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Lonnie Bunch III, the founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture has now been appointed secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He’s the first African American leader in the institution’s 173-year history. His nomination was approved Tuesday by the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents. Bunch succeeds David J. Skorton, who announced his […]

Kirk Franklin‘s second annual Exodus Music & Arts Festival is taking place live in Dallas with an all-star lineup including Franklin, The Clark Sisters, Fred Hammond, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Travis Greene, Jonathan McReynolds, Vashawn Mitchell, and Kelontae Gavin. “This year’s festival will be even greater than last year’s and the performers will blow you away!” […]

This is a super deal for the kids this summer! via CNN.com This summer, AMC Theatres is offering a sweet $4 deal for a movie, popcorn, fruit snacks and a drink. From June 5 to August 14, participating theaters will offer discounted showings of PG movies on Wednesday mornings. The list of titles includes “Smallfoot,” […]

Sasha Obama is growing up right in front of our eyes! The youngest daughter of our forever President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama looked absolutely stunning in newly leaked photos of her going to her high school prom. While everyone begins wondering what her date is thinking about taking one of the former First Daughters to […]

South Dallas pastor Bryan Carter of Concord Church has a message for couples who’ve been living together but aren’t married: get married or move out. Many couples at Carter’s church have taken on his challenge. “It’s radical. It can be a little bit in your face if you’re not careful. But our hope is to […]

Jesse Owens is more than an Olympic hero, he’s an American hero for his four Gold medials won during the 1936 Olympics. However, one of his old college records fell by the wayside last week. Nick Gray, a sprinter at Owens’ alma mater, the Ohio State University, clocked a 10.17 100-meter run at a competition held […]

Want gospel news at your fingertips? Text BMORE to 52140 to join our text club! Adrienne Bailon is feeling the pressure when it comes to her Christian faith. On a recent episode of The Real, Adrienne spoke openly about the judgment she’s received from church folks and feeling insecure when she visits her place of […]

Like Kirk Franklin and Terry Crews before her, Jada Pinkett Smith is opening up about an issue she once had with pornography. In a new episode of her wildly popular Facebook Watch series, Red Table Talk, the Girls Trip star discussed the topic with her mother, Adrienne Bamford Norris and her daughter, Willow. https://www.facebook.com/redtabletalk/videos/1058364161013339/ “Oh, Jesus,” Jada told Willow after the Smith daughter revealed […]

Rising actor Jason Mitchell (Straight Outta Compton, The Chi) won’t appear in Season 3 of the acclaimed Showtime series. Deadline is reporting that the Louisiana born actor has been dropped from his talent agency UTA, his management company Authentic Talent & Literary Management as well as a Netflix film he was cast as the lead in titled Desperados. […]

Robert F. Smith just gave the class of 2019 at Morehouse College a gift that many a college student could only dream of. The billionaire, who received an honorary doctorate at Morehouse College on Sunday surprised many by announcing that his family was providing a $40 million grant to eliminate the student debt of the entire […]