Oct 23, 2012 · NewsOne has put together a list of geniuses who continue the thread and spirit of Black life and culture. Check them out! 1. Ben Carson: In fifth grade, Carson was failing and his class mates...

Oct 12, 2020 · Frederick Douglass, the American abolitionist orator and publisher, and Antonio Maceo, the celebrated military hero of the Cuban independence movement, are rarely if ever mentioned together. Yet...

Countless important contributions to STEM have come from genius Black Americans. They range from revolutionary cancer research to the humble ice cream scoop.

Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) is a 2025 American documentary film, directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson.It explores the life, career, and legacy of Sly and the Family Stone.. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2025, and is scheduled to be released on February 13, 2025, by Hulu.

Examines the life and work of African-American geniuses – both historic and contemporary – in social justice, academics, the arts, and education with a particular focus on how their life and work affects economic thought and our understanding of human behavior.

In 1928, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London acquired a previously unknown portrait. It shows the Black Jamaican polymath Francis Williams (c. 1690-1762), dressed in a wig, surrounded by books and scientific instruments.

6 days ago · Melodically vital and bracingly frank, Questlove’s uptempo Sundance documentary “Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)” is a sonic kick to the soul. It posits Sly Stone as a martyr to his own brilliance, a glammed-up, big afro titan from the future whose inevitable brokenness can be traced back to the weight of carrying a race and a movement.

Jan 23, 2025 · (aka The Burden of Black Genius) follows the 2023 release of Stone’s memoir, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again) through Thompson’s Auwa Books imprint and premieres this month at the ...

Black Genius is reclaiming and retaining cultural practices, despite being subjugated to systemic violence aimed at erasure and eradication.

In his probing essay collection, Black Genius, cultural critic Tre Johnson examines how Black American culture has, against all odds, been the lifeblood of American ingenuity.