Since being named NYU Tisch School of the Arts' Artist-in-Residence, Pharrell Williams has not only soaked up plenty of knowledge from students, but also expounded on his own experience in the industry.

In the wake of #OscarsSoWhite, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are doing their part to help young women who aspire to be filmmakers.

The 17-year-old Chicago native, who moved with her family into the White House in 2008 when her father first became president, is set to graduate high school this spring and is considering Barnard College and New York University.

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Sixteen people were shot in a hail of gunfire Sunday night at Bunny Friend Park in New Orleans. According to reports, multiple people began firing shots into a crowd of more than 300.

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16-year-old Amandla Stenberg is launching a new comic book series called "NIOBE: She is Life;" a coming of age narrative about a woman of color.

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NYU and Columbia University students spotted Malia Obama with sister Sasha and First Lady Michelle Obama (pictured) touring their campuses Friday. This begs the obvious question: Could one of the…

Source | TheUrbanDaily If you thought you knew everything about Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs, think again. New York University’s Clive Davis Institute is offering an entire…

If you thought you knew everything about Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs, think again. New York University’s Clive Davis Institute is offering an entire course on…

In addition to being the musical brainchild behind The Roots and as part of the house band for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson will be adding another job title to his lengthy resume.   Quest will be joining Universal Music Enterprises vice president of A&R Harry Weinger to co-teach a course titled ‘Classic Albums’ at the Clive […]