Johnnie Kornegay

After a month of gathering in West Philly's Clark Park for Under the Stars, cinéSPEAK is adding the "period" …

The urgency for unity within the Black community is palpable, but the question of how to unify Black men is e…

World AIDS Day occurs annually on December 1. It is a worldwide opportunity to unite all of us in the fight t…

Since 2019, Larry Aldrige, a senior at Morehouse College, along with his best friend, have used the family-or…

On November 12, 2017, at 6:49 pm, I received a text that read: "Antron has transitioned." The official cause …

Do fat people exist in the future? That's likely a question that many have never thought to ask. It has been …

In 2023, hip-hop turns 50, and in 2022 it's time to give Common his flowers. It was 20 years ago that the Chi…

The podcasting industry is experiencing a renaissance. Podcasts centering content created by the community, f…

For over 100 years, members of Black greek letter organizations have been on the forefront of social change i…

Maternal bonds are shaped while a child is in the womb. It is our maternal figure who ensures that we're fed,…

Does it surprise you that the concept of digital currency dates back to the early 1980s and the first digital…

Author Doug Cooper Spencer , 67, almost let the opportunity to fall in love again pass him by. In 1998, sitti…

"That woman left her son." I was haunted, and pleasantly surprised by those words from my mother. I'd emerged…

Kanye West transitioned from hip-hop star to pop sensation more than a decade ago. Almost parallel to that, a…

If you were unfamiliar with DaBaby (born Jonathan Kirk) before July 25, 2021, you're likely all caught up on …

I knew I was not alone. I had spoken to other Black gay men who were caregiving, but it was not something tha…

On June 25, 1996, Meshell Ndegeocello released her sophomore album Peace Beyond Passion , and Leviticus: Fagg…

For the men that were there, any mention of the space immediately takes them to a time and place where the da…

Jay Ray reflects on his music dreams not coming true as planned, and ultimately pushing him to honor his real…

Jay Ray muses on Liza Minnelli, how music curiosity connects genres, honors Black creativity, and, ultimately…

Jay Ray pays tribute to the legendary musician who helped him hear the music differently.

Here are Jay Ray's thoughts on the three ways that Patti LaBelle was set up to fail during her Tina Turner tr…

The holiday classic's definitive version is actually the group's second one.

Deep baritone and bass voices have been a hallmark of Soul and R&B music since the beginning. These voices ha…