From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment Pooh Shiesty is back in the Billboard conversation while his legal situation continues to grow more serious. The Memphis rapper’s debut studio album, All Eyes on Shiest, is projected to enter the Billboard 200 at No. 9 with approximately 40,000 equivalent album units. That would give Shiesty his second career top 10 project. Released August 7 through 1017 Global and Atlantic Records, the album quickly climbed to No. 1 across all genres on Apple Music while tracks gained traction on YouTube. GloRilla, Sexyy Red, Tay Keith, Big30 and K Carbon appear across the…
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From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment 2. “John Carter. Disney spent 350 million dollars on the first film expecting to make a trilogy and finally have a new live action franchise that was action based. It bombed.” —HonkyDonkyMan”To this day, I still think this movie is very underrated. It’s not phenomenal by any means but I do think it had all the bones of a franchise launching film.I think the name doomed it. John Carter is just a terrible name for the kind of story this was. John Carter From Mars would have been a little better at least.”—thedroidwolf…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights Football 8/7/2026 10:52:00 AM Joshua C. Jackson, Assistant AD for Media Relations/Sports Information Story Links MACON, Ga.-The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) recently announced their slate of football contests to be aired on the ESPN Family of Networks for the upcoming 2026 schedule.Of the 23 games that will be aired, Savannah State will be featured twice this season. The October 3rd home matchup against Allen, and the October 31st…
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. The “Made by Google” event will kick off tonight at 6 pm ET on YouTube, with Google officially announcing its new products, including new Pixel phones and watches—but retailers, phone carriers, and the Google website itself are already offering preorder deals for the new products. Here are the best deals you can find so far. Preorder deals from GoogleGoogle is offering bundle and trade-in deals for the Pixel 11 and…
Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward As AI agents become embedded more widely in enterprise operations, the need to overcome the restrictions of legacy data systems grows more urgent. If Gartner’s prediction that AI agents will augment or automate 50% of business decisions by 2027 proves correct, organizations must eliminate bottlenecks or risk depriving agents of the data they need to make the right decisions at speed. This report, based on a survey of 300 data and technology executives, explores how legacy systems are limiting the effectiveness of AI agents in many organizations. It finds that a handful…
From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education Episode Transcript Nimah Gobir: Welcome to MindShift, where we explore the future of learning and how we raise our kids. I’m Nimah Gobir. Nimah Gobir: It’s summertime. School hasn’t started yet. The hallways are still quiet, and the kids are still sleeping in, but teachers? They’re back in school early to attend mandatory professional development sessions. Also known as PD. These might include discussing new protocols, hashing out curriculum and getting inspired for the new school year. Nimah Gobir: If I asked teachers ‘What’s the one piece of PD you just know…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia Lip sync for a cause! Wednesday, Aug. 12 — AIDS Walk Atlanta kicks off on Thursday, Aug. 13, at 6:30 p.m. with the annual Lip Sync Battle at My Sister’s Room in Midtown. Hosted by Phoenix, with special performances by Destiny Brooks and Detox, this is your chance to cheer on the event’s beneficiaries as they battle it out on stage and raise funds for the AIDS Walk Atlanta Music Festival and 5K Run on Sept. 26 at Piedmont Park. And now, on to the headlines: Macon Pride has announced the dates and programming for the four-day 2026 festival, Sept. 24-27. LGBTQ+ advocacy…
Black Travelers: Explore Culture, Adventure & Connection Prime Video’s “Every Year After” has quickly become one of the most talked-about romance series of 2026, bringing Carley Fortune’s bestselling novel “Every Summer After” to life for a new audience. Starring Sadie Soverall as Percy Fraser and Matt Cornett as Sam Florek, the series follows two childhood friends whose first love, heartbreak and eventual reunion unfold across multiple summers. The show’s emotional storytelling, nostalgic lake town atmosphere and stunning scenery have sparked a wave of interest among travelers interested in entertainment tourism, “Every Year After” offers the perfect combination of romance, waterfront…
Global Black Voices: News from around the World Damon Darling has built an online following by using his platform to help strangers, but his latest giveaway has sparked a larger debate after Walmart issued him a lifetime ban. Influencers and social media users are coming to the Black creator’s defense, with responses pouring in online as some question whether he would have received the same treatment if he were white. Darling is known for meeting shoppers and handing out cash and gift cards, offering to pay for gas, and speaking with families and children. Black influencer Damon Darling gets a…
Science & Exploration: Discover the Globe Via Research Study and Technology “I think that in the state of New york city, if you have a $ 5 million 2nd home, then you must be able to pay for to spend for authorities and fire and trash elimination and snow elimination in the winter season,” Hochul told neighborhood media Tuesday “Donald Trump should certainly concentrate on all the discomfort he’s creating New Yorkers and knock it off and don’t fret about us.” What is New york city’s pied-à-terre tax? In line with Mamdani’s pledge to” tax obligation the rich ,” New…