Tag: blackculture

Fans of Jean-Michel Basquiat will have a chance to get up close and personal with some of his work at Atlanta's High Museum of Art in 2027. The exhibit, organized by the Princeton University Art Museum, will highlight a lesser-known side of Basquiat's groundbreaking artwork: printmaking. Set to run from Feb. 19 to May 16, 2027, the exhibit includes more than 50 works and centers on the famed artist's 1984 Blue Ribbon paintings.

Birmingham has seen a 75% reduction in homicides compared to the same period last year in the first one hundred days into his third term. Detectives have made arrests in every homicide case this year, achieving a 100 percent clearance rate in alignment with the Birmingham Police Department's seven-point crime reduction strategy. Robberies are down 26.7 percent, aggravated assaults are down 30.1 percent, and total violent crime is down 31.8 percent.

Rick Ross clarified that he transitioned from being a franchisee to holding company stock after his restaurant footprint dropped from roughly 28 franchise locations down to one store in Mississippi.

Halloween 2026 is officially upon us, and Black Hollywood has already raised the bar for creative storytelling. With the holiday falling on Saturday, the weekend rollouts started early and the references run deep. From Janelle Monáe's masterclass in special-effects prosthetics to Keke Palmer's sharp-witted cinematic homages, our favorite stars aren't just wearing costumes; they're delivering full-scale productions. Meanwhile, Gen Z trendsetters like North West and Chlöe Bailey are proving that nostalgic pop-culture deep cuts and high-glam execution make the ultimate pairing.

Nelly says he got way more than a quarter-pound of cheddar from Taylor Swift in exchange for a last-minute performance revealing she handed over 50K in a McDonald's bag. The rapper told the story on an episode of The Breakfast Club explaining T-Swift called him out of the blue in 2011 and told him she needed a big favor. He says Taylor told him she and her friends had made up a routine to Hot in Herre the night before a concert in Houston Texas and asked him to fly down from St. Louis for the show.