Ludacris honored with Hollywood Walk of Fame star
Ludacris has joined only a handful of rappers who have received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, taking…
Natalia Bryant Is Working for Beyoncé on the Superstar’s Renaissance World Tour
While Beyoncé's having a "Summer Renaissance," she's giving Natalia Bryant a summer job. This week, the "Break My Soul" superstar released the full…
Afro Nation Taps Burna Boy & Wizkid To Headline World’s Biggest Afrobeats Festival
Burna Boy and Wizkid are set to headline the Miami leg of the popular Afro Nation festival. After successful runs in Africa, Europe, and the Caribbean, Afro Nation…
Davido Speaks On Drake’s Impact On Afrobeats
Heavyweight Nigerian singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has given his opinion about the impact of Canadian rapper Drake on the…
“The world’s largest Black group chat”: Behind the mission to preserve Black Twitter
A wild 2015 Twitter thread by Aziah Wells King, better known as Zola, about a trip to Florida wouldn’t have gone viral…
Black Music Action Coalition publishes its latest industry report card
US-based campaigning organization the Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) has published its latest ‘Music Industry Action Report Card’ (MIARC) as part of…
8 African Proverbs That Every Global Citizen Should Know
These nuggets of Africa’s wisdom should inspire the world’s action-takers and impact-makers. African history and culture is rooted in oral…
Pulitzer Prizes go to guests of theGrio’s ‘Writing Black’
Rhiannon Giddens, Robert Samuels, and Toluse Olorunnipa all earned Pulitzer Prizes this week — and all discuss their work and…