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Ben Crump’s Courtroom Doc Earns Emmy Honor
The high-profile civil rights attorney snagged a regional Emmy for producing the short documentary “How to Sue the Klan,” a film that revisits one of the most daring courtroom takedowns of the Ku Klux Klan in modern history.


Chuck D Schools Gene Simmons on Hip-Hop and the Rock Hall Debate
Chuck D didn’t emit any outrage toward Gene Simmons or his comments. Chuck just provided his perspective that’s been sharpened by time.


The Ongoing Debate: Gene Simmons and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Rock came from the streets as well. From Black churches and Southern blues joints. From segregated neighborhoods where rhythm was currency and survival was art.


Bad Bunny Puts Latino Identity Front and Center at the Super Bowl
By Stacy M. Brown Senior Global Correspondent Bad Bunny turned the Super Bowl LX halftime show into one of the most discussed cultural moments of the year as the Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots 29 to 13 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. The Puerto Rican artist delivered an all-Spanish performance centered on cultural imagery, visual storytelling, and themes of identity that drew praise across politics, media, sports, and music, while also drawing criticism


Second Trailer Drops as Michael Jackson’s Story Heads to the Big Screen
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press Senior Global Correspondent When Michael Jackson made history in 1984, winning eight Grammys for the Thriller album, the awards field was far more limited than it is today. With the dramatic expansion of Grammy categories since then, it is not difficult to imagine that a release of that scale in the current era could have produced well over a dozen wins from an even larger number of nominations. More than forty years later, the King of Pop is pre
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