What I see in Jada Pinkett Smith

What I see in Jada Pinkett Smith

Jada Pinkett Smith arrives for PeacockÕs ÔBel-AirÕ Premiere on February 09, 2022 in Santa Monica, CA (Shutterstock) By Chanté Griffin, Vogue I was mesmerized the first time I saw Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head on television—so mesmerized that I remember neither what she was wearing nor the red-carpet event she graced that day. I just […]

Statement From the Morgan Heritage on the Passing of Their Dad Honorable Bishop Ras Denroy Morgan

Statement From the Morgan Heritage on the Passing of Their Dad Honorable Bishop Ras Denroy Morgan

New York, NY March 7th, 2022. Honourable Bishop Ras Denroy Morgan, affectionately known to the world as a musical prodigy, a pioneer and a musical perfectionist who paved the way for Reggae on the international stage has passed away. Born in May Pen Clarendon May 15th, 1945, Ras Denroy Morgan was a trailblazing musician who […]

Caryl Jacobs New Single! “Easy on Me”

Caryl Jacobs New Single! “Easy on Me”

Caryl Jacobs is a talented singer / songwriter from the beautiful twin isles of Trinidad and Tobago. With a strong musical background, as both parents (Carl and Carol Jacobs) held a very iconic role in the calypso/soca industry, Caryl began her professional career at the age of 16, singing in the family-owned band ‘Islanda’. She […]

Rihanna is Pregnant! Singer and Fashion Icon Expecting First Baby with A$AP Rocky

The singer debuted her baby bump while out in New York City over the weekend with her rapper boyfriend.

Rihanna is Pregnant! Singer and Fashion Icon Expecting First Baby with A$AP Rocky

Rihanna and ASAP Rocky attend the Fashion Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London. – London, United Kingdom- December 2, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Benjamin VanHoose and Georgia Slater, People Rihanna has babies on the brain! The “Diamonds” singer and fashion mogul, 33, is pregnant, expecting her first baby with rapper A$AP Rocky. The couple […]

Alicia Keys on Making a ‘Beautiful Circle’ Back to Her Origins With New Double Album, ‘Keys’

The singer talks about the two parts of her just-released "Keys," her collaborations with Brandi Carlile and producer Mike Will Made-It, and circling back to "Songs in A Minor" in her new work.

Alicia Keys on Making a ‘Beautiful Circle’ Back to Her Origins With New Double Album, ‘Keys’

Alicia Keys arrives to the 2013 Grammy Awards on February 10, 2013 in Hollywood, CA. (Shutterstock) By A.D. Amorosi, Variety Twenty years into her career as R&B’s most sophisticated and anthemic singer, songwriter and pianist Alicia Keys can still shock and awe. Her biggest surprise, however, after the space-soul-inflected “Alicia” album of 2020, is what she has […]

In ‘Passing,’ the Steep Cost of Crossing the Color Line

Ruth Negga shines in Rebecca Hall’s adaptation of the Nella Larsen novel

In ‘Passing,’ the Steep Cost of Crossing the Color Line

By Soraya Nadia McDonald, The Undefeated Passing is not just the title of a 1929 novella and a new film streaming on Netflix, but a once-common practice that served as a method of survival in a country founded on, upon other things, white supremacy. For Black and mixed-race people whose genes allowed it, the ability to […]

Bob Marley’s ‘Legend’ Is The Second Release Ever To Spend 13 Years On The Albums Chart

Bob Marley’s ‘Legend’ Is The Second Release Ever To Spend 13 Years On The Albums Chart

By Hugh McIntyre, Forbes Already one of the most successful albums of all time by one of the most celebrated and beloved musicians ever, Bob Marley’s Legend is having an extra special week on one of Billboard’s most important most competitive charts. This frame, Legend, officially credited to Marley and the Wailers, hits 676 weeks on the Billboard 200, Billboard’s […]