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: As Black students continue facing racism and exclusion in predominantly white schools, one mother explains why her family is choosing Black public education instead. Editor’s note: The following…
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 05: LaMonica McIver speaks onstage at the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 05, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ESSENCE) New Jersey congresswoman LaMonica McIver shares she is expecting her child as she faces…
The ambitious preliminary racial equity plan for New York City, released by Mayor Zohran Mamdani on April 6, legally mandated by a public referendum in 2022, is midway through a monthlong public comment period. But the Trump administration’s Department of Justice already has the plan in its anti-DEI crosshairs. Within hours of its release, Harmeet…
Source: Amazon MGM Studios / Amazon MGM Studios “You ever want to scrape your scars off and see what’s underneath?” It’s a natural question for anyone who has carried trauma in their body and wants to know: What is left underneath all the harm that has been done to me? Who would I be without…
For a woman who just divorced her husband of 12 years, Kandi Burruss has been killing it with her photo shoots and striking fashion looks. She recently stunned in an off-shoulder dress with a fur neckline when she attended the King of Bingos party this month. Burruss looked fire in the red leather gown she…
She played her entire WNBA career Source: Todd Warshaw / Getty Lisa Leslie is finally getting the kind of permanent recognition that should have been waiting for her in Los Angeles a long time ago. The Los Angeles Sparks announced that the Hall of Famer and franchise icon will be honored with a statue in…
Source: Paperkites / Getty Let’s be honest: we are living in the age of the online expert. Allow me to set the scene. You’re scrolling through your favorite app, half-watching a “therapist” in a perfectly lit kitchen explaining why your partner is a narcissist, you’re being gaslit, and your situationship is actually a trauma response….
Ronni Lee and Keith Lee attend the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images) Keith Lee ignites debate online around who really gets a say when it comes to how many children a couple has. Keith Lee’s respect for childbirth and his wife, Ronnie, has…
Source: Joe Raedle / Getty Florida’s redistricting effort will face its first legal challenge on Friday, as a state judge will hear arguments from voters who believe the new congressional map violates state law. According to AP, several lawsuits filed on behalf of a group of Florida voters seek to prevent the new map from…
Source: Douglas Rissing / Getty Between the Department of Homeland Security, the attorney general’s office and U.S. Border Patrol, it seems that having a command position under the Trump administration does not come with a sense of job security. The likelihood that one will be fired or urged to resign from their post abruptly appears…
