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Is Lamar Odom ready to come out of retirement as Coach Odom?
That’s the question buzzing through sports and entertainment circles after the former Los Angeles Lakers forward appeared on Today with Jenna & Sheinelle yesterday. The two-time NBA champion was promoting his new Netflix documentary Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom on the popular NBC
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These days, it is easy to feel like the world is on fire: all of our bills are too high, we’re at war with Iran, the government is…Well, you know how stressful politics is right now. Our news cycle usually feels like one sad or depressing story after another. But, there is still an abundance of Black joy and Black excellence in our midst. So we’ve gathered
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For those who celebrate Easter, or were raised around loved ones who do, the religious springtime holiday is typically >dressing up in fancy pastel ‘fits, getting a fresh
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“My grandmother always started her garden on Good Friday. She planted okra, green
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Tyler Perry gifted 250 unpaid TSA workers with $1,000 gift cards. What happened next was something out of one of his movies! / (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images) By Bridgette Bartlett Royall ·Updated April 1, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
No good deed goes unpunished.
That was the sentiment of many after learning that 250 gift cards, each with a value of $1,000, which
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A’Ja Wilson and Disney Dreamers Academy attendees are all smiles before hopping on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Disney World. / PHOTO COURTESY OF WALT DISNEY WORLD By Bridgette Bartlett Royall ·Updated March 31, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
You can’t be what you can’t see.
Acclaimed children’s rights activist Marian Wright Edelman helped coin this profound mantra and the organizers behind the Disney Dreamers Academy have taken serious heed
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These days, it is easy to feel like the world is on fire: all of our bills are too high, we’re at war with Iran, the government is…Well, you know how stressful politics are right now. Our news cycle usually feels like one sad or depressing story after another. But, there is still an abundance of Black joy and Black excellence in our midst. So we’ve gathered
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Women’s History Month is an important time to celebrate women of our past who have fearlessly opened doors and left undeniable marks throughout various industries. We thank them for the ways their tenacity informs, inspires and still motivates us. Simultaneously, we find it important to