The Richest Rappers In The World According to NPR, rap emerged in 1970s New York City. Evolving side-by-side with DJing, what initially began as a way to keep a crowd entertained took on the form of a commercially successful, mainstream music genre after Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” topped charts in the United States, Canada, and Read More…
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Do Black Men Have A Problem With Short Hair On Black Women?
Do Black Men have a problem with women with Short hair? HECK YEAH Recently, I’ve decided to chop off 2/3 of my natural hair that I’ve been growing for the last 7 years. Many people are asking, “Why would I do such a thing to such beautiful and lush hair?” And, I say with a Read More…
AfroArt Photos
AfroArt Photo Series Challenges Beauty Standards with Young Black Models AUGUST 10, 2019 ANDREW LASANE All Images: Kahran and Regis Bethencourt. Styling by LaChanda Gatson, Shanna Thomasson and Angela Plummer Husband and wife photography duo Regis and Kahran Bethencourt of CreativeSoul Photography capture images of children that celebrate the beauty, culture, and heritage of afro hairstyles. Often Read More…
Sky Bridge in Czech Republic “Opens”
The Sky Bridge opened earlier this month in the Czech Republic and is claiming its title as the longest suspension walkway in the world, a record held previously by a similar design in Portugal. Strung between two peaks of the Kralicky Snezník mountain, the pedestrian path stretches an incredible 721 meters and reaches 95 meters above Read More…
‘Resistencia: Poems of Protest and Revolution’ Book Review
Book Review: ‘Resistencia: Poems of Protest and Revolution’ e Resistencia: Poems of Protest and Revolution, edited by Mark Eisner and Tina Escaja, Tin House Books, 260 pages. $18.95. As protests against police brutality and white supremacy swarm city streets across the country, Americans are relearning the vocabulary of resistance that led to the Civil Rights Read More…
Black Female Filmmaker Tackles Mental Health Stigma in Debut Psychological Thriller
Atlanta, GA — Sigma Square Media, in association with JD Harvill, has announced the release of “Pseudo,” an independent film from writer-producer Briana Cole, directed by Herschel Grangent Jr. “Pseudo” had its world premiere in Marietta, Georgia, in August of 2021. Now, following a series of limited screenings, in partnership with Dame Dash Studios and Homestead Read More…