There’s new tracks from Burna Boy and Shaboozey ’s “Change Your Mind”, Alice Smith and Miles Caton ’s “Last Time I Seen The Sun” and many more. There are songs included like “Stand Back” by Stevie ...

There are songs included like “Stand Back” by Stevie Nicks and “Why Should I Love You” by Kate Bush that have shadow arrangements and backing vocals by Prince. The Roots have longstanding ...

by Marlon West (Bluesky: @marlonweststl.bsky.social, Spotify: marlonwest) Happy January Music Monday and MLK Day here at Good Black News! It’s your friend and selector, your… ...

Yesterday I was tagged in a post by an old high school friend, asking me and a few others a very public, direct question about white privilege and racism. I feel compelled not only to publish his ...

by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Twitter: @marlonw IG: stlmarlonwest Spotify: marlonwest) This June 3rd was the 81st anniversary of Curtis Mayfield ’s birth. Today, on Juneteenth, we offer Move On Up: ...

Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman-Hughes 1972 and 2014 (photo via viralwomen.com) In a recent interview with Black Enterprise, feminist journalist and activist Gloria Steinem had some refreshing ...

After working for over 30 years in several different positions within the Chicago Fire Department, Annette Nance-Holt recently became the first woman to lead the CFD. Her appointment to the top pos… ...

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by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Threads: @stlmarlonwest IG: stlmarlonwest Spotify: marlonwest) Happy Music Monday, y’all. If you haven’t already, please dig Jamila Wignot ’s new documentary “Stax: ...

Actor and Howard University graduate Taraji P. Henson and former head of the NBA Players Association and NBA star Chris Paul are among the more than a dozen top education leaders, celebrities and ...

[Photo credit: HolLynn D’Lil. Brad Lomax, center, next to activist Judy Heumann at a rally in 1977 at Lafayette Square in Washington.] by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) Today, GBN celebrates ...

Happy Music Monday, you all. It’s your pal and musician marshal is back with another dose of fine tunes. Though Sinners, which arrived in theaters three weeks ago, is his first film not derived from ...