Ever find yourself grooving to BET, rocking a Def Jam tee, or lathering up with some Dark & Lovely, all while thinking, “Support Black business!”? Hate to break it to you, but you may have been tricked by some seriously clever branding. Welcome to the identity illusion era, where brands are marketed to Black consumers,…
Tina Turner’s estate thought they had found the perfect way to honor the late Queen of Rock and Roll’s legendary style, but fans had a very different reaction when a $1,000 wig hit the market this week, claiming to capture her iconic look. Within hours of its debut on Turner’s official website, the controversial hairpiece…
Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty President Donald Trump spent his entire 2024 campaign and his first presidency targeting specific ethnic groups in his mass deportation agenda, and now that he’s back in office, his administration has been scrambling to deny that certain ethnic groups are being targeted in the execution of that agenda. This week,…
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt belittled a reporter during a July 17 press briefing as she struggled to defend a blatant lie President Donald Trump told at an event in Pennsylvania two days earlier. In fact, she wasn’t able to, so she basically ignored the question. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 21: Kai Cenat speaks onstage during Fanatics Fest NYC 2025 at Javits Center on June 21, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images) Kai Cenat reveals the use of a racial slur as part of the reason he distanced himself from fellow streamer Adin Ross. Things…
Source: Change.org / Change.org One day. One. That’s how much time the United States government thinks is appropriate for the reckless Louisville police officer who helped orchestrate the violent raid that ended Breonna Taylor’s life. On July 17, the U.S. Department of Justice recommended a one-day sentence for Brett Hankison, the former cop convicted…
Coco Austin has dressed provocatively in skimpy and tight clothes for decades by now. Having a sexy appearance has been part of Austin’s brand as a model, but some fans still attempt to shun her for it. Unfortunately for the critics, they are wasting their time, because Austin plans to keep up her seductive look…
The shooting death of United States Senior Airman Roger Fortson by a Florida deputy last year created a cascade of events that led to the shooting death of his brother Andre less than three months later, their mother said in an exclusive interview with Atlanta Black Star this week. Meanwhile, Eddie Lee Duran Jr., the…
[Warning: Mild spoilers for Superman (2025) below] As one of my friends put it, this is what it felt like to be a longtime DC Comics fan this weekend: I walked out of my IMAX screening of Superman last Sunday feeling two things: immense satisfaction that DC finally, finally, made a modern Superman movie that…
(Photo: Getty Images/Adobe Stock) The GENIUS Act could open up alternative pathways for financial investments for Black Americans, who have disproportionately invested in crypto over the years. President Donald Trump signed into law landmark crypto legislation on Friday, marking a major turning point for the digital asset industry. The GENIUS Act, passed in Congress with…
