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Photo Credit: EMMANUEL AGBEBLE By Oumou Fofana ·Updated November 12, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Ahmed Ololade, better known as Asake, brought Afrobeats to new heights during his sold-out Red Bull Symphonic concert at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre on November 8. The Nigerian superstar performed with a 33-piece orchestra led by conductor Glenn Alexander II, reimagining his biggest records through strings, horns and soulful arrangements that stretched the limits
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By Okla Jones ·Updated November 11, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
“Can I ask what kind of name is ‘Okla?’” Bun B wondered aloud before our conversation began. “I’ve never heard that before.”
Obviously, the fact that Bernard “Bun B” Freeman wanted to know the origin of my name was humbling, to say the least. But it also gave me insight into the way that his mind works. As an
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Felicia Pride, Photo Credit: BreAnna Jones / Debbie Allen, Photo Credit: Marvin Joseph / Maleah Joi Moon, Photo Credit: Nicole Niteka By Okla Jones ·Updated November 10, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Netflix is officially taking audiences back to Hillman College. The streamer has announced a series order for A Different World, a fresh sequel to the beloved 1990s sitcom that helped define a generation of Black television.
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By Monique Welch-Rutherford ·Updated November 10, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Microsoft returned to AfroTech in Houston for the second year to champion Black excellence in tech—bringing together creatives, innovators, and future tech leaders during its three-day House of Black TechXcellence experience.
This year’s programming drew more than 500 attendees downtown Houston at Studio Eight08—a Black-owned art gallery and creative lounge founded by DJ and producer Tay Powers. Its signature
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By Okla Jones ·Updated November 7, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Music’s biggest night is officially on the horizon. This morning, the Recording Academy kicked off the road to the 68th annual Grammy Awards with a highly anticipated nominations livestream. Beginning at 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET on the Academy’s YouTube channel, CEO Harvey Mason Jr. was joined by an all-star lineup of presenters—including Lizzo, Jon Batiste,
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Kimberly Bizu and Jodie Taylor at Afrotech. By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated November 7, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
For the second year in a row, Afrotech returned to Houston, TX and Microsoft was back with their House of Black Techxcellence, curating multiple days of cultural and technologically driven events for the Black creatives and innovators of the future.
As Makeda Bell, Senior Comms Manager, Culture & Influence at
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Lionsgate By Okla Jones ·Updated November 6, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Lionsgate has officially unveiled the first trailer for Michael, the highly anticipated biopic that brings the life and legacy of the King of Pop to the big screen. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, the film stars Jaafar Jackson—the real-life nephew of Michael Jackson—in his debut role, stepping into the shoes of one of the most iconic and
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Photo Credit: Matthew Jordan Smith By Bridgette Bartlett Royall ·Updated November 5, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
While it might appear as though everyone and their cousin has published a book, there are levels to the game. Terry McMillan’s first novel, Mama, hit bookstores in 1987 to massive acclaim, including a coveted American Book Award. Fast-forward to 2025, McMillan’s masterpieces have appeared on the New York Times bestsellers
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Cristina Martinez. Photo Credit: Nate Esthersyute By Okla Jones ·Updated November 4, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Six years ago, Cristina Martinez was designing clothes and sketching runway silhouettes, convinced she was headed down the >TASWIRA Gallery, an exclusive collection acquisition now debuting at Seattle Art Fair, and a mural collaboration with the Mexican consulate. That last project, in particular, feels deeply aligned with how she sees her