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WNBA Champion Dana Evans – It’s Only Up From Here

November 9, 2021 admin 0

Cardinal in The Sky By: Kymberly Amara It’s only up from here for the new WNBA champion, Dana Evans. Evans says waking up as a championship winner is surreal and she’s still trying to process it all. The former University […]

2022 Lucid Air Dream Edition: Electric Purity, Seductive Architecture

November 8, 2021 admin 0

By Kimatni D. Rawlins, Automotive Rhythms It was a pure moment of reflection into the future of mobility as the emergence of electrification conversations continue to take precedence in an era of global warming and planetary resource depletion. Every major […]

OFF THE MAP TRAVEL INTRODUCES A NEW FAMILY ADVENTURE HOLIDAY: “RECONNECT UNDER THE AURORA” ARCTIC GLAMPING

November 4, 2021 admin 0

By Staff (Lulea, SWEDEN) After more than a year of separation, lockdown and missed family interactions, Off the Map Travel invites families to reconnect with a new Arctic Northern Lights glamping experience, Reconnect under the Aurora. It’s time to dust off those passports, print […]

Curtis Symonds’s HBCUGO.TV Streaming Service Acquired by Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group

November 1, 2021 admin 0

HBCUGO TV a Leading Free Streaming Service Featuring America’s 105 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Expands Allen Media Group’s Streaming Platform Footprint to Reach the African American Consumer Audience Heart & Soul caught up with our good friend Curtis Symonds […]

An Interview with Actor Alfred Woodley

November 1, 2021 admin 0

What inspired you to become an actor? My inspiration of wanting to be an actor happened when I was introduced to Broadway plays in the 6th grade. I enjoyed singing and acting but I was a terrible dancer (still am) What type […]

An Interview with Rickkay King President and CEO of The Now Boarding Corporation

November 1, 2021 admin 0

By Staff Tell us about your education. My educational career began at Clark Atlanta University as an undergraduate student in 2005. As a Chicago native I was determined to attend a school far from my home and I’m grateful this […]

After The Storm – Finding Love After Misfortune

October 28, 2021 admin 0

By: Kymberly Amara Sparks flew immediately when Kaye Jackson first met her husband, Tiran Jackson, she looked back at her friends and immediately told them that she had just met her husband. But, the road to marital bliss wasn’t always […]

The “Wize” Choice: The Call for Mass Clemency and A Black Man’s Freedom

October 27, 2021 admin 0

By Patrick C. Graham, Ph.D. The fact that America is the largest jailor globally is no longer a secret, especially for African Americans. Black bodies disproportionately fill our prison industrial complex in states five times higher than whites despite a […]

COLIN IN BLACK AND WHITE – Pick Your Battles Exclusive Clip

October 26, 2021 admin 0

By Netflix From co-creators Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick comes Colin in Black & White, a bold new dramatic limited series that chronicles Kaepernick’s coming of age story, tackling the obstacles of race, class and culture as the Black adopted child of […]

Book Review: Fusing Fantasy and Reality: The BLM in Taifa’s Trilogy of Tales

October 25, 2021 admin 0

Reviewed by Randi Payton, Decisive Media Network The concept of BLM, whether heralded from today’s Black Lives Matter or yesterday’s Black Liberation Movement, is ever-present in the children’s books of Nkechi Taifa, which embrace both fantasy and reality as they […]

For The Peoples & For The Culture. A Conversation With Leon

October 25, 2021 admin 0

By: Kymberly Amara Renowned actor. Sex symbol. Cultural icon. From The Temptations to The Five Heartbeats, famously known as, “Leon,” has represented the culture and entertained us by playing some iconic roles. We have been privileged to witness the sheer […]

Body Crazy Curvy – Tracy Christian Talks About Loving Yourself However You Are

October 22, 2021 admin 0

By: Kymberly Amara Photos curtesy Tracy Christian From Megan The Stallion to Lizzo, curves, hips, derriere’s, and more are coming from behind the shadows to be celebrated in all of their glory regardless of shape, size, and width. This newfound […]

Talking Floss – A Conversation With Dr. Jarrett Manning

October 22, 2021 admin 0

By Kymberly Amara This month is dental hygiene month and just like good nutrition is important, dental hygiene is equally important. In celebration of National Dental Hygiene month, I had the opportunity to chat with America’s favorite dentist, Dr. Jarrett […]

We Swim Too – Sigma Gamma Rho Is Changing Narrative Between The Black Community & Swimming

October 22, 2021 admin 0

By: Kymberly Amara Photos Mike Lewis/USA The idea that African-Americans cannot swim is a common stereotype steeped in racism that is perpetuated by systemic racism and a lack of representation of black swimmers,especially during the Olympics when many Americans tend […]

A conversation with Steve Jones- Dean for Professional Development for Wabash College

October 22, 2021 admin 0

By Taroue Brooks Tell us about your role at Wabash College. Steven L. Jones, Wabash Class of 1987, is the Director of the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies and the College’s Dean for Professional Development. Dean Jones returned to […]

Diary of an HBCU President: The COVID Edition

October 21, 2021 admin 0

By Carrington McKenzie Whigham I remember vowing to protect and defend our student body, but not even the oldest faculty member could have possibly warned me about the approach of a global health crisis. Student government association (SGA) presidents across […]