Black Collegiate Gaming Association launches 2022 Corners to Colleges HBCU...
“A lot of men in this industry are very threatened by women, and unfortunately, a lot of it is coming from men that look just like us. They are threatened by the fact that a woman is coming in and...
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How Octavia E. Butler Mined Her Boundless Curiosity to Forge a New Vision for...
By Alyssa Collins, University of South Carolina In 2021, Alyssa Collins was awarded a yearlong Octavia E. Butler Fellowship from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino,...
View ArticleRihanna Listed by Forbes as World’s Youngest Self-Made Billionaire
By Stacy M. Brown, Senior National Correspondent, NNPA Newswire In 2021, Rihanna achieved billionaire status. In 2022, Forbes acknowledged that the Barbadian beauty now counts as the youngest self-made...
View ArticleUS soprano, offended by blackface, pulls out of Italy opera
By Frances D’Emilio, Associated Press Soprano Angel Blue says she won’t perform in an opera in Italy this month because blackface was used in the staging of a different work this summer on the same...
View ArticleQ&A: Jordan Peele on the dreams and nightmares of ‘Nope’
By Jake Coyle, AP Newswire Film Writer There’s little in contemporary movies quite like the arrival of a new Jordan Peele film. They tend to descend ominously and mysteriously, a little like an unknown...
View ArticleAngela Simmons: “Real Bodies Matter”
By BlackDoctor Newswire “Growing Up Hip Hop” star and daughter of hip-hop royalty, Rev Run, Angela Simmons is trending and receiving tons of praise for sharing unedited bikini snaps of herself taken...
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Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’ debuts at No. 1 with $44 million
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Jordan Peele ‘s UFO thriller “Nope” topped the North American charts in its first weekend in theaters with an estimated $44 million in ticket sales, Universal Pictures...
View ArticlePRESS ROOM: For the First Time, Princess Tiana Will Be the Featured Disney...
By BlackPressUSA Princess Tiana is getting her own merchandise collection! Walt Disney World Resort is unveiling a merchandise line during the 2022 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival...
View ArticleFirst Black Woman to be Nominated for 3 Comedy Emmys
By Cori Zaragoza, Staff Writer Variety has reported that “Abbott Elementary,” the hit television series on ABC, has earned Quinta Brunson three nominations for outstanding comedy series, making her the...
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Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’ debuts at No. 1 with $44 million
By Lindsey Bahr, Film Writer, Associated Press Jordan Peele’s UFO thriller “Nope” topped the North American charts in its first weekend in theaters with an estimated $44 million in ticket sales,...
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Marvel teases new Avengers movies, ‘Black Panther’ sequel
By Lindsey Bahr, Film Writer, Associated Press Marvel Studios unveiled the first trailer for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — set to “No Woman No Cry” — to fans at Comic-Con on Saturday in San Diego....
View ArticleBlack Collegiate Gaming Association launches 2022 Corners to Colleges HBCU...
“A lot of men in this industry are very threatened by women, and unfortunately, a lot of it is coming from men that look just like us. They are threatened by the fact that a woman is coming in and...
View ArticleThe Return of San Diego Comic-Con!
By Cori Zaragoza, V&V Staff Writer The COVID-19 pandemic halted many things — and San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), the annual convention and meeting place for fans and professionals in pop culture and...
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Beyoncé’s Renaissance Breaks Souls and Records in Historic Debut
By Stacy M. Brown, Senior National Correspondent, NNPA Newswire Beyoncé’s new album, “Renaissance,” has taken the world by storm as expected. With a healthy helping of Chicago house music and classic...
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IN MEMORIAM: Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ Has Died at 89
By Lindsey Bahr, Film Writer, Associated Press Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television...
View ArticleBlack Creators Converge on San Diego for Comic-Con and AfroFuturism Lounge
By Aldon Thomas Stiles, California Black Media Comic-Con was held in San Diego from Thursday July 21 through Sunday, July 24. Due to health concerns over the spread of COVID-19, there hasn’t been an...
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Black Creatives Gather for 5th Annual Afrofuturism Lounge
By Ahliyah S. Chambers, Contributing Writer After two long years, people traveled from all over to participate in and admire Comic-Con, the annual international comic book convention and nonprofit...
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Ninth Annual Bayside Gospel Concert Aboard the Midway
By Amara N. Beaty, V&V Staff Writer Due to the limiting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 and 2021 Bayside Gospel Concerts were held online. This was the first year that the concert took...
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The story behind ‘Star Trek’ actress Nichelle Nichols’ iconic interracial kiss
By Matthew Delmont, Dartmouth College On a 1968 episode of “Star Trek,” Nichelle Nichols, playing Lt. Uhura, locked lips with William Shatner’s Capt. Kirk in what’s widely thought to be first kiss...
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Night of Worship with Kirk Franklin & Maverick City Music
By Ahliyah S. Chambers, Contributing Writer On July 27th, Kirk Franklin and Maverick City Music graced San Diego with the Kingdom Tour to Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU. These gospel...
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