FOREVER. (L to R) Michael Cooper Jr. as Justin Edwards and Lovie Simone as Keisha Clark in Episode 101 of Forever. Cr. ELIZABETH MORRIS/Netflix © 2024 We break down the cast of Netflix’s new hit coming-of-age drama “Forever” by Mara Brock Akil. It’s Black Love season over at Netflix. The streamer’s latest binge-worthy series, “Forever,”…
Source: JLco – Julia Amaral / Getty I never thought single fatherhood was going to be easy, especially as a Black man. But damn. I used to think parenting was about raising upstanding citizens, well-adjusted creatives, maybe even future homeowners with 700+ credit scores and definite opinions about Merlots vs. Malbecs vs. Pinot Noirs. I…
FOREVER. (L to R) Michael Cooper Jr. as Justin Edwards and Lovie Simone as Keisha Clark in Episode 101 of Forever. Cr. ELIZABETH MORRIS/Netflix © 2024 OPINION: Mara Brock Akil’s new series is a breakout hit—and a powerful reminder that diverse Black family stories matter. It’s official—the people have fallen in love with “Forever,” the…
Timmie Lee Knox, a then 17-year-old Black teen, was on his way to a kids’ party when he ended up Tasered and paralyzed by a Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy in 2021 – the second unarmed Black man to be paralyzed by deputies from the same agency within a 10-year span. Last week, the Palm…
Sean Diddy Combs, left, stands as his defense attorney, Teny Geragos, gives her opening statement to the jury on the first day of trial in Manhattan federal court, Monday, May 12, 2025, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP) Cassie’s lawsuit against Combs was settled within hours but it was followed by dozens of similar…
Source: Kayla Bartkowski / Getty We are, without question, one brisk step away from authoritarianism. With his latest power grab, Donald Trump has made it clear: nothing is sacred—not even the Library of Congress. What was once a revered institution of learning, recordkeeping, and nonpartisan research is now under siege by a man whose ambitions…
Michael Jordan, center, and Curtis Polk, left, co-owners of 23XI Racing, watch during qualifying beside 23XI Racing President Steve Lauletta, right, for a NASCAR Cup Series Championship auto race, Nov. 9, 2024, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/John Locher, file) NBC made the announcement on Monday morning during its upfront presentation at Radio City Music Hall….
A worker installs a platform near a Nike store outside a shopping mall in Beijing, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Tuesday’s report could provide an early read on how Trump’s duties will affect the prices Americans pay for necessities and more. Inflation may have picked up slightly last month as President Donald Trump’s widespread…
University of North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick, 73, was front row to watch his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, compete for the 2025 Miss Maine USA crown. Hudson was unable to win the title of Miss Maine, instead settling for second runner-up at the two-day beauty pageant held in Portland’s Holiday Inn by the…
Christopher Schwarzenegger says, “It was a big process” to shed the pounds that once held him back from fitting in with his peers. The 27-year-old has been turning heads for a few years since debuting a slimmer body, and the journey is hardly over. “I started in 2019 when I was living in Australia. I…
