Freddie Figgers is an inventor, computer programmer, software engineer, and entrepreneur. He is the youngest person in history to hold a FCC license, which allows him to operate his own cell phone company.

Freddie was abandoned at birth, but was…

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This summer, 19-year-old Amanda Gorman sat down to outline her priorities. As the very first U.S. youth poet laureate, a position she earned for her literary talent as well as her record of community engagement and leadership, she asked…

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Check out this great conversation on creativity in music, movies, TV,  theater, writing
and more with Issa Rae, Donald Glover, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Damien Chazelle and
Jon Favreau. It should be a weekly program. 



Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Nas may not have been putting out a lot of music lately but he's been making his rounds as an investor and now as Executive producer on the IFC film "The Land." 

Here's the synopsis and watch the trailer below:

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Anaya Lee Willabus launched her writing career and made history at the same time when she published her first book, “The Day Mohan Found His Confidence.”  It was published in May 2015 when she was only 8 years old, making…

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As further proof that there is nothing new under the sun, the documentary “Manchild” tells the story of Schea Cotton who came before LeBron James. He came up during the time of Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett but had the…

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Cameron Newton responds to all his critics after the Super Bowl and basically says what no one wants to here and that is I am my own person and choose to live and make decisions according to my values.  

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There's child prodigies, and then there's child prodigies: DJ Arch Jnr, the three-year-old DJ
from South Africa who just became the youngest winner ever of South Africa's Got Talent, is
giving new meaning to the term. The toddler, whose already-enviable…Read more

David Banner puts historical perspective to business of today.
He sums up business deals, contracts, natural resources, 
intellectual property and so much more. Professor Banner is
rarely off point and this is no exception. He did all of this 
promoting…Read more

Omar Epps is on a mission to shatter the myths surrounding black fatherhood. Epps is the executive producer
of the full-length documentary Daddy Don’t Go, which takes a look at fatherhood through the lives of four New
York City fathers.…Read more

In an ongoing feud that goes back some years which stems from Action Bronson
stealing the style, flow, and imitating the voice of WuTang Clan's Ghostface Killer, 
Ghost straight checks Action Bronson on this.  The spark was Action Bronson
saying…Read more

In My Father’s House” explores identity and legacy in the African-American family, as Grammy award-winning
rapper Che “Rhymefest” Smith and his long-lost father reconnect and try to build a new future in Chicago’s
turbulent South Side.

Che, whose work as…Read more

Actor John Amos who played the role of James Evans on the hit sitcom Good Times
explains why his character was killed off the show not ever to return again. Peep the
video 


  

Hunger Games star Amandla Stenberg is calling out several of today's biggest pop stars. The
16-year-old actress, who played Rue in the first installment of the popular film franchise, recorded
a video for her high school history class in which…Read more

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"Let's take a selfie," Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka tells his eight-year-old daughter
Raine as they sit on a patio early in the film Son of the Congo. Raine stands behind her dad and
plants a kiss on…Read more

How does a video streaming service with one billion active users per month and $4 billion in
revenue not turn a profit? Ask YouTube, which couldn't break free from breaking even in 2014,
according to a new report. Sources tell…Read more