Denzel Washington Wins ‘Best Actor’ at 2025 BET Awards: A Legacy of Black Excellence On and Off the Screen

Denzel Washington Wins ‘Best Actor’ at 2025 BET Awards: A Legacy of Black Excellence On and Off the Screen

By Sandy Connors | Editoria credit: Fred Duval / shutterstock.com  At the 2025 BET Awards, Hollywood icon Denzel Washington added yet another accolade to his storied career, taking home the ‘Best Actor’ award for his commanding performance in the critically acclaimed crime drama Highest 2 Lowest, directed by longtime collaborator Spike Lee. At 70, Washington […]

Sly Stone Turned Isolation Into Inspiration, Forging a Path for a Generation of Music-Makers

Sly Stone Turned Isolation Into Inspiration, Forging a Path for a Generation of Music-Makers

By:Jose Valentino Ruiz |theconversation.com | Editorial Photo: IQ Inc In the fall of 1971, Sly and the Family Stone’s “There’s a Riot Goin’ On” landed like a quiet revolution. After two years of silence following the band’s mainstream success, fans expected more feel-good funk from the ensemble. What they got instead was something murkier and […]

Performers Announced For Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth Concert; André De Shields to receive the Juneteenth Legacy Award

Performers Announced For Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth Concert; André De Shields to receive the Juneteenth Legacy Award

By:Broadwayleague.com June 19, 2025 11:00am – 12:30pm LIVE in Times Square blacktobroadway.com The Broadway League’s Black to Broadway initiative announces the performers for the 5th annual Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth, a FREE outdoor concert in Times Square on Thursday, June 19, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM (rain or shine). Flagstar Bank will be this year’s presenting sponsor. The 2025 Juneteenth Legacy […]

Mad Men is a Landmark Television Series

Mad Men is a Landmark Television Series

By Sandy Connors | Editorial credit: Everett Collection / shutterstock.com Mad Men is a landmark television series that aired from 2007 to 2015, created by Matthew Weiner. Set in the 1960s, it delves into the lives of advertising executives on Madison Avenue, primarily focusing on the enigmatic Don Draper, portrayed by Jon Hamm. The series […]

Tailoring and The Black Dandy: How 250 Years of Black Fashion History Inspired the 2025 Met Gala

Tailoring and The Black Dandy: How 250 Years of Black Fashion History Inspired the 2025 Met Gala

By Toby Slade, THE CONVERSATION Fashion is one of the most powerful tools we have for understanding ourselves and the world around us. Nowhere is this clearer than in the story of Black American tailoring and the legacy of the Black dandy. Inspired by scholar Monica L. Miller’s groundbreaking book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the […]

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