Oct 23, 2012 · NewsOne has put together a list of geniuses who continue the thread and spirit of Black life and culture. Check them out! 1. Ben Carson: In fifth grade, Carson was failing and …

Oct 12, 2020 · Frederick Douglass, the American abolitionist orator and publisher, and Antonio Maceo, the celebrated military hero of the Cuban independence movement, are rarely if ever …

7 hours ago · For “Sly Lives!” is a title with freight. “The Burden of Black Genius” is what follows in a parenthetical, but “Black” gets a strikethrough. The film opens with its director asking for ...

2 days ago · In SLY LIVES!, Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the pressure Sly felt as a Black artist. "Sly will be ... the first domino in a long list of people that will …

Examines the life and work of African-American geniuses – both historic and contemporary – in social justice, academics, the arts, and education with a particular focus on how their life and …

20 hours ago · Questlove’s follow-up to ‘Summer of Soul’ is a darker film that explores the question through the famous frontman of Sly & the Family Stone “SLY LIVES! (a.k.a The …

Dec 27, 2023 · Black Genius is reclaiming and retaining cultural practices, despite being subjugated to systemic violence aimed at erasure and eradication.

In 1928, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London acquired a previously unknown portrait. It shows the Black Jamaican polymath Francis Williams (c. 1690-1762), dressed in a wig, …

In his probing essay collection, Black Genius, cultural critic Tre Johnson examines how Black American culture has, against all odds, been the lifeblood of American ingenuity.

1 day ago · The new documentary “Sly Lives, aka the Burden of Black Genius,” which focuses on the life and career of the brilliant but troubled musician Sly Stone and his group Sly and the …