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Bunker Hill Community College celebrated Black History Month with Dark Matter: An Afternoon of Science and Stories with GZA a.k.a. "The Genius," founding member of Wu-Tang Clan, hip hop artist and science educator. GZA is co-founder of......

All Def Digital is hosting the first-ever All Def Movie Awards just days before the Oscars, at the World Famous TCL Chinese 6 Theatres. The live event will be held......

OAK BROOK, Ill., Feb. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Back for its second year, McDonald's USA and the American Black Film Festival invite emerging filmmakers to enter McDonald's "My Community" Video Competition. Filmmakers are challenged to create one 90-second video that illustrates......

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- RLJ Entertainment's Urban Movie Channel (UMC) kicks off Black History Month with the premiere of the Underground Railroad drama, The North Star, on February 5, 2016. Based on true events, the film chronicles the perilous journey of two......

MGM National Harbor announced Friday the hiring of its 100th minority-owned business to work on the $1.3 billion National Harbor resort casino project....

Prince has a message for all aspiring artists — don’t sign with a major label. The legendary artist spoke with a small number of reporters…...

Shawn Prez isn't your typical CEO. He also isn't the average business owner....

Mike Muse, CEO of the record label Muse Recordings, is leading the conversations around the country on the business of music, pop culture and its intersection with politics. For years he has been connecting youth and millennials through his work with President Barak Obama, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, and New York Mayor De Blasio to name a few....

Comedian Sheryl Underwood has been tickling our funny bones since she first appeared on Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam, BET’s Comic View, and The Steve Harvey Morning Show, and on the big screen as Catfish Rita in Beauty Shop. Her career-trek represents a journey of breaking glass ceilings across multiple professional mediums with no...

While most students are looking forward to a summer break that may include barbecues, a trip to the beach or a family vacation, one local high school standout is preparing to go on tour with music superstar Chris Brown....