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Starz / Power Book III: Raising Kanan Power Book III: Raising Kanan’s season four finale left everyone wondering if Kanan (MeKai Curtis) canceled Raq’s (Patina Miller) Christmas. A new trailer for the show’s final season confirms Kanan’s mother is still among the living. You can breathe a sigh of relief. One of Raising Kanan’s strongest characters will be back to help send the show off, and based on the trailer, […]

Source: Laylah Amatullah Barryn / Laylah Amatullah Barryn If you have ever fallen asleep waiting on your mother in an office chair or watched your daughter rush into her arms at pick-up time, artist Laylah Amatullah Barry sees you.  She earned a Brooklyn Arts Award this year for her unique perspective. Amatullah Barry earned that honor by accepting the limitations of objectivity and expanding the practice of storytelling in her […]

Source: Earl Gibson III / Getty Atlanta, GA  —  For Stellar Award-nominated artist LaShá Knox, the journey began in her hometown of Atlanta, where she served as worship leader at Fresh Anointing Worship Center, founded by her father, Bishop Lesley Knox. She later joined The Alive City Church under the leadership of Senior Pastor John Elmore, III and now serves as both worship leader and pastor. Her vocal prowess and […]

✕ Source: Reach Media / R1 T.I. pulled up to Posted on The Corner with plenty to celebrate and even more on the way. In a conversation that mixed reflection, humor, and forward motion, the Atlanta rap veteran opened up about the 20-year anniversaries of both ATL and King, his new single “Mr. Him is Here,” upcoming tour plans, film work, and the freedom he’s found in this chapter of […]

✕ Dr. Ian Smith used his recent interview on The D.L. Hughley Show to do more than promote a new podcast. He delivered a sharp, timely message about Black health, medical mistrust, and the life-or-death issues still hitting Black communities the hardest. Dr. Ian broke down why so many Black Americans remain skeptical of the medical system, how political misinformation is making that worse, and why conditions like high blood […]

It’s one of the oldest and most dramatic tales in Ancient Greek mythology: poet Homer’s epic, the Odyssey. A story of love, war and the defying lengths some will go for both, we’ll soon see it adapted once again for Hollywood with the big screen release of The Odyssey, retold through the mind of Christoper Nolan. With a $250 million budget, A-list casting and the first-ever movie shot entirely on […]

Source: Reach Media / Radio One Help Willie Moore Jr head to the Stellars! The Stellar Awards and its academy (SAGMA) continue to pay tribute to Gospel radio’s role in the delivery of Gospel music by acknowledging some of the syndicated gospel show’s that have helped foster the steady increase in the appetite for inspirational music. If you are a member of the Flat Out Family and enjoy the Willie […]

Source: OVO / OVO Drake’s Iceman was already scheduled to cause mass hysteria, but he broke the internet when he surprise-dropped two other albums, Habibti and Maid of Honour. While discourse continues over the 43-song drop, some fans will want to commemorate the moment with some merch, and October’s Very Own is already ahead of you.  Under the New Arrivals section of the OVO clothing store is a set of hoodies dubbed the “ICEMAN OG […]

Source: Araya Doheny / Getty In writer-director Aleshea Harris’s film, Is God Is, twin sisters have been sent by their dying mother to kill the father who tried to burn their mother alive. “This is destiny shit,” says Racine of the crusade their dying mother has handed them. The mission to find their father, whom they call the Monster, becomes the spine of the film. It is a revenge story […]