The 95-second release is Doechii’s first new solo Swamp Sessions entry in the current album cycle, but it does not announce a title or release date for her debut studio album.
INDIE MUSIC SPOTLIGHTWith Jamaican roots, a Grammy-nominated Wailers credit and a new album led by the kinetic “Suéltalo,” the independent artist is building momentum without leaving his regional foundation behind.
INDIE FILM SPOTLIGHTFrom music documentaries and local television to independent features such as Cuzo, Real Goons and Schemers, the Miami director has built a career around artists, pressure and stories made outside the traditional studio lane.
INDIE FILM SPOTLIGHTSuccessful author and film producer Ivy Lee turned a battle over her movie into a story of resilience and ownership.
INDIE MUSIC SPOTLIGHTWith two 2025 singles and a DJ-ready breakout in “Boot Scoot Boogie,” the independent artist is finding a lane where regional party music, remix culture and Southern soul meet.
INDEPENDENTThe seventh edition will pair Black independent cinema with a new 9:16 short-film competition, filmmaker programming and a Black-owned spirits event.
MOVIESLong is scheduled to receive the 2,857th star in the Motion Pictures category on September 16, with Snoop Dogg and Michael producer Graham King set to speak.
CULTUREChristine Wonsley spoke publicly on September 22 after a Mississippi grand jury declined to bring charges in the death of her 18-year-old son. Watch the full family press conference.
MUSICThe rapper performed with Krayzie Bone, Wish Bone and Flesh-N-Bone at Blossom Music Center on September 9, days after publicly addressing his absence from the group’s Wu-Tang Clan tour dates.
MOVIESThe Houston-set action thriller reaches select theaters September 25 after its Toronto festival run, giving Tariq an original project outside the stalled ‘Blade’ franchise.
INDEPENDENTThe September 17–25 festival begins at Karamu House with a screening and Q&A featuring James Pickens Jr. and Peter Lawson Jones.
CULTUREThe 58th ceremony is widening its cultural lens across film, television, music and the global Black diaspora.
MUSICZaytoven, T.I., 42 Dugg and a rotating cast of artists and creators have joined DDG’s weeklong livestream as he builds his next album in public.
TVThe sequel series is using HBCU campuses as both promotional stages and cultural touchpoints before its September 24 debut.
CULTUREUpcoming series featuring Sybrina Fulton, Gwen Carr and other prominent mothers brings together an acclaimed production team led by executive producers Tangie B. Moore, Antoine Smith and Cameron Fields, with P. Frank Williams serving as showrunner.
TVThe outcome revived the #EmmysSoWhite debate after Black nominees including Quinta Brunson, Zendaya, Ayo Edebiri, Colman Domingo and Tyler James Williams went home without a televised acting prize.
CELEBRITYSecurity detained 25-year-old Zenwilliam Robson before Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies arrested him; he was later charged with misdemeanor trespassing and refusing to leave private property.