Atlanta artist Fabian Williams continues to do his part to ensure the legacy of The Black Panther lives on. Also known by his online persona, in late March @occasionalsuperstar announced on Instagram – in presumably the first public display of his sculpting
Randy Freeman, a 57-year-old Air Force veteran and owner of Williamsburg, VA-based Distinguished Executive Transportation, LLC, has taken his complaint against Cracker Barrel to federal court. While sitting with three of his customers in Cracker Barrel Store #193 in Cross
Carlton Hargro is having a year to remember. This past January, the culture curator returned to his roots at Atlanta alt-weekly Creative Loafing as its first Black editor-in-chief. Around that same time, another passion Hargro pursues in partnership with his
In the midst of Gemini season, the first half of the year begins to end with the dawning of its last month. Ebony Blanding and Amber Bournett of The House of June film production company are off to a rewarding
Logan Laurice Browning is navigating the streets of Los Angeles like a seasoned Black woman boss, metaphorically and literally. To the former, the starlet eagerly awaits her debut as the lead character in “Dear White People,” which premieres April 28
Coming off a stellar Atlanta run of his one-man show The Magic Negro and Other Blackity Blackness as told by an African-American man who also happens to be Black, Mark Kendall is reconnecting with Dark Side of the Room, his crew
You’ve seen him embodied by Will Smith as Bagger Vance, by the late Michael Clarke Duncan in The Green Mile, by Morgan Freeman in just about all his popular work. After years focused on sculpting alabaster co-stars into heroes and
Surrounded by the inviting waters of the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean is the Manhattan-sized island home of an indigenous group known as the Sentinelese. The Sentinelese are thought to have lived on the island for more than
Thanks to state and local tax credits that have attracted a glut of major motion picture productions like Marvel’s Black Panther being filmed in Atlanta, the city has become known as “Hollywood South.” The 41st Annual Atlanta Film Festival (AFF)
Two women posing as Uber drivers in the same vehicle allegedly robbed a 22-year-old man in the Uptown, New Orleans neighborhood early Saturday morning, according to New Orleans police. A preliminary police report states the incident occurred around 6:27 a.m.
The most-watched summer alternative series, “America’s Got Talent,” is set to begin filming its 12th season this month in Los Angeles. Nick Cannon has served as the show’s host since 2009, but he announced last month he was leaving the
Aakomon “AJ” Jones has allowed the creative impulse that naturally informs his craft to inspire his plans to make it official with an engagement to the love of his life. Jones is a well-known choreographer who got his start dancing
Creatives seem to be rediscovering Philadelphia, which reportedly boasts faster population growth among millennials than any other major metropolitan area. During a visit to the city, we encountered painters, singers, writers, and more who had embraced the City of Brotherly
Danny Simmons is among many Philadelphia artists and arts organizations brimming with anticipation of a renaissance in the city. New things are happening, new people are coming, many of whom are leaving other places and moving to Philadelphia for good.
Back in 2003, Temple student Ariell Johnson would always be sure to make two stops on Fridays. The first was Fat Jack’s Comicrypt at 20th and Sansom in Philadelphia to purchase the latest issues of her favorite comic books. The
Something is funny about the money and rapper U-God, born Lamont Jody Hawkins, is calling foul against his Wu-Tang Clan bandmates, suing them for $2.5M in royalties. The Wu-Tang founder and Brooklyn, New York native claims in a suit filed
Rapper Kanye West is resting in his California home after being released from UCLA Medical Center Wednesday. The father of two was admitted over a week ago for exhaustion and after he had a meltdown at his personal trainer Harley
I’d like to think there’s a special place in hell for people like Robert Alan Davidson of Rockville, Maryland. While I’m no judge and jury, few people would dispute the sentence. This scumbag father recently pleaded guilty to sexually abusing
Recently, airlines have been offering consumers low rates on flights to Russia. Should you be lucky enough to cop one of those tickets and visit, you might want to make sure you stay out of the local burger joints. In
The Tickles.TV interactive digital multimedia platform was born in 2007 out of creator HaJ’s kitchen table talks with her friends about their cross-cultural moments, experiences, and ironic revelations. Starting with short sketch stories like the now-classic daishiki adorned Nubian Gangsta
