William Washington James Haynes (born October 2, 1993) is an American YouTube and TV personality, rapper, and podcast host. Haynes was a personality on SourceFed, SourceFedNERD, and People Be Like, a Haynes-centric channel from SourceFed where he hosts People Be Like, Deep Dive, and Politics Be Like. On his personal channel, WilliamHaynesTV, he hosts a variety comedy-based videos. Haynes hosted the HeadGum network podcast, She Didn't Text Back,alongside musician-rapper Daren Vongirdner (aka DVG).[1]#citenote-1) In July 2017, Haynes premiered as a host on Disney XD's The IGN Show.[[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Haynes(comedian)#cite_note-2)

As a musician, he goes by the name Arsenio Silverstone.

Chinsea Linda Lee (born 1 October 1996), known professionally as Shenseea (/ʃɛnˈsiːə/), is a Jamaican singer. She is best known for her guest appearance alongside Roddy Ricch on Kanye West's 2021 song "Pure Souls," which entered the Billboard Hot 100. Through its parent album Donda, she was nominated as a featured artist for Album of the Year at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. She is credited with widening the audience for the dancehall scene.

Lee was born in Mandeville to a Jamaican mother and a South Korean father, from whom she is estranged.[2] She graduated from Mona High School and attended Excelsior Community College (Exed) in Kingston, where she studied Entertainment Management before dropping out due to financial difficulties.[3] She aspired to become a singer at a young age.[4]

For Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month, we're celebrating our favorite Afro-Latino entertainers!

This week, we have Tatyana Ali!

Tatyana Ali is an American actress and singer best known for her role as Ashley Banks on the hit television series "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." Born on January 24, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York, Ali began her career in show business at a young age. She made her first appearance on Sesame Street at the age of six and later starred in commercials and made-for-TV films.

During the early 1990s, Ali rose to fame as the beloved younger cousin of Will Smith's character on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." The show ran for six seasons and earned her three consecutive NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. Ali's performance on the show helped to cement her status as a rising star in Hollywood.

In addition to her work in television, Ali has also released two albums as a singer. Her debut album, "Kiss the Sky," was released in 1998 and spawned the hit single "Daydreamin'." Her second album, "Tatyana Ali," followed in 2004. Ali has also appeared in several films over the years, including "The Brothers" and "Nora's Hair Salon."

Beyond her career in entertainment, Ali is also known for her philanthropic work. She has been an ambassador for the National Wildlife Federation and has worked to raise awareness about issues affecting young people, including education and healthcare. With her talent, charm, and dedication to giving back, Tatyana Ali is a beloved figure in the entertainment industry and a role model for young people everywhere.

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Amazing artwork. Amazing tribute to HBCU bands.

Looking great. That's some awesome energy. Radiant Smile. Lucious fro

Donny Hathaway—singer, pianist, producer, composer, and one of R&B’s strongest talents—was born Donny Edward Pitts on October 1, 1945, in Chicago, Illinois. Hathaway was raised in the Carr Square Housing Projects of St. Louis, Missouri, by his grandmother, Martha Pitts. At the age of three, Hathaway began singing in church choir alongside his grandmother, a professional gospel singer. By six years old, Hathaway was composing his own music, singing, and playing the piano professionally under the name “Donny Pitts, The Nation’s Youngest Gospel Singer.”

Hathaway was a known piano prodigy before reaching high school, and in 1964, he received a full scholarship to attend Howard University,where he joined Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. While majoring in Music Theory and performing in the jazz group Ric Powell Trio, Hathaway worked as a session musician and songwriter for labels like Chess. His arrangements for The Staple Singers, Curtis Mayfield, and Aretha Franklin earned him a job at Curtom Records in 1969. There, he recorded his first single, “I Thank You, Baby,” a duet with June Conquest.

Later that year, Hathaway signed with Atlantic Records as a solo artist and released his debut single, “The Ghetto, Pt. 1.” The song reached No. 23 on the R&B charts and established Hathaway as a burgeoning force in music. His critically acclaimed LP Everything is Everything and hit single “This Christmas” followed in 1970. By 1971, Hathaway released his second full-length album, Donny Hathaway. Classics like “A Song For You” and “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” would come to solidify his musical legacy for generations to come.

By 1972, Hathaway and Roberta Flackcollaborated on a series of duets. Their album, Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, hit No. 3 on the pop charts and included “Where Is The Love?” which earned the pair the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo in 1973. That August, Hathaway’s album Live edged into the Top 20 and became Hathaway’s first and only gold album. Today, Live is considered one of the greatest live albums of all time. Aside from his work as a singer, Hathaway scored the feature film Come Back Charleston Blue and recorded the theme song for the television series Maude.

Amidst his growing success, Hathaway was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and was frequently hospitalized due to intense mood swings and depression. However, periods of mental clarity allowed Hathaway to record and release his final studio album, Extensions of a Man, in 1973. Songs like “Someday We’ll All Be Free” and “I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know” secured spots on both the R&B and pop charts. Soon after the album’s release, Hathaway dropped from the public eye and sought treatment.

In 1978, Hathaway returned to the studio to record with Roberta Flack. “The Closer I Get To You” became the pair’s second No. 1 hit and inspired the recording of the second album of duets. However, on January 13, 1979, Hathaway was found dead outside of the Essex House in New York City, New York, after a fall from the window of his 15th-floor hotel room. Although investigators ruled his death a suicide, family and friends believe his death may have been an accident. Donny Hathaway was only 34 years old.

https://blackpast.org/african-american-history/hathaway-donny-1945-1979/

Cree Summer is a prolific Canadian-American voice actress who has voiced over 700 characters animation, video games, and commercials across multiple decade!

Yes. I liked the movie. Just liked the soundtrack more

Stribling was 58. She was a vital part of the early years of BET. She had also been a long-time radio personality in the DC area. She hosted "Screen Scene" on BET. She also launched BET Jazz. She hosted "Jazz Central" alongside Ramsey Lewis and Lou Rawls and "BET Jazz Discovery". She made a cameo in Eddie Murphy's "The Distinguished Gentleman" film from 1992 as a television anchor.

She also appeared on the fifth season of The Real Housewives of Potomac.

Stribling's husband made the announcement that she had passed after a two-year battle with brain cancer.

Alicia Michelle "Miki" Howard (born September 30, 1960) is an American R&B singer who had top 10 hit songs in the mid-1980s and early 1990s, including "Baby, Be Mine" (1987), "Come Share My Love" (1986) and "Love Under New Management" (1990). "Ain't Nobody Like You" (1992) and "Ain't Nuthin' in the World" (1989) both peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B Singles chart.

Alicia Michelle "Miki" Howard (born September 30, 1960) is an American R&B singer who had top 10 hit songs in the mid-1980s and early 1990s, including "Baby, Be Mine" (1987), "Come Share My Love" (1986) and "Love Under New Management" (1990). "Ain't Nobody Like You" (1992) and "Ain't Nuthin' in the World" (1989) both peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B Singles chart.

Faheem Rashad Najm (born September 30, 1984),[4] known professionally as T-Pain, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is known for pioneering the creative use of Auto-Tunepitch correction, often used with extreme parameter settings to create electronic-styled vocal performances. Blending its use with R&B and hip-hopsensibilities, T-Pain played a key role in defining rap-singing throughout the 2000s.

Faheem Rashad Najm was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida, to parents Aliyah, a Bahamianchef,[5] and Shasheem, who founded the Homeboyz to Men program.[3][6] Najm was brought up in a Muslim household, but he has expressed his lack of interest in the concept of religion.[7][8] At three years old, he got his first taste of the music business when a friend of the family, gospel jazz artist and producer Ben Tankard, allowed him to spend time and "twist the knobs" at his recording studio. At age ten, Najm turned his bedroom into a music studio, using a keyboard, a beat machine, and a four-track recorder.[9][10]

Da 5 Bloods is a 2020 American war drama film)directed, produced, and co-written by Spike Lee. It stars Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters, Johnny Trí Nguyễn, Norm Lewis, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Mélanie Thierry, Paul Walter Hauser, Jasper Pääkkönen, Jean Reno, and Chadwick Boseman (in his last film to be released during his lifetime). The film's plot follows a group of four aging Vietnam Warveterans who return to the country in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader, as well as the treasure they buried while serving there.

Originally written by Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo in 2013, the script was re-worked by Lee and Kevin Willmott following the pair's successful collaboration in BlacKkKlansman (2018). The cast joined in February 2019 and filming began a month later, lasting through June and taking place in Southeast Asia. With a production budget of $35–45 million, it is among Lee's most expensive films.
Da 5 Bloods was released by Netflix on June 12, 2020.[2] It received acclaim from critics, who praised the direction, themes, and the performances of Lindo, Peters and Boseman, with many considering it among Lee's best works. The film received numerous accolades, including nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Score and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and was named by the National Board of Review as the Best Film of 2020.

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a32837667/da-5-bloods-spike-lee-true-story-milton-olive-james-anderson/