“If you can only be tall because somebody’s on their knees, you have a serious problem.” —Toni Morrison

Wunmi Mosaku reveals Michael B. Jordan's crazy trick to playing Smoke AND Stack! 😱 #Sinners

Ryan Coogler on being only the seventh Black director ever nominated for an #Oscar: “Hearing those numbers saddens me.” “I know the truth. That statistic is a lie about the reality. I know there have been Black directors who changed the arc of global cinema — they changed my

Satchel Paige at his final pro baseball game in which he pitched 3 scoreless innings for the Kansas City A’s in 1965 at the age of 59.

Ryan Coogler's ‘X-FILES’ series has greenlit for a pilot at Hulu • Coogler will write & direct the pilot • Danielle Deadwyler will officially star • Follows 2 vastly different FBI agents who form an unlikely bond when they are assigned to a long-shuttered division

Ryan Coogler has made BAFTAs history as the first black man to win Best Original Screenplay. See the full winners list: https://t.co/IcZlNB6Mtm

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🚨 Who knows this one⁉️ Ashanti “Don’t Let Them” (2004) 🛑

Use Your Heart SWV (1996)

Happy Heavenly Birthday to D’Angelo 🕊️ Me and Those Dreamin’ Eyes of Mine (1995)

WINNER.

FRANKLIN STREET RUSH IN 30 SECONDS ⏩⏩⏩

Today marks what would have been Trayvon Martin’s 31st birthday. We remember his life and renew our commitment to justice, dignity, and a future where every child is safe and valued and where Black Lives Matter (as much to some and at all to others). We are praying for Trayvon’s

michael jackson's vocals on "all i do is think of you" https://t.co/AqgbILvCTF

White people stay being loud and wrong and in Black Folks Business

February is Black History Month! Join us as we honor Black and African American communities, cultures, and history. Sesame Street has been forever shaped by Black artists and leaders who have brought so much to our neighborhood. Thank you for making our street such a special

Colorized footage of Little Richard at his peak

my 2016 post wins happy ANTIversary 🙏🏿🎈⏳

Kim Basinger publicly called out the Oscars for snubbing Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing (1990): “There is one film missing from this list that deserves to be on it because, ironically, it might tell the biggest truth of all. And that’s Do the Right Thing.” https://t.co/Yev8P6mFPG

she literally became the first singer to win an Emmy for a Grammys performance