Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, into a close-knit,…
Category: Black Excellence
A Brand-New Funk … The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Takes Hip-Hop to New Heights
“Now this is a story all about how … my life got flipped turned upside down.”…
The Importance of The Ed Sullivan Show to Black Performers
Elvis Presley and The Beatles made some of their earliest television performances on the Ed Sullivan…
AfroLit Alcove: Sheymirra Lawson’s Mission to Celebrate Black Stories
Books have always held the power to shape minds and build bridges—and for Sheymirra Lawson, they’ve become…
BET’s Seminal Hip-Hop Series RAP CITY Was Born 35 Years Ago
Can you believe that Rap City has been off the air for over 15 years? Wow!…