Why didn’t the BET Awards honor John Singleton? [youtube id=”kcCnQ3iRkys”] Will H.R. 40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act be looked at seriously since the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held its first hearing on it for the firstContinue Reading
Who will perform at Mary J. Blige’s Bet Lifetime Achievement Award tribute performance? What will be the outcome of DJ Khaled’s lawsuit against Billboard regarding their count of his bundle sales towards his chart position? Was The New York Times being ageist in their recent article about Madonna that referencedContinue Reading
Why did Mahershala Ali win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in Green Book if he was cast as the main character, jazz pianist Don Shirley? Will Tommy Boy put together a reasonable contract to pay De La Soul a fair amount of streaming royalties? What really makes me sadContinue Reading
[youtube id=”fL_mb8jtirM”] [youtube id=”s4Ho8BBSkFk”]Queen Latifah hosted BET’s annual Black Girls Rock! awards this year in her hometown of Newark, New Jersey. Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Judith Jamison, Lena Waithe, Tarana Burke, M.A.D.Girls and Dr. Mareena Robinson Snowden were all recipients of the night’s honors. The musical highlight of theContinue Reading