Sly Stone, the groundbreaking musician who fused funk, rock, and soul with Sly & the Family Stone, died on Monday (June 9) at the age of 82. According to his family, the cause of death was due to a “prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues.” Stone’s family shared that “Sly passed away…… MORE
Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” claims a second straight week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, one week after it became the Carlsbad, California singer-songwriter’s first ever leader on the chart. The rest of the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 includes a trio of Morgan Wallen songs, as his former chart-topping single, “What I Want,”…… MORE
On Monday (June 9), the 2025 BET Awards celebrated their 25th anniversary, while also paying tribute to the past, present, and future of Black culture. The ceremony took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, and was hosted by Kevin Hart. In addition to the multiple awards presented and the memorable live performances, the…… MORE
Eric Church revealed in a Rolling Stone interview that he was inadvertently dragged into Taylor Swift’s lengthy legal battle over a lyric from her 2014 hit, “Shake It Off.” “In her deposition, when [talking about the line] ‘players gonna play, haters gonna hate,’ she says, ‘The first time I heard that phrase was in Eric…… MORE
George Cotton, UAPB Vice Chancellor of Institutional Advancement, announced that the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will host the second annual Juneteenth in the Bluff: Arts & Culture Festival on Friday, June 20th 5p.m. to 11p.m. in Pine Bluff’s downtown Delta Rhythm and Bayous Cultural District at 3rd & Main Streets. The festival, sponsored…
Reverend Willie Wade and Diablo Coleman invite the public to the Hot Springs Juneteenth Celebration taking place this Saturday from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at 112 Orange Street in Hot Springs. The celebration will include a historical reflection on the origins of Juneteenth and a keynote address from Reverend Dr. Chris Jones. This year’s…
Fitzs Hill with Arkansas Baptist College (ABC) a private Baptist-affiliated, historically Black college in Little Rock. Founded in 1884 as the Minister’s Institute, ABC was initially funded by the Colored Baptists of the State of Arkansas. It is the only historically Black Baptist college west of the Mississippi River. Summer and fall semesters are coming…
Maria Hollowell, president of the Little Rock NAACP, along with event chair Carla Williams and Michael Nellum of Phi Beta Sigma, inviting the community to the NAACP End of School Year Bash. The event takes place next Saturday, May 31, from 11:00 AM until 3:00 PM at Watson Elementary School. Families can enjoy free food,…