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A new Broadway musical will feature songs and poetry of the late Tupac Shakur. 

  Last week, it was announced that Star Trek actor and Reading Rainbow host LaVar Burton created a Kickstarter campaign in hopes of raising $1 million to bring back the popular children’s television show. Burton succeeded in raising the funds, but many weren’t thrilled with the idea of the show’s return. In Caitlin Dewey’s article, “Why you might want to reconsider […]

According to a report released by the Center for Economic and Policy Research, a college degree has very little impact on the racial employment gap. The study, A College Degree is No Guarantee, shows that in 2013, 12.4 percent of black college students who earned their diplomas between the ages of 22 and 27 were jobless.

The following post was written by Travis Blakely. It originally appeared on “Your Black World” under the title “An African Woman Founded the World’s Oldest university.” By: Travis Blakely When most people talk about historical universities that still exist to this day, normally we think of the much talked about University of Oxford or Cambridge […]

Academy award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has landed a role in the next Star Wars film.  The film’s earlier casting announcement was met with criticism for its lack of female roles. 

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has more or less purchased the Los Angeles Clippers from the embattled Sterling family for $2 billion. That’s right $2 billion. American dollars. Here’s some context: Ballmer outbid competitors Oprah and co. by $4 million. Ballmer is “worth” $20 billion, so paying for the Clippers, I suppose, is some, weird, […]

Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o has optioned the rights to a film based on Chimamanda Adichie’s most recent novel, Americanah.  Adichie had previously hinted at the project, but the news was just confirmed recently via the Stylist Magazine blog.

  Crowned jewelry company Tiffany & Co. is facing a lawsuit after being accused of racially bias practices. The suit, brought forth by a group director for the company, alleges that Tiffany & Co. executed a “systemic, nationwide pattern and practice of racial discrimination.”

I keep hearing these lyrics from Tupac’s Me Against the World playing in my head, “Cant reach the children cause they illing, addicted to killing and the appeal of the cap peeling without feeling, when will they last or be blasted, hard headed bastard, maybe you listen in this casket the aftermath” I hear this […]

  On Wednesday, Google publicly released data on the diversity of its workforce, and admitted it was disappointed with its record for hiring African Americans, Latinos and women. 

After weeks of rumors, Apple has officially announced its acquisition of Dr. Dre’s Beats Electronics. The deal is said to be valued at $3 billion. 

  Actor LeVar Burton (Roots, Star Trek) is hoping to bring back his influential series Reading Rainbow, which aired on PBS from 1983-2006. Burton has started a Kickstarter campaign, hoping to raise $1 million to create a web-based show.