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Brooklyn rapper Fivio Foreign will perform his new single “Chasin” live with his newly formed choir, The Fire Choir, at the Red Steps in Times Square on Sunday. The free pop-up performance is scheduled for 2 p.m. Aug. 16 at the TKTS Times Square steps at Broadway and West 47th Street. “Chasin” is a gospel-inspired…
Powered by adidas and offered through the HBCU’s online learning platform, ePLC, the masterclass shares the two-time Academy Award winner’s creative blueprint with the next generation For more than three decades, Ruth E. Carter has used costume design to shape how audiences see Black history, culture, and identity on screen. From Malcolm X and Black Panther to Black Panther: Wakanda…
Top Dawg Entertainment, in partnership with Toyota and BET and powered by The Orchard, has launched the TDE University Tour, a nine-campus initiative bringing live music, creative opportunities, and career development to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The tour began Aug. 12 at Grambling State University in Louisiana and continues through Sept. 3, with stops…
Detroit media personality and entrepreneur Randi Rossario is set to debut her new courtroom reality series, “Judge Randi,” on Tubi starting September 4, 2026. The six-episode series offers a fresh take on the traditional courtroom show, blending real-life disputes with Rossario’s signature personality and entertainment flair. Drawing inspiration from classics like “Judge Judy,” “Judge Randi”…
What happens when thousands of Black creatives, entrepreneurs, and cultural leaders gather under one roof? You get CultureCon. Kicking off the festivities on September 28, CultureCon returns to Brooklyn for a week-long celebration of Black and Brown creativity, entrepreneurship, and culture. The festivities culminate October 3–4 with its main festival, bringing together thousands of attendees…
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a group of state attorneys general sued the Trump administration Thursday over federal demands for the personal information of millions of commercial drivers. The lawsuit seeks to stop the U.S. Department of Transportation and Department of Homeland Security from getting records from the Commercial Driver’s License Information System,…
Internet personality Charleston White was released from a Texas jail after authorities booked him on allegations of unlawfully carrying a weapon, possessing marijuana, and driving without a valid license, according to Collin County records and reports published this week. White, whose legal name is Charleston Jomone White, was booked Aug. 10 in Collin County, according…
A civil lawsuit filed by Jennifer Hough against Kenneth Petty, the husband of rapper Nicki Minaj, stems from a 1994 sexual assault for which Petty was convicted and alleges that years later he and others tried to pressure Hough to recant her account. Hough filed the federal lawsuit in August 2021 in the U.S. District…