Common

Chicago native and Grammy/Oscar award winning artist, Common has been named one of the executive producers for a coming-of-age drama pilot of Showtime along with Elwood...

Social media knows how to keep up some mess. Black Twitter, particular, kicked up dust in Common’s face after Drake was seen slobbing down Serena…

Behind every great child, there is a strong adult in their life that has influenced their development. The role switches as we grow from...

The Backstory on Lee's Chiraq The term "Chi-raq" is not highly regarded in Chicago and though the media has painted a picture that Spike Lee's film...

When youth are empowered, so is the world and We Day Illinois illustrated the potent power of the area’s youngest residents. Held at the...

    “Chiraq” is a word you may or may not have heard of if you’re not from the mean streets of the Windy City, Chicago. To...

Beloved rapper and conscious lyricist Common ran afoul of black America last weekend when he said on “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart that African-Americans…

    Common and John Legend  show off  their Oscars         Getty Images Common and John Legend strike victorious poses for their Oscar win...

*When a list of Black Hollywood’s famous showed  over the weekend for a private screening of “Selma” and the “Legends Who Paved the way Gala,” at the Bacara Resort in Santa Barbara the sight was spectacular. Special  guests included Oprah Winfey, Director Ava, DuVernay and Selma cast including David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Common, Giovanni Ribisi, Tessa Thompson, Niecy Nash, Lorraine Toussaint, Omar Dorsey, Andre Holland, […]

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — I remember when former publicist Ava DuVernay used to usher me and other journalists down the ostentatious corridors of the pristine…