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By Veronica Wells ·Updated June 26, 2022
When I think about a four-time-Grammy-nominated artist prepping to speak to the press, I imagine someone shrouded by an overly protective PR team that listens intently to every word she speaks. But for our 2 o’clock interview on a Friday afternoon, -country singer Mickey Guyton calls me directly from her cell phone. She’s on the line alone, fresh from an appointment at the nail
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By Jordan Ligons ·Updated June 26, 2022
Kevin Hart is creating a comedic empire right before our eyes. After more than a decade of building two companies focused on funny—Laugh Out Loud (LOL!) and HartBeat Productions—the comedian and actor has used his business savvy for the formation of a multiplatform mega media company; and he has chosen a Black woman to be at the helm.
Thai Randolph is the CEO of -HARTBEAT,
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By Brande Victorian ·Updated June 27, 2022
If you caught last night’s BET Awards, it was easy to see why the annual show has been dubbed “Culture’s biggest night.” With a well-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award tribute to Diddy, surprise guest appearance by Mariah Carey during Latto’s set, and Taraji P. Henson as host, the 2022 BET Awards showed us why no one can love us like we can. And we felt
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By Brande Victorian ·Updated June 25, 2022
Summer Walker is going to be a mom again. After posting photos on Instagram Friday night in which she appeared to have a small baby bump, the ESSENCE Festival headliner shared the big news on Instagram Live Saturday afternoon.
“People asking me if I’m pregnant…I am and you know I’m very, very, very, very, happy about it,” the singer said. “Very excited about
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By Brande Victorian ·Updated June 24, 2022
Sunday night, Taraji P. Henson will return to host the 2022 BET Awards for the second year in a row. Taking place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles June 26, the annual award show has been dubbed “Culture’s biggest night,” and Henson couldn’t be more proud to be a part of it.
“No matter how big I get in my career, no matter how
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By Jordan Ligons ·Updated June 21, 2022
These 37 words changed everything for women and girls 50 summers ago: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”
On June 23, 1972, this one sentence snuck into a larger section of the
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By Brande Victorian ·Updated June 21, 2022
Leave it to Beyoncé to make Mondays great again. Just a few days after announcing she’d be releasing a new album this summer, the singer has dropped the first single from the upcoming project on the day we celebrate Juneteenth no less.
“Break My Soul” is the name of the track from the forthcoming Renaissance, slated for release July 29. Originally announced as
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By Mariette Williams ·Updated June 20, 2022
During opening night of the 26th Annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF), Issa Rae, this year’s festival ambassador, thanked ABFF for “Creating a space for creatives like me to meet my potential collaborators and my inspirations and for a supportive space for me to showcase my work.”
After operating virtually for the last two years, the festival resumed in-person, and from June 15-19,