By Katherine Lewin DiversityInc Chloe x Halle member Halle Bailey has been tapped to play Ariel in the upcoming ‘Little Mermaid’ live action movie. The Disney (No. 20 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) […]
By Renetta Burrell Perry The epic and now historic Essence Music Festival is 25 years old, and it’s safe to say that it’s all grown-up and it’s so New Orleans! When then-Mayor Marc H. Morial […]
ESSENCE Communications, Inc. announced that the 2019 ESSENCE Festival presented by Coca-Cola will host exclusive keynote conversations with five of the leading Democratic contenders in the 2020 Presidential race, including Senator Cory Booker, Mayor Pete […]
By Jannelle Walker Special to The New Tri-State Defender Last week, 68-year-old Loretta Griffin became the first African-American Memphian to compete in the National Senior Olympics for swimming, coming full circle from her days […]
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Karen Carter Richards, the publisher of the Houston Forward Times, has been elected to serve as the chair of the National Newspapers Publishers Association (NNPA), the trade […]
Keka Araujo The conversation surrounding Latinos regarding ethnicity vs. race is an ongoing theme. Cardi B, a Black Latina who speaks Spanish, set the record straight for fans who may have been confused about her […]
By James Washington, Publisher of the Dallas Weekly A reader called me last week and found an error of fact in one of my columns. I referred to the greatest commandment as love thy neighbor […]
By Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief The Essence Festival has successfully brought its brand of Female Empowerment to the City of New Orleans year-after-year. In honor of its 25th Year Celebration, what are your reflections on […]
Glenn Jones BlackMasking.org in conjunction with Beulah Productions in affiliation with Fractured Atlas a 501-c3, presents: The 2nd Annual Black Masking Cultural Festival. This year’s festival is sponsored by Stallings Park – Gentilly NORDC Booster […]
By Edwin Buggage Editor-In-Chief Dedicated to Helping Young People Juan LaFonta’s face is emblazoned on TV and billboards all over New Orleans. Many know him as an attorney, but some don’t know that he has […]
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