“Blind City” is a podcast hosted by Langford Cunningham focused on helping people to overcome depression, suicide, substance abuse, violence and, now, COVID-19.
Beyoncé has unleashed her visual album and film 'Black Is King' on Disney+.
“Doing whatever it takes to tell our own story from our own perspective does our community a service,” said Michelle Duster, author, speaker, professor and champion of racial and gender equity.
Zendaya is feeling "incredibly honoured" after being nominated for her first-ever Emmy for 'Euphoria'.
Even before the nominations were announced on Tuesday, The 72nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were set to make history thanks to East St. Louis native Reginald Hudlin. When the show airs September 20, Hudlin will be the first-ever African American to serve as executive producer.
St. Louis County Library will return to curbside only service starting Wednesday, July 29. All library buildings will be closed to the public until further notice to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Book drops will remain open.
Nationally renowned local historian and author Dr. John A. Wright will be a part of The Missouri Historical Society’s continuing conversation on race for “It’s Bigger Than Target: A History of STL Black Neighborhoods.” The virtual talk will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28.
When most people hear the words “stand up” used in connection with Cedric The Entertainer, their brains most likely associate them with his “King of Comedy” status.
According to TMZ.com, hip-hop legend Biz Markie has been hospitalized "for weeks" with a serious condition.
“It’s been an amazing ride,” STL rap star Nelly said while looking directly into the camera to audiences tuning into the MelodyVR App Saturday night.
Six years ago in Ferguson, whispers were shared from ear to ear as a line of protestors prepared for an action. A piece of piece of paper was handed down from person to person. They were given the instruction of writing the phone number that appeared on the paper on their forearm with a shar…
Acclaimed producer/director and East St. Louis native Reginald Hudlin will become the first African American executive producer of the Primetime Emmys.
For nearly two decades rap star Chingy has been a part of an exclusive fraternity of St. Louis rappers that represent the city’s hip-hop community on a global scale.
Maxi Glamour – a non-binary community activist, national drag star and artist – has emerged as a leading voice in the latest wave of demonstrations in the name of social justice reform across the region. With them comes a signature style and commanding presence to protests against the killin…
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has been awarded a grant from Bayer Fund, which will be used to support the orchestra's IN UNISON programs, including the IN UNISON Church Program, IN UNISON Chorus, and IN UNISON Academy. The grant is in the amount of $160,000.
For the second month in a row, renowned visual artist Cbabi Bayoc will be presenting The Revolving Brush 2 paint party class for children.
Several sources are reporting that singer and media personality Tamar Braxton was hospitalized on Thursday night.
(St. Louis Public Radio) - St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has canceled plans to resume concerts in August.
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Tonina Saputo is engaged in a powerful duet anytime she is on stage. Each pluck of her bass is perfectly and harmoniously synced with each note that emits from her vocal cords.
CBS Television Studios and the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) have reached an agreement on a multi-year partnership to develop and produce scripted, unscripted and documentary content for linear television networks and streaming platforms. The announcement…
The television star and executive Nick Cannon was fired by ViacomCBS on Tuesday for remarks made during a recent podcast with Professor Griff, a former member of the pioneering hip-hop group Public Enemy.
The Gateway Arch Park Foundation concert series Blues at the Arch, presented by Emerson, returns for its fifth anniversary year – this time as a series of online events, with new performances every Friday in August.
As breathing becomes a political discussion, a group of Black yogis in St. Louis wants to remind us all how important is to “Just Breathe.”
Actress and daytime talk personality Tamera Mowry-Housley took to Instagram to announce that she is leaving “The Real.”
Former CNN vice president Princell Hair has been named the president and CEO of Black News Channel, a new cable television network targeted towards African-Americans.
On Friday, Jada Pinkett Smith kept her promise of putting herself in the hotseat on her popular “Red Table Talk” Facebook series. Facilitating the conversation with Will Smith on the other side of the red table, Jada revealed that singer August Alsina was being truthful about being in a rela…
Yesterday MSNBC officially announced what had been speculated for weeks. Joy Reid will fill Chris Matthews’s 7 p.m. slot on MSNBC. When her show The ReidOut premieres on July 20, Reid will become cable’s first Black female primetime anchor.
Mvstermind is so different that his eclectic nature bleeds into his artist bio.
American Portfolios Financial Service Inc. is putting its money where the arts are. The organization’s nonprofit arm, American Portfolios Foundation, Inc., recently made a two-year $200,000 funding commitment that will be applied to establishing the “AP for LIFE”Creative Residency with L.I.F…
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“Muhammad Ali for all intents and purposes was a living black superhero – one of the first living black superheroes,” said playwright Idris Goodwin. “And you know how there’s a ‘Batman Begins’? Well, this is like ‘Ali Begins.’”
Comedian and top-rated radio personality Rickey Smiley shared on social media that his daughter was one of three people shot during an alleged road rage incident on Houston's south side on Sunday.
Continuing tonight for seven more consecutive Mondays, with a single repeat stream on the subsequent Thursday that is audio described and captioned, The Muny is continuing to present their online 2020 season at no cost via youtube.com/themunytv.
Over 85,000 daughters of Marsha P. Johnson, Ida B. Wells, Sojourner Truth and more walked in unison while marching millions of miles away from each other. As a part of GirlTrek’s Black History Bootcamp, the company’s Co-founders Vanessa Garrison and T. Morgan Dixon led listeners on a 21-day …
Kanye West took to Twitter on the Fourth of July to officially announce he is running for president.
The release of a film about the life of activist and Congressman John Lewis (D-Ga.) could not have been better timed.
“I think it’s great that Fair Saint Louis is still happening in this unique way,” said multi-platinum selling rap star Chingy. He is set to hit screens everywhere on Saturday as one of the featured headliners for Fair Saint Louis @Home.
(St. Louis Public Radio) – Tiana Bojorquez has spent much of the past several weeks thinking about how she can capture what's going on in the streets on a special canvas.
Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Gateway Arch National Park is increasing recreational access to the Tram Ride to the Top and Documentary Movie experiences. The National Park Service (NPS…
(St. Louis Public Radio) - As Naisha Bailey-Johnson scrolled through her social media feeds she noticed nearly every photograph or video on her timelines were unfavorable shots of African American men. She saw mugshots, stills of boys flashing guns and the lasting images of unarmed men kille…
Chamber Dance Project (CDP), Washington’s premiere contemporary ballet company, concludes this season’s popular Virtual Chat series on June 30 at 4 p.m. CST with Listen. Four Black artists who have worked with CDP over the last six years will discuss their experiences and thoughts as artists…
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Hip-hop, St. Louis hip-hop in particular, was delivered a devastating blow early Friday morning when the news broke that rapper Huey was fatally shot in Kinloch on Thursday, June 25. He was 31.
In the fury over the murder of George Floyd, writer and African cultural ambassador Malena Amusa published a book she says will powerfully nourish and heal the hearts of black men and boys.
The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival has pos of Much Ado About Nothing, its 20th Anniversary Shakespeare in the Park production, as well as “Shakespeare in the Streets: The Ville” in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We’ve been locked in since March and Covid-19 cases are still rising in the state of Missouri. But summer has officially started and guidelines to protect our health have put a squash to the type of gatherings that were a natural part of hot St. Louis summer days.
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St. Louis will be one of the select cities to help Live Nation kick off their Live From The Drive-In concert series next month.
Actor, comedian and media personality D.L. Hughley collapsed Friday night on stage in Nashville while performing.
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