OPINION: These five albums—’1999,’ ‘Purple Rain,’ ‘Around the World in a Day,’ ‘Parade‘ and ‘Sign o’ the Times’—show Prince’s extraordinary versatility as a musician. So, Stevie Wonder may have had the best five-album run in modern music history, but dammit, if one of his musical sons didn’t rise up and give him a run for…
On June 12, the sixth episode of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” season 14 showcased on Bravo, and let’s just say the verbal gloves were off. Tensions were already high on Shereé Whitfield and Marlo Hampton’s parts about Kandi Burruss and Kenya Moore. Marlo Hamtpon (left) and Shereé Whitfield (right). (Photo: @bravo/Instagram) In episode 5,…
Earlier this year, the Biden administration announced $2.7 billion in funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities Black Lives Matter and the historic presidency of Barack Obama have reportedly prompted more Black high school graduates to turn to HBCUs for higher education. As reported by the New York Times, applications for Historically Black Colleges and…
Hudson became the second Black woman after Whoopi Goldberg to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award It’s a good day to be Jennifer Hudson. The esteemed singer and actress has just joined the ranks of some of the best in the business: EGOT winners. When “A Strange Loop” won Best Musical at the…
Opening up online to followers about her years’-long battle with anxiety, actress Gabrielle Union shared of how, at times, the anxiety “is so bad it shrinks my life.” The “Being Mary Jane” star, who hasn’t shied from speaking about the source behind her anxiety — her firsthand experience with rape at age 19 — uploaded…
Michael R. Jackson’s ‘big, Black and queer’ musical previously won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Drama Broadway is back! After a complete year-long shutdown and a slow return last season, the theater community came together on Sunday night to celebrate its first full season since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, “A Strange Loop,” took…
“Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” former star Robbie “Miss Robbie” Montgomery says that she can’t “abandon” her son James “Timothy” Norman, who stands accused of conspiracy to having his nephew Andre Montgomery killed in a murder-for-hire killing plot nearly five years ago. In a recent interview with KTVI, where the former Ike and Tina backup singer…
New research has revealed a set of reasons why so few Black students have been labeled as “gifted” in the American school system. The answer, though simple, is outrageous to some: Many schools across the country are just not testing, noting nationally more than a third of Black students matriculate in schools without systems set…
Source: Capuski / Getty Parabens are often found in hair care and beauty products marketed to Black women. The chemical helps to preserve the shelf life and stability of personal care products, but a new study published on Monday found that Black women may be at a higher risk of developing breast cancer from…
LeBron James is shining the light on his wife Savannah James again, but this time it’s all in fun. In his latest social media share, the NBA star proved he is proud to have a woman who can flex for the ’Gram, and rock a bonnet when lounging at home. LeBron James and Savannah James….
