We have compiled a list of ten black [and some not so black] films that shifted not only the world of cinema but culture as a whole. Do The Right Thing, 1989 Probably the most popular Spike Lee movie to-date, Do The Right Thing was both commercially and critically acclaimed, landing Lee with an Oscar […]

If you’ve seen last year’s critically acclaimed film Selma , you probably recall Diane Nash’s character (played by Tessa Thompson) marching alongside activists like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., James Bevel and (now congressman) John Lewis. Even though it was a small part, don’t let Nash’s small role in the film fool you. She was a crucial […]

  97.9 The Box’s Amir Diamond shares his 2015 Black History Month moment.  Check it out below!

Take Harlem’s heartbeat/ Make a drumbeat/ Put it on a record, let it whirl…- Langston Hughes Gina Prince-Bythewood, writer and director of Beyond The Lights…

97.9 The Box’s Sky Houston shares her 2015 Black History Month moment.  Check it out below!

JJ from 97.9 The Box shares her 2015 Black History Month moment in 28 seconds.  Check it out below!

  Kendrick Lamar just dropped the blackest record of 2015 and we couldn’t be more hyped about it. On his latest single, The Blacker The Berry, Kendrick literally…

The “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement,” Rosa Parks‘ (pictured) memorabilia has been archived at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. and the riveting display can now…

Retired NASA astronaut Leland Melvin (pictured) became an Internet sensation after his official portrait surfaced online showing him posing with his two dogs, ABC News…

While most were surprised by David Oyelowo’s (pictured left) Oscar snub for his portrayal of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the critically acclaimed “Selma,” the actor…

Three teachers at the Washington, D.C., public charter school Howard University Middle School of Math and Science were reportedly fired for teaching Black history lessons to their…