Artist Shawn Perkins
By Taroue Brooks How did you begin painting? I began painting after realizing that it was my true passion. Every other job I had felt like work that I didn’t enjoy. At the time I […]
Culture
African American Literature Book Club, the oldest, largest, and most frequently visited website dedicated to books by, or about, people of African descent.
AALBC Now offers a one-stop-shop for fans of Black literature. For many, AALBC is a book lovers haven and a collector’s paradise. Johnson says one woman was recently willing to pay $100 for a book by bestselling […]
TIS Foundation Champions, Happy Thanksgiving! The COUNT DOWN for TIS Foundation Turkey Drive 2019 is on!!!
Come out and join us! TIS Foundation will be giving away turkeys, canned & boxed goods, and serving a HOT Thanksgiving meal to District of Columbia residents. TIS Foundation will also share information on mental […]
Waves-the epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family
From writer/director Trey Edward Shults and starring Kelvin Harrison, Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Alexa Demie, with Renée Elise Goldsberry and Sterling K. Brown. WAVES. WAVES is now playing in select theaters. Everywhere December 6. […]
Olajuwon Ajanaku – Founder Eastside Golf
By Taroue Brooks Tell us about your education. I grew up on the Eastside of Atlanta. I attended Cedar Grove High School where I was a double stand out sport player but my senior year […]
Adonis Rose- Artistic Director with the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
By Taroue Brooks How did you begin playing the drums? I grew up in the very musical and cultural city of New Orleans. My grandfather played drums and my father plays also. My father started […]
Rickey Jasper II Founder Four Thirteen Apparel
By Taroue Brooks Tell us about your company. Four Thirteen Apparel is a faith based, lifestyle and fitness apparel brand. It started off as 4:13 Health and Fitness which was my online personal training brand […]
Nicholas Wiggins
By Taroue Brooks Nicholas is a strategist, planner and executor extraordinaire. He is a New Jersey native and alumnus of The George Washington University. He is principal and founder of NIW Design, a firm dedicated […]
Omar J. Dorsey
By Taroue Brooks How did you start your acting career?My mother was a Director and I was always by her side getting exposed to the environment. It became my passion. It was literally in my […]
Taylor Ri’chard CEO of 3rd Fathom Films
By Troue Brooks Tell us about your company and services. I am the CEO of 3rd Fathom Films. We are a production company focuses on feature, tv, and short narrative content. We offer services from […]
The CBCF remembers Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) founding member, former Congressman John J. Conyers, Jr.
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) President & CEO David A. Hinson released the following statement on the death of former Congressman Conyers: “The CBCF family mourns the loss of Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) […]
Groundbreaking for Expanded African American Civil War Museum Prepares Historic DC Corridor for National and International Visitors
By Hazel Trice Edney In the 400th year since the first enslaved Africans reached the shores of America, a groundbreaking in the nation’s Capital has begun a monumental $45 million expansion of a facility to […]