Grace Jones’ Meltdown to showcase boundary-breaking artists and international legends Solange, Peaches, Jimmy Cliff, The Love Unlimited Synth Orchestra, Skunk Anansie, Baaba Maal, Lee Scratch Perry with Adrian Sherwood, Oumou Sangaré, Meshell Ndegeocello, Lee Fields and the Expressions, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and more to be announced, including many on the free Riverside Stage. Southbank

British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw is set to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Disney+'s upcoming Marvel's Loki series. The series is led by Tom Hiddleston as the titular character, reprising his role from the Thor movies. Owen Wilson and Sophia Di Martino have also joined the series. Marvel is keeping Mbatha-Raw's role under tight

The first 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture Superdome lineup has been announced and as expected, this year’s artists will surely have the Superdome on fire all weekend long. The 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture, celebrates all things global Black excellence like you’ve never seen before! From the incomparable Bruno Mars headlining the Festival for

Throughout his NBA career, Kobe Bryant has established himself as one of the most fascinating and motivating athletes ever to grace the sports world. We are devastated by the loss of this legend and his 13-year old daughter Gianna. This inspirational video highlights the Mamba Mentality about following your passion. https://youtu.be/CpZVXkJBL9A

  Flashback to this funny series Ones n Twos about a London based pirate radio station. https://youtu.be/kOZ8XGyilMA

Comedian Kojo Anim shares his story on the highs & lows he’s had being a comedian. He talks Kevin Hart staying in his house, loosing money and why he went on Britain’s Got Talent. https://youtu.be/m-UPFofkpew

In case you haven’t seen Hair Love yet, the full version of the film is on YouTube. Hair Love, which took home the award for Best Animated Short Film, was created by filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry, and tells the heartfelt story of an African American father learning — “with a little bit of