Category: African-American

HuffPost – Black Voices:

“What happened in our living room wasn’t justice. It was a system that moved faster than its conscience.”

HuffPost – Black Voices:

“What happened in our living room wasn’t justice. It was a system that moved faster than its conscience.”

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WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 19: T.I. performs onstage during DC Emancipation Day at Franklin Park on April 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brian Stukes/Getty Images) By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated April 26, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

Hampton Roads doesn’t get enough credit for what it gave the music industry. 

Timbaland, Missy Elliott, Pharrell Williams, and Pusha T all came out of this collection of coastal Virginia cities

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Photo Credit: Glen Wilson/Lionsgate By Okla Jones ·Updated April 26, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

Michael arrived in theaters with numbers that immediately reset expectations for the biopic genre. The Lionsgate release opened to $97 million domestically and $217 million worldwide, placing it among the biggest debuts of the year and setting a new benchmark for films centered on real-life figures. Previous standouts in the category, including Straight

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 16: Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson are seen on July 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images) By ESSENCE Editors ·Updated April 25, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

Things have seemingly come to an end between Megan Thee Stallion and NBA player Klay Thompson.

The rapper surprised everyone with that news on Saturday (April 25) by sharing

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Photo Credit: Leon Bennett By Okla Jones ·Updated April 25, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

PLEZi Nutrition is reintroducing its hydration drink with a sharper focus on performance and everyday use, bringing Stephen and Ayesha Curry further into the fold as co-founders and creative partners. The updated PLEZi Hydration enters the market with a revised formula and a broader audience in mind, aiming to meet the needs of

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David Redfern/Redferns By India Espy-Jones ·Updated April 24, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

Ella Fitzgerald was a woman affectioned by many names: The “First Lady of Song”, “Queen of Jazz”, and “Lady Ella”. Rising to fame with the Chick Webb Orchestra, her voice was an instrument heard all over the country, and especially throughout the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. While she passed 30 years ago at the age of 79 in her

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By Bridgette Bartlett Royall ·Updated April 25, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

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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PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 07: Cardi B attends the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2025/2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 07, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated April 25, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

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