| No Images? Click here  Welcome to your weekly dose of black newsWhat’s up, BV fam!My name is Brennan, and I'm holding it down for Taryn for the next two weeks as she is taking a very well-deserved vacation. My goodness, what a week it has been. It started with some epic news. There is a major possibility that the next Democratic candidate for President of the United States could be a black woman. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) announced Monday that she will be running for president in 2020. The Howard University graduate and former attorney general of California announced her presidential bid on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Her campaign’s logo and color scheme draw inspiration from the 1972 presidential bid of Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman to run for the presidency from one of the major parties.  This week's Best Things 🎉 'Black Panther' is bringing #BLACKEXCELLENCE to the Oscars!“Black Panther” has made history as the first superhero movie to receive an Oscar nomination in the Best Picture category. In addition to breaking cultural barriers, “Black Panther” shattered box office records after it hit theaters in February, becoming the highest-grossing superhero film of all time in North America. Say what you want, but Soulja Boy’s influence on hip-hop is unmatched and here’s why.Twelve years ago, equipped with nothing more than a YouTube account and a computer program colloquially called Fruity Loops, Soulja Boy, then 17 years old, released a song-and-dance combination that would spark the beginning of a new era in hip-hop. Legendary director Spike Lee will finally bless the Oscars with his presence, but this time as a multiple nominee!Filmmaker Spike Lee finally got his due at the Oscar nominations. |
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