The Life of Singleton: From Boyz N the Hood to Snowfall is available now from Andscape Books. In this excerpt, writer Thomas Golianopoulos details the hoops John Singleton had to go through to sell his groundbreaking film, Boyz N the Hood. CAA shopped Singleton as a writer in early 1990, introducing him to actors and...
To understand just how audacious D’Angelo’s defiantly low-fi debut single “Brown Sugar” sounded on the radio in the summer of 1995, you’d have to look back at the urban music landscape of that year. The burgeoning hip-hop soul movement, led by its queen, Mary J. Blige, was at full throttle from artists such as Jodeci...
As then-New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram was helped off the hardwood floor after suffering a high ankle sprain on Dec. 7, 2024, he felt like he was wearing a Pelicans uniform for the last time. Ingram ended up being right. His next NBA regular-season game will be in a Toronto Raptors uniform this season....
Chicago will host the WNBA All-Star Game for the second time, having previously done the honor in 2022. Chicago will bear the WNBA’s All-Star duties once again. The league announced on Thursday that the Windy City, home of the Chicago Sky, will host the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game, with the main event moving to United...
Tristhan Williams grew up in a neighborhood in South Central Los Angeles in the 1990s that was riddled by gang activity, prostitution and crime. Through it all, she still dreamed for more during her youth with the support of her mother and inspiration of her thriving sisters. Today, the director of Season 2 of Netflix’s...
SAN FRANCISCO — As soon as Jrue Holiday had a chance, he made a point to find Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups to make something clear. While being traded from the 2024 NBA champion Boston Celtics to the young Blazers would seem like a major downgrade, Holiday told Billups he was actually “super...
Jackie Young’s journey from quiet contributor to cornerstone of a dynasty has been defined by precision, patience, and poise. Days after helping the Las Vegas Aces secure their third WNBA championship in four years, the “Silent Assassin” swapped her jersey for an apron, working a celebratory “shift” at Raising Cane’s flagship restaurant on the Las...
You’re part of my identity/ I sometimes have a tendency/ To look at you religiously, baby/ ‘Cause nothing even matters, to me… — D’Angelo on Lauryn Hill’s “Nothing Even Matters” (1998) In a March 1969 issue of Modern Bride, the phrase “Virginia Is for Lovers” debuted. Five years later, a Richmond-born Black boy would later...
The Portland Fire announced on Tuesday that they have named Ashley Battle as Vice President of Basketball Operations, Strategy, and Innovation. Photo Credit: Portland Fire She will oversee basketball operations, including building the Fire’s roster and finding talent, while applying innovative strategies across player performance and analytics. “It’s exciting to be part of a franchise...
Growing up Afro-Latina and limb-different, sitting volleyball player Nicole “Nicky” Nieves was keenly aware of the qualities that set her apart. Nieves, the daughter of Puerto Rican parents, was born without a left hand, yet it didn’t deter her love for sports at a young age. She navigated childhood with the support of her friends...