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Usher closed down the show of day one at the 2011 Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome on July 1, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Spike Lee has never been one to shy away from controversy.  In the 1988 film School Daze, Lee gives a semi-autobiographical account of his experience attending Morehouse College, the historically all male black institution in Atlanta, Georgia.  With a satirical eye, Lee explored hot-button topics such as colorism, misogyny, class divisions and apartheid.

While School Daze opened to some positive reviews with mainstream film critics, segments of the African-American community were unhappy with

Actress Sanaa Lathan covers Uptown Magazine’s travel issue. The “Love & Basketball” star looks amazing!

Dru Hill performed at Stone Soul 2011 with a member that most of Richmond had never heard of. Tao, the groups newest member was introduced by Sisqo during the show as he held his own performing songs new and old from the long list of hits in the Dru Hill catalog.

Lloyd held it down and had all the ladies at Stone Soul 2011 going crazy! Check out video and pictures from his performance inside…

It’s hard to believe that our beloved Lisa Nicole Lopes, better known simply as “Left Eye” and one-third of the four-time Grammy-winning R&B trio TLC, has been gone from us for nearly a decade.

Check out these amazing clips from the upcoming documentary “Dark Girls,” which explores the deep-seated biases and attitudes about skin color—particularly dark skinned women, outside of and within the Black American culture.

Born Malcolm Little, Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist.

Today is Stevie Wonder’s 61st birthday. Happy Birthday Day!

Rapper and actor Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. aka Common took the stage to perform at the White House’s Celebration of American Poetry.