA (AP) — Hip-hop star Yasiin Bey took the stage at the ONE Musicfest for what appeared to be the last performance of his career. African American Entertainment, African American Music, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
September 20, 2017 Lena Waithe Made History, and She Gave an Emmys Speech for Right Now | The New York Times “The things that make us different, those are our superpowers,...” African American Entertainment, African American News, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
September 19, 2017September 28, 2017 Meet the Stars of HGTV’s Most Highly Anticipated New Fall Show | Popsugar HGTV is keeping the Flip or Flop spinoffs coming to great success. Its latest pair of house flippers are Texas-based Ashley and Andy Williams of the Fall's highly anticipated new series Flip or Flop Fort Worth, premiering Thursday, Nov. 2. African American Entertainment, African American Families, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
September 18, 2017 Donald Glover Is First Black Director To Win An Emmy In Comedy | HuffPost Glover is unstoppable. African American Entertainment, African American Music, African American News, KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine
