On Thursday, December 5, the prestigious 2024 Root 100 Gala took center stage at the iconic Apollo Theater in Harlem, celebrating this year’s most influential Black Americans. Hosted by the brilliant comedian Roy Wood Jr., the evening featured powerhouse performances by Grammy-nominated Andra Day and the incomparable Ledisi, creating a memorable night of inspiration and celebration.
Welcome to Sai’s Summer Cookout, led by Marsai Martin! The first cookout was held in 2023, and it was a huge success. Continuing this momentum, the 2024 event took place on August 24 at Washington, DC’s Brentwood Hamilton Park.
The Knockturnal had the privilege of attending the fifth American Black Film Festival Honors. The annual awards season gala pays tribute to black excellence in the television and cinema industry. It is a timely celebration that precedes the Oscars, and it is a unique awards show in the sense the event focuses on honoring and celebrating black artists, rather than winners and losers. This awards show is significant because without it, there may be black artists that get overlooked. Interviewees emphasized the importance of the general public seeing work that represents black individuals created by black artists. The creatives reinforced the idea that television and cinema informed by black artists has the capacity to change the audiences’ perceptions through accurately depicted representation.
Spotify concluded Black History Month with a bang as 6lack performs at their exclusive exhibition last Friday in Manhattan’s trendy SoHo neighborhood.