For those who weren’t able to see Broadway’s biggest hit Hamilton in New York City, it looks like folks might be able to see it in their own hometown. Hollywood studios are reportedly currently bidding for the movie rights to Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s hit musical, but not in the live-action adaptation you might think. Two anonymous […]
Get ready to Netflix and Chill with your favorite up and coming rapper — Super Duper Kyle. The Atlantic Records artist takes the lead role in the upcoming Netflix movie, The After Party, which will be coming to the platform on August 24. “So proud/excited/emotional/overjoyed to announce the release date for the very first movie […]
Drake and Migos Tour Pushed Back If you already copped your tickets to the upcoming Aubrey and The Three Amigos tour, your concert may have been rescheduled or possibly even canceled. The North American trek was set to kick off Thursday, July 26 in Salt Lake City, but the new start date has been moved to […]
Meek Mill has not stopped his grind dedicated to reshaping the criminal justice system and we’re all better for it. But the rapper has announced new steps in his plan, which now involve Michael Rubin. The e-commerce billionaire and 76ers co-owner has linked up with the rapper to launch a foundation to help reshape the […]
There’s an age-old adage that says “art imitates reality.” When it comes to art about alternative culture, the same seems to be true. Everyone loves Black, Brown and queer culture, but nobody seems to be giving a platform to the people who are the primary innovators of it — the marginalized artists. This is where […]
Jay Ellis Won’t Be in Season 3 of ‘Insecure’ Audience members will either be overjoyed or devastated to know that Lawrence will not be making an appearance in Season 3 of Insecure. Issa Rae and Prentice Penny confirmed the news at Insecure Fest in Los Angeles. “We want to stay as true to life as […]
From the very beginning, Lin-Manuel Miranda has been at the forefront of helping Puerto Rico post-Hurricane Maria. Now, he’s giving back to the island in a brand new way. Miranda has created a multi-million dollar fund to support arts and culture in Puerto Rico. He will be donating all of the proceeds of his performance […]
In this day and age, we need to be grateful for the smaller blessings. One of those small blessings? More diverse superheroes in media. At Comic-Con on Saturday, the cast and crew of CW‘s hit show Supergirl had a groundbreaking announcement — they’re welcoming the first transgender superhero to television. Trans activist and actress Nicole Maines […]
On Tuesday (July 17) morning, Puerto Rican governor Ricardo Rosselló spoke to attendees at the 2018 NAACP Annual Convention in Texas. While the civil rights organization’s invitation for the governor to speak was a seemingly genuine effort to build bridges across the diaspora, the backlash demonstrated how much further we have to go to achieve […]
While we won’t see much of the Black Panther characters on screen for a minute, there is some hope for die-hard Wakanda fans within the pages of Marvel‘s new comics. Marvel Comics is coming out with a new standalone comic book series starring Shuri, T’Challa’s tech-whiz sister. According to Bustle, the series will debut in […]
Molly Pinta is working on filling a significant gap in her Illinois town at a very young age. The 12-year-old attended her first gay pride in Aurora last month with her mom and left feeling so amazed and inspired. “I imagined having that in my hometown would be so cool and seeing the town supporting the community,” […]
DJ Shaq Starts ‘Barkley Sucks’ Chant at D.C. Set At a gig in D.C. as DJ Diesel, Shaquille O’Neal showed no mercy for his Inside the NBA co-host, Charles Barkley. While performing at Echostage he got the entire club to chant “Barkley Sucks” and later continued to clown him with a giant projection that read […]