Why Oscar winner Lou Gossett Jr. doesn’t take ‘The Color Purple’ for granted
In the 2023 rendition of The Color Purple, Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr. plays the mean and cold Ol’ Mister. In real life, “mean” and
In the 2023 rendition of The Color Purple, Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr. plays the mean and cold Ol’ Mister. In real life, “mean” and
As we look back at the year that was 2021, we come to the startling realization that the number of cultural luminaries that we lost
Despite the Atlanta Braves having seven Black players on its last championship roster in 1995, baseball Hall of Fame voter Terence Moore said the decline
The Atlanta Braves are in the World Series for the first time since 1999, and only have one Black player to show for it. Outfielder
Confederate monuments and statues continue to be removed throughout the country and now one Atlanta high school is being renamed to erase any reference to
Major League Baseball is the first major sports organization to react to Georgia’s new restrictions on voting by mail and greater legislative control over how
Revered baseball legend Hank Aaron did not succumb to the novel coronavirus as many suspected, according to the autopsy report. Henry Louis Aaron Jr., whose
When baseball legend Hank Aaron died suddenly on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, some members of the Black community reacted with fear. Medical experts explained Aaron’s
Hank Aaron, whom most consider the all-time home run king and indisputably one of the greatest baseball players of all time, has passed away in
The life of Jackie Robinson was celebrated throughout Major League Baseball on Monday, April 15, 2019. It was on that day in 1947 Robinson broke
The Atlanta Braves’ Hank Aaron was one of the best baseball players of all time. Delta Air Lines and the Atlanta Braves teamed up to
There is a video clip of a young boy rejoicing on April 8, 1974, during the groundbreaking event where Hank Aaron hit his 715th home
Vernon Jordan and Hank Aaron are trailblazers who have always worked diligently for the rights of Black Americans. During the 2017 Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Summit,
Former U.S. Ambassador and Atlanta mayor Andrew Young and Atlanta Braves Hall of Famer Hank Aaron were recently joined by a host of Georgia-based politicians, community leaders,
This past weekend, The 100 Black Men of Atlanta hosted the 26th annual Atlanta Football Classic featuring celebrity ambassador Ludacris. 2 Chainz kicked off the game
The Atlanta Football Classic will kickoff this weekend at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Presented by 100 Black Men of Atlanta, the game will feature
The Andrew J. Young Foundation will celebrate the 82nd birthday of its founder, Ambassador Andrew Young, with its 2nd Pass on Blessings Awards ceremony which
On the day Major League Baseball celebrated the legacy of Jackie Robinson, another black baseball legend endured racist attacks so vicious that it would seem
What is expected to be a phenomenal movie telling the story of the legendary Jackie Robinson, 42, will be hitting theaters this upcoming weekend. As
Atlanta’s Mayor’s Masked Ball, hosted by Kasim Reed, provided a needed respite from the national narrative focused on HBCUs in light of the Florida A&M