Summer's coming! Memorial Day week-end is here, so let the festival fun begin. Here are a few of our favorite jazzy things to do in the summer. So let's see. Well, there's the 2018 San Diego Jazz at the Creek series (one of our favorites)
After 32 years Debra Lee, longtime chairman/CEO of BET Networks, is leaving the company. Under Lee's leadership, BET has been the No. 1 network among African-American viewers for 17 years, with hits like The Game, The Real Husbands of Hollywood and last year’s miniseries The New
Here’s a big shout-out to author Jazmin Steele on sharing a compelling story of abandonment, love, loss, betrayal, forgiveness and resilience, in her debut novel Love Incorruptible (Lulu, $15.95 - soft cover and $26.95- hard cover). The protagonist, Brooklen Sapphire, is based on real life occurrences
Black women across the globe are making huge progress in running for political office. In fact, there’s an entire website with a comprehensive list of over 100 Black women running for office. In the state of Arizona, there are 8, California 38 and in Texas, there are
Democratic candidate for governor Stacey Abrams has won Tuesday night's Democratic gubernatorial primary, the party's nomination to govern the state of Georgia. According to the Associated Press, Abrams takes at least 74% of the vote over Stacey Evans. Abrams will face whoever wins the Republican ticket in
According to a press release from Netflix, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series with Netflix, the world’s leading internet entertainment service. The Obamas will produce a diverse mix of content, including the potential for scripted
Can you believe we woke up late to catch a glimpse of what’s being hailed as the wedding of the century! 11:20AM UK time, most of the world got a quick glimpse at Meghan Markle this arguably the first bi-racial woman’s royal wedding to Prince
SILVER SPRING, MD - May 18, 2018 - TV One's longest-running and five-time NAACP Image Award winning series, Unsung, will launch its thirteenth season on Sunday, May 20 at 9 p.m. ET,kicking off with the story of the iconic musical group Mtume. The remainder of the season promises to
All we're sayin' is that Michael B. Jordan is smoking' hot on ESSENCE magazines June cover. For its June Men’s issue, the cover story, The Fire Next Time, features the 31-year-old Newark, NJ, native sharing with ESSENCE why he’s secure in his career (he has