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From social media fame to Philly’s City Council, what won’t Quinta be celebrated for? Last week, West Philadelphia’s own Quinta Brunson was honored by the City Council of Philadelphia for her work on ABC’s Abbott Elementary. The honors were first brought up by Philly Councilmember At Large, Helen Gym. Councilmember Gym passed the resolution on […]

Sidney Miller Jr. was best known for being the founder and publisher of Black Radio Exclusive (BRE) magazine. To aspiring Black entrepreneurs and lovers of Black music, he was a true pioneer. In 1976, Sidney Miller Jr. and his wife Susan Miller, launched one of the first Black-owned magazines to solely focus on Black music. The […]

Every relationship has its ups and downs. In the late 1980s Hip-Hop progressors Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick had a falling out. Before the stage name Slick Rick The Ruler, Rick was the other MC of Doug E.’s The Get Fresh Crew. Outsiders believed jealously was the culprit that led to the breakup of […]

In March, Spike Lee is going to receive his 5th lifetime achievement award at the Directors Guild of America Awards. He has won previous lifetime achievement awards at the Academy Awards, Black Reel Awards, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards and NAACP Image Awards. Although this time the award will be specifically be about Spike’s […]

Kenneth Gamble and Leon A. Huff helped shape the sound of soul in the '70s with their work as a songwriting duo, who also had their own label, Philadelphia International Records. Their relevance continues today, thanks in part to their music constantly being sampled by everyone from Meg Thee Stallion to Drake.

Before taking the stage at tonight's Urban One Honors, H.E.R opened up about her evolution as a woman, explaining how she decided to just be "her."

It appears that yet another celebrity couple has come to an end after it was recently announced that actors Lisa Bonet & Jason Momoa have decided to get a divorce following over four years of marriage and a relationship that's spanned almost two decades.

Ronnie Spector, lead singer of the '60s girl group The Ronettes and famous for hits like the 1963 classic "Be My Baby," died today at the age of 78. 

On January 6, P-Funk members Bootsie Collins and George Clinton confirmed the death of one their own. One of P-Funk’s original vocalists, Calvin Simon, has died at age 79. Bootsie and George took to social media to announce their friend’s passing. Bootsie Collins George Clinton George, Bootsie, and the rest of the 15 member crew […]

Ida B. Wells’ posthumous resume just keeps growing. Memphis Free Speech‘s greatest journalist is going get her own Barbie doll this year. Ida B. Wells is going to be a part of the Barbie Inspiring Woman Series. The collection was founded on International Women’s Day back in 2018, and it already stars an inspiring cast […]