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  You can now own your own Ava DuVernay Barbie doll. DuVerney’s doll is part of Barbie’s new Sheroes collection released on Friday. The collection celebrates barrier breaking women who have inspired young girls. “Started by a female entrepreneur and mother, this brand has a responsibility to continue to honor and encourage powerful female role models […]

By Jay Dodd    Among Azealia Banks’ unfortunately few poignant and meaningful clap-backs is the occasion she came for Clifford “TI” Harris’s life for defending Igloo.In her 140-character shade, she called TI a coon. A humorously archaic  “slur” is made relevant again as we see its residual mindset permeating many Black men in the music […]

With a short and sweet Tumblr post, Frank Ocean let his fans know that the long wait for his sophomore album is almost over. “‘I got two versions. I got twoooo versions’ #ISSUE 1 #ALBUM 3 #JULY2015 #BOYSDONTCRY,” he wrote in his latest post. Guess we’ll have to wait until July 3rd.   Photo: Frank […]

“Run Baby Run” is the latest track from Toro y Moi. The single is from his What For? LP which drops on April 7th. Listen below: Photo: Toro y Ma/Facebook

Dope, set in modern-day Inglewood, CA., but full of ’90s nostalgia, is the one film you need to see this summer.  The coming of age story follows Malcom (Shameik Moore) and his best friends as he descends into a drug dealer’s ring. The film is directed by Rick Famuyiwa (The Wood and Brown Sugar) and produced by Forest […]

New photos show that Martese Johnson’s ankles were chained during his arrest. The release of these photos follow a recent interview with Kevin Badke, the owner of Trinity Bar, who says that Johnson appeared sober and was cordial after being refused entry. “He was in line, tried to give me his ID. I looked at […]

Chance the Rapper is the star of “Mr. Happy”, a film directed by Collin Tilley. Watch the film here. h/t Pigeons and Planes   Photo: Mr. Happy

Kendrick Lamar’s new album, To Pimp a Butterfly, just made streaming history.  The album racked up 9.6 million streams on Spotify on its first day of release. That is more plays than any other album during Spotify’s history. You can listen to the album here.   Photo: Kendrick Lamar/Giphy

Starbucks has released an new initiative that is bound to be one of the worst ideas this year. The coffee chain’s “RaceTogether” program is encouraging baristas to spark racial dialogue with customers. In a country that has a terrible track record for having honest conversations about race, what could go wrong? This new initiative also […]

Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly, the follow-up to his 2012 debut good kid, m.A.A.d city, dropped on iTunes Sunday night. The album release was a week ahead of its scheduled March 23rd release. You can listen to the album here.   Photo: Top Dawg Entertainment

The 1983 United States invasion of the small Caribbean island of Grenada won’t be forgotten if filmmaker Damani Baker has anything to do with it. Baker was nine years-old when his mother moved him and his sister to Grenada during the nation’s revolution. His film, The House on Coco Road, is the story of family, history […]

  Television may be getting even more diverse as dozens of new pilots with black leads and supporting actors make their way to major networks for consideration. From Shadow and Act: As what, thus far, looks like a diversity push adopted by major TV networks, with the current season near its end, and executives look […]