February 2020

By LEE GAINES Michael Tafolla says the books he read in prison helped him understand how he had landed there in the...

Joyous Birthday, Dear Friend John Lewis

Washington, D.C. — I am joining countless others this February 21 to wish one of our greatest moral civil rights warriors and...

Why the IRS Wants You to Do Your Taxes Early

When tax season begins, the IRS usually puts out a call to file tax returns as soon as you can. The reason is actually not designed...

Netflix Premieres First Ever Documentary About Black Women CEOs

Black women CEOs and entrepreneurs are the stars of the newest Netflix documentary called She Did That. Filmmaker and blogger Renae L....

MTV and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs tap heirs Christian Combs, Quincy Brown, Justin Combs and Series vet LaurieAnn Gibson as judges on “Making the Band” in 2020

New York, NY – MTV and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs announced that the music mogul’s sons Christian Combs, Quincy Brown and Justin Combs—who are best known for...

Library Of Congress Acquires Nearly 100,000 Images By One Harlem Photographer

MIKAELA LEFRAK It’s Halloween in Harlem, sometime in the 1970s. Five children stand in a shadowed doorway: Mickey Mouse and a little...

University of La Verne Receives $2 Million to Build Top Film and TV Program

LaVerne, CA–The University of La Verne received a transformative gift of $2 million from alumnus Nathan C. H. Chow, MS ’01, DPA...

Who Should Decide What Books Are Allowed In Prison?

By LEE GAINES Michael Tafolla says the books he read in prison helped him understand how he had landed there in the...

Netflix Premieres First Ever Documentary About Black Women CEOs