H.E.R. is quickly becoming one of my favorite musicians. I say 'musician' because she is truly a multi-talented tour de force in human form. Seeing her in concert at The Novo in DTLA only confirmed this. She can sing--effortlessly-- make a…
St. Louis Rapper Smino held a sensational album release party in Downtown Los Angeles this past week. To celebrate the release of his sophomore album 'NOIR,' he held his amazing listening party at The Regent Theatre. I'm more than happy that…
Have you heard the big news? Science fiction and Afro-Futurist writer, Nnedi Okorafor is expanding Marvel's Black Panther world. I've followed Okorafor's career for quite some time. I started by reading her Hugo-Award winning trilogy Binti. It's genre-expanding, actively envisioning African characters, specifically…
Angelenos from all walks of life flooded the Chinatown area Saturday, June 30th, eating, shopping, and taking in the arts and entertainment. The first Saturday of the Chinatown Summer Nights event series was a huge celebration of…
Recently, SZA has taken a break from touring with Top Dawg Entertainment on the label's Championship Tour due to injuring her vocal cords. It looks like she'll be taking a much-needed break to recover and after hearing about this, I…