Source: Andy Wenstrand / Getty Michelle Obama is embracing a new phase in her life—one where she finally puts herself first. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Michelle Obama (@michelleobama) In a candid conversation on Jay Shetty’s podcast, she shared that she’s actively in therapy, using it as a space to reflect,…
Met Gala Co-Chair Lewis Hamilton attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue) For this year’s Met Gala, Lewis Hamilton splurged on a table reserved for Black women who “shaped, nurtured,…
Kehlani performs during the 2023 WNBA All-Star game at Michelob ULTRA Arena on July 15, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) R&B singer Kehlani’s upcoming show in New York City during Pride month has been canceled following her vocal support of Palestine; a scheduled show at Cornell University was canceled in…
Michelle Obama’s journey to becoming first lady didn’t come without hesitation and practical concerns. Since leaving the White House, the wife of the first Black president of the United States has sporadically opened up about the realities of presidential living and the conditions she set before her husband pursued his political ambitions. During a recent…
A Black PNC Stadium usher for the Pittsburgh Pirates was suspended after he pulled off his belt and whipped a white fan during an altercation this week. The dust-up was recorded on video and is making the rounds on social media, with the vast majority of commenters siding with the stadium employee and criticizing the…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – NOVEMBER 17: Fox Sports commentator Tom Brady looks on prior to the game between the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on November 17, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) | BOULDER, CO – APRIL 19: Former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders looks on during…
Source: Anoa Changa / iOne Culture workers and creatives have always been critical to our fight for justice. As barrier breakers, innovators, and translators, they have sustained and inspired Black communities to build new spaces beyond the status quo. With the rising importance of the digital information ecosystem, the enduring influence of culture workers and…
Hugh Jackman’s headline-grabbing connection to Sutton Foster is once again under the microscope thanks to the actor’s latest performance in New York City. Jackman, 56, is starring in the “Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes” off-Broadway play. Ella Beatty, 25, was cast as the love interest of Jackman’s character Jon, a middle-aged novelist and university…
Like many who’ve observed the bizarre case of Shiloh Hendrix, the racist Minnesota woman who has raised nearly $800,000 from supporters after being caught on video repeatedly calling a 5-year-old Black child the N-word, Instagram user Kiandria Damone felt disgusted. But she didn’t just want to be another member of the chorus calling out Hendrix’s…
Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty How many times does an administration have to show it has been shaped by the legacy of Jim Crow and a chronically online incel’s wildest racist fantasties for it to come under greater scrutiny? Last week, the Justice Department announced that it would be lifting a school desegregation order in…
