Post-Diddy, Revolt Reemerges Under New Corporate Structure As Part Of Media Powerhouse Relaunch
by Daniel Johnson April 27, 2025 Samuels sees the vision for Offscript as an incubator for creatives to build their audiences, using cultural capital to create demand Detavio Samuels, the CEO of both Revolt and Offscript Worldwide, recently folded Revolt, 440 Artists, Rebel House, and Six Zeroes into Offscript Worldwide; his goal is to create […]
ICE deports immigrant mother of an infant and 3 children who are US citizens, lawyers say
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have in recent days deported the Cuban-born mother of a 1-year-old girl — separating them indefinitely — and three children ages 2, 4 and 7 who are U.S. citizens along with their Honduran-born mothers, their lawyers said Saturday. The three cases raise questions about who is being deported, and why, […]
Trump’s attack on diversity takes center stage as Boston remembers 1965 Freedom Rally led by MLK
As a Black teenager growing up in Boston, Wayne Lucas vividly remembers joining some 20,000 people to hear the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speak out against the city’s segregated school system and the entrenched poverty in poor communities. Sixty years on, Lucas was back on the Boston Common on Saturday to celebrate the anniversary […]
Basquiat Work Expected To Fetch Up To $525M At Sotheby’s Auction
by Mary Spiller April 27, 2025 The never-before-sold Jean-Michel Basquiat piece is estimated to go at between $10 million to $15 million. On May 13, a recently discovered and never before early painting by the Black artist Jean-Michel Basquiat will be sold at Sotheby’s Contemporary Evening Auction in New York. The late artist’s piece has […]
Meagan Good Tapped To Inspire Graduates At Old Dominion University’s 2025 Commencement
by Mary Spiller April 27, 2025 Good will speak in front of an estimated 2,000-plus ODU undergraduates. Actress and director Meagan Good, 43, has been chosen to speak at Old Dominion University’s 142nd Commencement ceremonies on May 9 and 10. Held in Norfolk, Virginia, the celebrations will also feature remarks from John Ford, professor of […]
Shedeur Sanders’ NFL draft experience shows what Black men know too well— confidence is a threat
“With the 144th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns select Shedeur Sanders.“ Once projected to be the number one overall pick let’s take a look at Shedeur Sanders’ accomplishments in 2024 alone: 8th in Heisman voting Winner of the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Record-setter for passing yards at both Jackson […]
