First album by Jim Jones and ByrdGangdropping late summer 2021 (May 27, 2021) Entertainment One (eOne) announces a new label deal with Platinum-selling rapper and entrepreneur Jim Jones and his ByrdGang Records, reuniting Jones with the label that launched his solo career. Under this new global deal, ByrdGang will release several projects in the next…
Month: May 2021
BET Announces Official Nominations for the “BET AWARDS” 2021
THE “BET AWARDS” 2021 WILL AIR LIVE FROM MICROSOFT THEATER AT L.A. LIVE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 27 AT 8 PM ET/ PT ON BET MEGAN THEE STALLION AND DABABY LEAD WITH SEVEN NOMINATIONS EACH CARDI B AND DRAKE FOLLOW WITH FIVE NOMINATIONS APIECE ANDERSON .PAAK, BRUNO MARS, CHLOE X HALLE, AND CHRIS BROWN TIE WITH…
AEG and UCLA Health Announce ‘We Shine Together,’ a Virtual Mental Health Awareness Concert Featuring John Legend, Black Pumas and Joy Oladokun
One-of-a Kind Free Benefit Concert Will Stream Live from Los Angeles Via the ‘We Shine Together’ Website on Thursday, May 27 at 6:00 PM PDT/9:00 PM EDT and Will be Hosted by Zane Lowe May 24, 2021 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month and to help raise…
Watch the full trailer for Respect featuring Jennifer Hudson as the late Aretha Franklin
The upcoming biopic Respect is scheduled to be released on August 13.
Cedric The Entertainer, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Shaun Robinson and Uzo Aduba join the list of stellar celebrities who’ll be empowering and inspiring Black High School students during a once-in-a-lifetime “Rites Of Passage” celebration. The event applauds Black students’ excellence and celebrates academic achievers.
Cedric The Entertainer, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Shaun Robinson and Uzo Aduba join the list of stellar celebrities who’ll be empowering and inspiring Black High School students during a once-in-a-lifetime “Rites Of Passage” celebration. The event applauds Black students’ excellence and celebrates academic achievers. (Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES, CA: Actor, Stand-Up Comedian and Game Show Host Cedric…
COVID-19 Vaccines: Children ages 12-15 can get Pfizer shots at JSU on May 25; both 1st, 2nd doses of Pfizer, Moderna will be available for those on campus and in community
(JACKSON, Miss.) — The Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center will provide, for the first time, COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 12-15, specifically Pfizer. Both brands, Pfizer and Moderna, will be available to all others, including students, faculty, staff and community members from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, in the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center. First…
Tweet about JSU’s Golden Class of 1970 tragedy, commencement goes viral and sparks convo among thousands, reaches millions
(JACKSON, Miss.) — One tweet. One tweet about Jackson State University’s Golden Class of 1970 has gone viral on Twitter, the microblogging and social networking platform, receiving over 9,000 likes, 2,300 retweets and 5 million-plus impressions (views). On Saturday, May 15, the tweet was posted during the Golden Class of 1970’s commencement ceremony and the 51st…
NEW YORK RAPPER MALIIBU MIITCH RELEASES NEW SINGLE WITH VIDEO FOR “I LIKE WHAT I LIKE”
AVAILABLE TODAY! NEW EP COMING THIS SUMMER (New York, NY- May 21, 2021) New York rapper Maliibu Miitch is not afraid to speak her mind, and in her new single “I Like What I Like,” she lets it all hang out. Produced by Hellberg, Malli comes with her signature gritty New York sound and represents…
AUDRI NIX RELEASES NEW SONG AND VIDEO “NO SIENTO NA”
LISTEN HERE ‖ WATCH HERE (May 21, 2021) Puerto Rican songstress Audri Nix is taking this year by storm. The Latin Pop singer/songwriter isn’t mincing any words in this suave new single, “No Siento Na,” out today. Marking Audri Nix’s first release of 2021, “No Siento Na,” is an unapologetic call out to unreliable men…
U.S. Rep. Thompson reminds 2021 grads ‘to whom much is given, much is required’
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University held its 2021 undergraduate commencement ceremony for the first time in over a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. As the university hosted an in-person service similar to those in past years, a more cautious approach was taken due to the still prevalent COVID-19 virus. All three planned ceremonies…
Getting their due: JSU Class of 2020 goes from virtual last year to in-person commencement this year
(JACKSON, Miss.) — People are calling it the commencement that was “delayed but not denied.” On Saturday, May 8, at 6 p.m. Jackson State University’s class of 2020 filed into Veterans Memorial Stadium to participate in a long-overdue commencement exercise. Last spring, the class of 2020 had a virtual ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However,…
Jackson State’s Hudson joins United Negro College Fund And H.E.L.F. Presidential Leadership Institute
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University President Thomas K. Hudson is one of eight presidents participating in the United Negro College Fund and the Higher Education Leadership Foundation’s inaugural Presidential Leadership Institute cohort (PLI). The cohort is made possible by the Kresge Foundation. According to a release, the PLI will intentionally engage presidents at HBCUs and predominately Black institutions as they…
Jackson State University student is denied then accepted into dream graduate program
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Statistically, there are approximately 3.1 percent black occupational therapists in the U.S., according to the American Occupational Therapy Association’s 2015 Salary & Workforce Survey. Brandon Franklin, a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, plans to change that soon. On Saturday, May 8, 2021, Franklin graduated from Jackson State University with a bachelor’s degree in Health,…
Delayed, Not Denied: 51 years later, Jackson State’s Class of 1970 receives a golden diploma, but bloody past remembered
(JACKSON, Miss.) — The Jackson State College Class of 1970 finally got to walk across the stage Saturday after campus shootings prevented a graduation back then, and the COVID-19 pandemic nixed the 50th celebration last year. More than a half-century later, 74 graduates returned to their alma mater, now called Jackson State University. A swarm of media,…
Sports, Depression & COVID-19: NBA’s Wilkins, NFL’s Fulcher will team up for virtual town hall at Jackson State University
(JACKSON, Miss.) — JSU’s College of Health Sciences will present a COVID-19 virtual town hall about sports and depression, featuring nine-time NBA All-Star Dominique Wilkins and NFL Superbowl champion David Fulcher, along with other sports and health professionals for Mental Health Awareness Month. Jackson State University women’s head basketball coach Tomekia Reed, who steered her…
Angela Bassett headlines Know Diabetes by Heart’s virtual show from the Apollo Theater
Know Diabetes by Heart™ is a joint initiative of the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association that helps people with diabetes, their loved ones and the health professionals who care for them manage the link between diabetes and cardiovascular disease, such as heart attacks, strokes and heart failure. ARLINGTON, Va. and DALLAS, May 17,…
Moderna, Pfizer vaccines will be available Tuesday, May 18, for campus, local communities at JSU site along with make-up shots
(JACKSON, Miss.) — The Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center will provide COVID-19 vaccinations to students, faculty, staff and community members from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 18, in the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center. Pfizer and Moderna brands will be administered. Also, second-dose vaccinations will be available. (If you received a text message advising you to…
WATCH: H.E.R. & Chris Brown release the official music video for their track “Come Through”
H.E.R. & Chris Brown release the official music video for their track “Come Through” via RCA Records. GET IT HERE
Producer Dave Wooley featured inABC-TV documentary,”Mike Tyson: The Knockout”
The two part documentary chronicles Tyson’s rise, fall and return and Wooley was there for it all Born and raised in New York City’s Harlem, educated at Delaware’s Wilmington University (where he remains an adjunct business professor) Dave Wooley rose to prominence as the only Black man in the country to be awarded exclusive paid-per-view…
DEATH ROW RECORDS LAUNCHES ‘THE DEATH ROW EXPERIENCE’ – A VIRTUAL MUSEUM RECOLLECTIVE CELEBRATING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY TODAY
VISIT THE RETROSPECTIVE NOW EXPLORE AN ENCOMPASSING MUSIC GALLERY THROUGH A GAMIFIED UNIVERSE WITH 30 EASTER EGGS UNLOCKING HISTORIC MOMENTS IN HIP-HOP, NFTS AND EXCLUSIVE MERCH ICONIC HIP-HOP LABEL EXHIBIT FEATURES FLAGSHIP ARTISTS AND ALBUMS INCLUDING 2PAC, ALL EYEZ ON ME + DR. DRE, THE CHRONIC + LADY OF RAGE, NECESSARY ROUGHNESS + THA DOGG…
Usher to Host and Perform During the 2021 “iHeartRadio Music Awards” on Thursday, May 27 Live on FOX
The Event Will Also Feature Performances From The Weeknd with Special Guest Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak (Silk Sonic), Dan + Shay, Doja Cat And More With Appearances From Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Roddy Ricch, twenty one pilots, Megan Thee Stallion and More Chris Martin and Lil Nas X To Present Elton John…
COVID-19 vaccinations: JSU, Jackson-Hinds Community Health Center continues effort to inoculate campuses, local communities Tuesday, May 11
(JACKSON, Miss.) — COVID-19 vaccinations will be available to students, faculty, staff and community members Tuesday, May 11, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center. Pfizer and Moderna brands will be administered. All vehicles must enter through the Prentiss Street security checkpoint. For individuals who received their first dose on Tuesday, April…
Lowcountry Juneteenth Celebrates African-American Holiday with Celebrity Performances, Arts & Culture
(Black PR Wire) Charleston, S.C. — Lowcountry Juneteenth is hosting its inaugural celebratory week of educational and entertainment events June 14-20 powered by Chucktown Media & Promotions and Acts of Kindness, USA. As the Official Juneteenth Festival of the Lowcountry, an outdoor bash will serve as the main event featuring a live concert with Tony!…
GRAMMY-AWARD WINNING REGGAE ROYALTY MORGAN HERITAGE GEARS UP TO RELEASE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED LEGACY ALBUM ON MAY 28
ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL TRACKLISTING WITH REMASTERED HIT SINGLES FEATURING CHRONIXX, THE MARLEY’S, PATORANKING, BOUNTY KILLER, BERES HAMMOND, SHAGGY, REBELUTION & MORE! PARTNERS WITH BONDLY FOR BLOCKCHAIN REGGAE INVASION IN EXCLUSIVE PRE-SALE EVENT PRE-SALE ORDERS AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE TODAY! (Kingston, JA – May 7, 2021) Two-time Grammy-award-winning reggae band, Morgan Heritage announces the release date of their highly anticipated forthcoming…
Jackson State University will host commencement ceremonies on Friday and Saturday for graduates of 2021, 2020, 1971
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University will celebrate three commencement ceremonies this week over two days, honoring the 2021 Graduate Class and the Golden Diploma Class of 1971 at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center (AAC); the 2021 Undergraduate Class at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium; and the 2020…
SOUTHERN LACED 