Nothing saves the day like Beyoncé. To make life during self-distancing a bit easier, Netflix’s editorial manager, Jasmyn Lawson suggested we all get together and stream queen Bey’s award-winning documentary, Homecoming, and the idea had social media going UP. Alright, let’s do this thing! How’s Wednesday at 6 PM PST (9 EST)??? We […]
If you attended an HBCU, you are fully aware of what the CIAA means to the culture. It’s like the homecoming of all homecomings- a time where unity and HBCU pride reigns supreme. Although the tournament has called Charlotte, North Carolina home for the past 15 years, the CIAA is moving up north and […]
You may know Q Parker from the R&B quartet 112, straight out of Atlanta- but at the latest edition of SiriusXM + Pandora’s Playback listening session, held right in the Pandora streaming service’s offices in Midtown, we got to see a totally different side of the former Bad Boy Entertainment superstar. Q Parker got real […]
Here at aspireTV we want to meet you at the intersection of music and culture because it is so vital to who we are as a people. Atlanta is home to some of the most electrifying sounds, which makes perfect sense as to why the Red Bull Music Festival would bring its talents down […]
The Red Bull Music Festival kicked off at the top of this month and we scored an invite to their ‘Conversation with Coach K’ event that happened this past weekend. If you’re curious about how trap music influences the culture, then this is for you. Kevin Lee – whom we now know under the […]
Last week, Butter + Brown hosted an intimate luncheon for local and national media and bloggers, discussing all things food and answering questions about season 3 of their show. The dynamic duo also shared thoughts on some trending social media debates: Washing chicken before cooking Seth says no, Leslie says yes Sugar vs. […]
‘Black and Blue’ explores the reality of a corrupt police force when lead, Alicia West, played by Naomie Harris, captures them killing a Black man while wearing her body cam. In an effort to seek justice for the crime she has just witnessed, she becomes the target of her own brothers in blue, who want to […]
CEO of AFROPUNK, Matthew Morgan talks about his decision to bring his international festival to Atlanta (a place he refers to as Black Heaven, and we must agree). In an interview with Atlanta Journal-Constitution, he expresses, “[Atlanta’s] a place where alternative black music, alternative black hip-hop, and alternative black mainstream music has been created forever,” he […]
The Sistahs in Business Expo is the only multi-city, small business expo in the country and was created to celebrate and uplift entrepreneurial women of color – a group of women that also happens to be the fastest and largest demographic of entrepreneurs in the nation. AspireTV jumped at the chance to attend when […]