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By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated February 8, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
When I heard the announcement that The Sherri Shepherd Show was ending, I was shocked. If you haven’t been watching, let me tell you: My girl (in my head) Sherri is good. Damn good.
And that’s what makes this whole thing feel so inevitable and so frustrating at the same time. Like damn, can we ever have (and keep)
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Tallahassee, FL – MAY 3:Guest Speaker is Fawn Weaver, founder and CEO of Uncle Nearest, Inc. autographs a bottle of Uncle Nearest before the Florida A&M University Commencement Ceremony at Florida A&M University on May 3, 2025 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Photo by Glenn Beil/Florida A&M University via Getty Images) By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated February 6, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Welcome to Black Wealth Watch, where we round
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By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated February 5, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Let me start off by saying this: I’m a gourmand girl through and through, so when I hear “new vanilla release,” I’m basically already sold before I even smell it.
So when Maison Louis Marie announced they were dropping their first-ever vanilla fragrance, my immediate thought was “yes, I need this.” Their scent, No. 15 Vanille Infinie, launched on
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By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated February 5, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
When the Hanifa drama was unfolding on social media several weeks ago, I remained silent, because I understand businesses go through growing pains.
A bit of backstory: during Black Friday, Hanifa did a site-wide sale where you were able to buy discounted items via pre-order, with orders expecting to ship late December or early January. Did I take advantage
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 09: Designs by Hanifa as Teen Vogue Celebrates Generation Next, Presented By Snapchat at Studio 525 on September 09, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Teen Vogue) By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated February 5, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
When the Hanifa drama was unfolding on social media several weeks ago, I remained silent, because I understand
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NORTH HALEDON, NJ – APRIL 15:In this photo illustration, a 1040 U.S. Individual Income Tax Return document is seen on a desk on April 15, 2024 in North Haledon, New Jersey.(Photo illustration by Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images) By Andrea Bossi ·Updated February 3, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Tax season is officially upon us. It’s time to get organized; file, ideally early; and, likely, collect your tax refund.
The season
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HOUSTON, TEXAS – JULY 25: Keyshia Cole performs onstage in concert at Toyota Center on July 25, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images) By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated February 4, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
All roads lead to Chicago this Memorial Day weekend as the city gets ready for Forever Mine Music Festival, a new two-day event bringing together early 2000s R&B stars and the
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INGLEWOOD, CA – JANUARY 31, 2026: New Edition performsat the Kia Forumon January 31, 2026 in Inglewood, California.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated February 4, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
It’s official. I have been upgraded to millennial aunty (I get to retire the cool cousin jersey), and honestly, I’m not mad at it.
Because this past weekend at the Kia Forum
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Tallahassee, FL – MAY 3:Guest Speaker is Fawn Weaver, founder and CEO of Uncle Nearest, Inc. autographs a bottle of Uncle Nearest before the Florida A&M University Commencement Ceremony at Florida A&M University on May 3, 2025 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Photo by Glenn Beil/Florida A&M University via Getty Images) By Andrea Bossi ·Updated February 4, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Uncle Nearest is in financial turmoil and now