Ethiopian-born chef Marcus Samuelsson is a world-renowned, award-winning chef, author, and entrepreneur who burst onto the culinary scene when he became the youngest to ever receive a three-star review from The New York Times in the 1990s. Samuelsson was the
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are attempting to accomplish something that no prior NFL team has done: win three consecutive Super Bowls. Mahomes, who has already won three Super Bowls, including the past two, along with three Super
Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer Branford Marsalis shares some of the benefits of children studying music at the institution named after his father, Ellis Marsalis, or any other institutions where the youth can study music.
Seven-time NAACP Image Award winner, former Miss America, and Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award nominee Vanessa Williams was in New York City earlier this week to see the Broadway show she is co-producer for, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts led the charge of Black quarterbacks in the NFL Playoffs over the weekend, while Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes — who defeated Hurts in the first Super Bowl matchup between Black quarterbacks in Super
The New York Knicks ended a three-game losing streak last night when they defeated the Toronto Raptors 112-98 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Karl-Anthony Towns, who missed the previous game with right knee patellar tendinopathy, scored 27
Four-time NBA MVP and future Basketball Hall of Famer LeBron James joined two elite clubs in addition to setting a new NBA standard in his first game of 2025 on Jan. 2 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The four-time
When four-time NBA MVP and future Basketball Hall of Famer LeBron James turned 40 on Dec. 30, it meant that the next time he stepped on the floor of the NBA game, he would become the first player in the
Director RaMell Ross discusses working with the talented cast on the historical drama Nickel Boys, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same name by author Colson Whitehead about the Dozier School. The cast includes NAACP Image Award winner
New Heritage Theatre Group Executive Producer and Grammy nominee Voza Rivers reveals that Daniel Beaty is the new creative producer. The theater was founded in 1964, the appointment moves the group forward in the Harlem community and beyond.
Just Fish Bar Grill owner Gary Simpson shares his journey as a restaurateur, which includes him leaving a lucrative job at IBM to start his catering company and open a restaurant in Newark, New Jersey.
The New York Knicks trailed by as many as nine against the San Antonio Spurs in the first of five NBA games on Christmas Day. However, forward Mikal Bridges, who is playing in his first season as a Knick, scored
Earth, Wind, & Fire, or EWF, remains one of the most significant groups in music history. The Chicago-formed group has inspired many in America and worldwide, and they are still performing their iconic hits to this day. EWF took the
The Toyota Chris Paul HBCU Classic brought eight teams and eight games over two days to Mohegan Sun Arena inside the dining, shopping, live entertainment and gaming oasis that is Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. The eight teams were Alabama
Former NBA player and Lincoln University men’s basketball head coach Julius Hodge discusses the team’s win over Benedict College in the first game of the Toyota Chris Paul HBCU Classic at Mohegan Sun Arena and playing 24 hours later on Friday,
Fashion designer Marco Hall — who has worked with Rihanna, Vanessa Williams, and Alicia Keys — discusses downtown Newark, New Jersey for the holidays, being a self-taught fashion designer and more from his studio in downtown Newark.
Actors Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse, who play Turner and Elwood, respectively, in the historical drama Nickel Boys — based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same name — react to being honored at Urbanworld in New York before
Tony Award and Grammy Award winner Daveed Diggs discusses his role in the film Nickel Boys directed by RaMell Ross based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same name by author Colson Whitehead about the Dozier School, a reform school
AXIA Time ambassador and National Lacrosse Hall of Famer Kyle Harrison discusses Official Timepiece of the Heisman Trophy and the College Football Playoff as the four Heisman Trophy finalists received custom timepieces on the eve of the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner being
The Wall Street Boy (Kipkemboi) director and filmmaker Charles Uwagbai discusses his thought-provoking film, which was filmed in Canada and Kenya.
