Bunny Wailer, last surviving founder member of the Wailers, dies aged 73 Reggae artist and three-time Grammy winner found worldwide fame alongside Bob Marley in the early 1970s Signature sound … Bunny Wailer performing in 2016. Photograph: Getty Images   Bunny Wailer, the co-founder and last living member of Jamaican reggaeContinue Reading

  Mahershala Ali and John David Washington sat down for a chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors. For more, click here.  Mahershala Ali (“Green Book”) and John David Washington (“BlacKkKlansman”) have catapulted into the awards season conversation with two searing films about race in America. Both movies are based on true stories. Ali, who won theContinue Reading

7 UGLY TRUTHS BEHIND THE NEW MUSIC INDUSTRY   Written by Omari MC The older I get, the more I realize people really aren’t too fond of the truth. As kids most of us are always taught to tell the truth, don’t lie, cheat, or steal. (I’m sure these sound familiar)Continue Reading

What Is Ayahuasca? Experience, Benefits, and Side Effects What it is Uses Benefits Risks Bottom line You may have heard stories of people traveling to foreign destinations to experience taking Ayahuasca, a psychoactive brew. Typically, these anecdotes tend to focus on the immediate effects that take place during an AyahuascaContinue Reading

6 Biggest Takeaways From Kanye West’s Interview on Nick Cannon’s Podcast ‘Cannon’s Class’ Nick Cannon summoned none other than The College Dropout star Kanye West when he announced, “Class is in session!” for his latest Cannon’s Class podcast episode. In a 44-minute interview on Tuesday (Sept. 1), Cannon sat down with the multihyphenate near West’s Wyoming ranch forContinue Reading

14 Most Memorable Quotes From Fight Club Chuck Palahniuk’s fight club was made into an awesome movie with Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. Here are the best quotes from the classic. BY BEN SHERLOCKJUN 18, 2020 Fight Club was the movie that defined a generation of young men. It might notContinue Reading

Master P Talks ‘No Limit Chronicles,’ Building Generational Wealth in the Black Community (Exclusive) By Latifah Muhammad‍ 12:29 PM PDT, July 24, 2020 Master P wants to inspire and encourage economic empowerment. The music mogul’s rise to the top of the rap game is the focus of the BET docuseries No Limit Chronicles, debuting Wednesday, July 29. The five-episodeContinue Reading

Oliver Stone thinks Hollywood has gone crazy. By David MarchesePhotograph by Mamadi Doumbouya Beginning in 1986 with the release of his films “Salvador” and “Platoon,” Oliver Stone kicked off a decade-long run of remarkable success. Many of the controversial and stylistically brash films that he made during this era were box-office hits and establishedContinue Reading

Angry All the Time for No Reason? This Might Be Why By Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Associate Editor   Maybe you feel angry regularly. You’re irritable, short-tempered and grouchy. Maybe you snap (or want to snap) at everyone around you — because your anger feels like a tsunami. It’s bound to crashContinue Reading

HANNA-BARBERA CARTOONS William Denby Hanna and Joseph Barbera have had a powerful and lasting impact on television animation. Since the late 1950s, Hanna-Barbera programmes have been a staple of television entertainment, and many of the characters originally created by Hanna and Barbera for the small screen have crossed into film,Continue Reading

Baldwin’s Nigger (1969) was Horace Ové‘s first film. Shot in a plain and simple verité style in black and white, the film represents a triumph for the filmmaker in presenting dialogue between black people as if no white people were present. This allows the speakers and audience to deal with issues without the need toContinue Reading

From Picasso To Basquiat: The African Bridge Rakaa (Iriscience) Follow Jan 29, 2013 · 5 min read There are very few artists who have transcended both traditional stylistic parameters and critical close-mindedness to achieve world recognition and inspire a movement. Two such artists are the legendary Spanish painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso, whoseContinue Reading

The Summer of Love was a social phenomenon that occurred during the summer of 1967, when as many as 100,000 people converged on the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, initiating a major cultural and political shift. Although hippies also gathered in major cities across the U.S., Canada and Europe, SanContinue Reading

Dave Chappelle defends humor, reflects on ‘terrifying’ comeback in Mark Twain special Erin Jensen USA TODAY Dave Chappelle received the Mark Twain Prize for Humor for merit in October, but his admiration for the craft is also noteworthy. It’s on display in Tuesday’s PBS special (9 EST/PST, times may vary), which includes footageContinue Reading

Benny Hill is one of the world’s most successful comedians. THE BENNY HILL SHOW has been seen on over 130 television channels throughout the world. His is a language that entertains the world. Benny made his live television debut in a revue called HERE’S MUD IN YOUR EYE and recognisedContinue Reading

Dave Chappelle’s Netflix Special: Three Key References to Know As he addresses police brutality, the death of George Floyd and nationwide protests in “8:46,” the comic examines overlooked subjects. Dave Chappelle in his new special.Credit…Netflix By Melena Ryzik June 12, 2020 Dave Chappelle released a lacerating new special, “8:46” — theContinue Reading

“Look, Europe aint no Continent. You got AFRICA, ASIA, ANTARCTICA, AUSTRAILIA, and the AMERICA’S all starting with “A”. Then “EUROPE”, Dat SHIT aint separated by a body of water. They made that bullshit up!!! Paul Mooney is keepin’ it real funny Comedian Paul MooneyBy MARK DE LA VINA, CORRESPONDENT | Mercury NewsPUBLISHED: AprilContinue Reading

George Floyd: Nick Cannon shares powerful ‘I Can’t Breathe… Again!’ video after joining protests in Minneapolis ‘F*** the elite and the top three per cent,’ he raps Roisin O’Connor @Roisin_OConnor Monday 1 June 2020 08:53 Nick Cannon has shared a spoken word video on his social media accounts that speaks out againstContinue Reading

Did Man Who Armed Black Panthers Lead Two Lives? By RICHARD GONZALES • OCT 3, 2012 All Things Considered ShareTweetEmail  VIEW SLIDESHOW 1 of 9 Huey Newton co-founded the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in 1966 in Oakland, Calif., with Bobby Seale. This 1970 photo shows Newton in Philadelphia’. RUSTY KENNEDY / AP In the mid-1960s, the BlackContinue Reading

The 1995 movie Panther depicted the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense as a vibrant but ultimately doomed social movement for racial and economic justice during the late 1960s. Panther‘s narrative indicted the white-operated police for perpetuating violence against African-Americans and for undermining movements for black empowerment. As such, this film represented a rareContinue Reading

The Most Intense Moments from Kanye West’s TMZ Live Meltdown Turns out Kanye has some bad opinions on slavery. BY ERIKA HARWOOD MAY 1, 2018 BY JONATHAN BRADY/AP IMAGES. Kanye West has taken his thoughts from Twitter to the small screen today, taking over an episode of TMZ Live with Harvey Levin alongside conservative commentator Candace Owens. West touched on someContinue Reading

‘Coachella: 20 Years In The Desert’ Documentary Bows Via YouTube Originals On Former Opening Day If the world were normal, the opening of the 21st Coachella Music & Arts Festival would be taking place today at noon. For reasons everyone knows, that won’t happen until at least October, presuming health conditions permit. ButContinue Reading

Beautiful Jim Key and the former slave who taught him to count and use the alphabet Pete Monaco, The Eighth PolePublished 9:38 a.m. MT March 25, 2019 Beautiful Jim Key (Photo: Public Domain) William Key was born into slavery in 1833 and grew up on his owner’s farm in Shelbyville, Tennessee.Continue Reading

Beneath Antarctica’s Ice, Intriguing Evidence of Lost Continents By Stephanie Pappas November 13, 2018   Beneath the Antarctic ice lie the remnants of “lost” continents. (Image: © Vipersniper/iStock/Getty Images Plus) A new map reveals the remnants of ancient continents lurking beneath Antarctica’s ice. The map shows that East Antarctica is made up of multipleContinue Reading

Become a powerful force for change The principle that human beings possess naturally endowed universal rights is the basis of the American form of government and inspiration for democratic movements throughout the world. Rights are considered the guardian principles of human dignity and justice. Yet, as precious as they are,Continue Reading

Marcus Aurelius on Worry and the Thoughts of Others March 21, 2018 SpencerPhilosophy The great Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121AD – 180AD) is recognized for his philosophical meditations, setting him apart from many rulers of that age. Last of the Five Good Emperors, his death was considered the end of theContinue Reading

Tribeca partners with AT&T and IMAX to launch summer movie drive-in series Kicks off June 25th By Julia Alexander  May 6, 2020, 5:49pm EDT   Movie theaters across the country are closed, but some drive-ins are seeing a resurgence in the wake of social distancing practices. Now, Tribeca Enterprises (the company behindContinue Reading

How the Rat Pack Got Its Name BY STACY CONRADT JUNE 8, 2016 More than half a century after their heyday, the term “Rat Pack” still conjures up images of Frank, Sammy, and Dean. But the phrase didn’t originally refer to the group of guys most people think it does—andContinue Reading

George Lopez’s multi-faceted career encompasses television, film, standup comedy, and late-night television. Lopez is currently on his stand up comedy tour, The Wall World Tour, in arenas across the country. He recently completed his standup comedy tour, The Comedy Get Down, with Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, and Cedric the Entertainer. The comedians alsoContinue Reading

Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes. Working jobs we Hate, So we can buy Shit we don’t need. The things you Own, end up Owning You. Author Chuck Palahniuk tells us why it’s time to re-open Fight Club By Bryan Bishop “His theory is that there’s been a rock operaContinue Reading

Deon Cole (born January 9, 1972) is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. He is best known for his role in the sitcom Black-ish (2014–2020), which earned him nominations for two NAACP Image Awards and two SAG Awards. Cole was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for co-writing the late-night talk shows The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien and Conan. ForContinue Reading

Redd Foxx, original name John Elroy Sanford, (born December 9, 1922, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.—died October 11, 1991, Los Angeles, California), American comedian known for his raunchy stand-up routines. His style of comedy, which featured foul language and highly adult subject matter, influenced generations of comics. He was also a television actor, star of theContinue Reading

The term ‘crazy’ shouldn’t be thrown around lightly – ask any woman The ‘crazy woman’ trope stretches from Plato to Plath. Perhaps the rise of the craziest man in the 21st century will force a rethink   Women are crazy. This isn’t me being hysterical; it’s historical. The trope ofContinue Reading

Climate experts call for ‘dangerous’ Michael Moore film to be taken down Planet of the Humans, which takes aim at the green movement, is ‘full of misinformation’ says one distributor Oliver Milman  @olliemilman Tue 28 Apr 2020 08.54 EDTLast modified on Tue 28 Apr 2020 09.28 EDT  A still from Planet of theContinue Reading

7 Reasons Why Rolex Watches Are So Expensive History Do you know why Rolex watches are so expensive? As the crown of celebrities, Rolex is one of those luxury watch brands with worldwide recognition. Rolex was not only Kennedy’s precision jewel, but it is also an essential part of cinema history. ForContinue Reading

How they dealt with sexually transmitted diseases in those days was truly remarkable… The ‘soiled doves’ of the Wild West: Photos reveal the everyday lives of prostitutes in the brothels of the American Frontier Brothels flourished in the Old West as young men flooded the frontier in search of work,Continue Reading

Academy Award-winning Scottish actor Sean Connery is best known for playing 007 in the early ‘James Bond’ spy movies. He has also starred in films like ‘Robin and Marian,’ ‘The Name of the Rose,’ ‘The Untouchables,’ ‘The Hunt for Red October’ and ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.’ Who IsContinue Reading

This is one hell of an achievement and great architecture. Excellent work Mr. Perry. Acquired by Tyler Perry in 2015, the 330-acre lot is located in the heart of Atlanta on the historic grounds of the former Fort McPherson army base. The major motion picture studio, one of the largest productionContinue Reading

Kenya Barris Signs $100 Million Netflix Deal By Daniel Holloway Kenya Barris has become the newest big-ticket addition to Netflix’s lineup of television producers. The “Black-ish” creator has signed a three-year overall deal with the streaming service that will see him produce series exclusively for Netflix. According to a source with knowledge ofContinue Reading

  Who Was Meyer Lansky? Meyer Lansky was born in 1902 in Grodno, Russia (present day Belarus), immigrating to America as a child. Growing up on tough streets, he eventually became an organized crime figure instrumental in the development of a national crime syndicate in the United States. For decades he was consideredContinue Reading

Boosie Badazz has attracted a lot of negative attention in 2020 so far, but he’s not looking to apologize anytime soon. In an appearance on The Breakfast Club via webcam, Boosie spoke about his wild Instagram Live sessions, his conspiracy theories regarding the coronavirus, and his comments regarding Dwyane Wade’s transgender daughter Zaya. At theContinue Reading

Why is the Rockefeller family still fabulously rich? As you know, wealth rarely lasts much further than grandchildren. Taxes, expenses, dilution of the well-being of children and their children and the inevitable corruption of large amounts of money ultimately affect family conditions. Yet the Rockefeller family challenged all of this.Continue Reading

“In real life, just like in Macbeth, all women are not just pure and true. Just because I write some songs about bad women, though, that doesn’t mean I hate women. I’ve written songs that show great love and respect for women, too. Songs that talk about strong, upstanding women andContinue Reading

The Radiant Child Jean-Michel Basquiat was an influential African-American artist who rose to success during the 1980s. Basquiat’s paintings are largely responsible for elevating graffiti artists into the realm of the New York gallery scene., his spray-painted crowns and scribbled words, referenced everything from his Haitian and Puerto Rican heritageContinue Reading

Iceberg Slim made his name by writing the autobiographical book “Pimp: The Story of My Life.” Released in 1969, it was an eye-opening account of how pimps persuade, cajole and beat women into agreeing to sell themselves. Director Jorge Hinojosa (long time manager of Ice-T) doesn’t just concern itself with hisContinue Reading

Gaspar Noé’s Love: ‘We’re not doing anything perverse’ The controversial erotic film lays relationships bare, literally, using unknown actors and unsimulated sex. Its young stars think it’s time we all stopped being so squeamish Tom Seymour  Breaking bed: Karl Glusman, Aomi Muyock and Klara Kristin in Gaspar Noé’s Love. IContinue Reading

A sleeper at the time of its release in 1984, Thom Eberhardt’s Night of the Comet has built a small cadre of fans thanks to its breezy performances and blend of comedy and tongue-in-cheek science fiction. Catherine Mary Stewart and Kelli Maroney are thoroughly likable as a pair of San Fernando ValleyContinue Reading