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There's a long list of schools, colleges, and universities across the country that are named after racist and controversial figures. Thankfully, some institutions have started to right those wrongs over the years and change the names of those schools and buildings.Read more...

Everyone has their own shade of family drama, but yours would be hard-pressed to compare to that of Jennifer Hudson. During a recent appearance on the Your Mama's Kitchen" podcast, the multi-hyphenate entertainer revealed a shocking family secret.

Parents and school officials in Newark, New Jersey are furious after a suggestive video advertising a women's basketball tournament at a local high school circulated online.

Valentina Gomez, a Colombia-born secretary of state candidate in Missouri, has gone viral for another hateful online tirade. In addition to using homophobic rhetoric to boost her GOP campaign, she disparaged Black Americans and the holiday of Juneteenth - on Juneteenth.Read more...

The perceived rivalry between WNBA rookie stars, Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever and Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky, has vaulted the league into a spotlight its never held before. With the upcoming Olympics break leading to a compressed, busy schedule, they've already played each other twice.Read more...

There's a growing list of people who evoke historical Black figures to compare them to people, or actions, that are entirely undeserving of the comparison. It happened again earlier this week.Read more...

We've been trying to tell you for the longest just how amazing Black women are. Now, there's a new social media trend that's giving all the proof. A quick online search of the Black Wife Effect" will produce countless videos of mostly white and Asian men showing how their Black wives were single-handedly responsible...Read more...

As summer gets underway, this is the perfect time to remind ourselves about the importance of protecting our skin from harmful UV rays that can lead to premature aging and skin cancer.Read more...

With Alicia Keys' Hell's Kitchen" nominated for 13 Tony awards, there was a lot of excitement about the Broadway musical ahead of Sunday's big awards show. Of course, we've seen this story play out multiple times at multiple award shows, so we're not surprised that it only took home two trophies.

What's going on with grown men assaulting middle schoolers lately?! First, there was the Michigan middle school employee who was caught on camera choking a 14-year-old student with a t-shirt, and now this.Read more...

As the internet tries to come down off the high presented by Kendrick Lamar's The Pop Out- Ken & Friends" Juneteenth concert in Los Angeles on Wednesday, one may wonder who they can relive the moment over and over.

During the entire rap battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, one person has notably kept quiet about the entire feud:Pusha T. Despite his known hatred for the Toronto rapper, Pusha has respectfully stayed out of it, letting the two titans battle it out.Read more...

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Since taking office as mayor of Dolton, Ill. in 2021, Tiffany Henyard has had nothing short of a hectic term thanks to a slew of legal allegations coming against her.

Just weeks before she was set to fulfill the dream of becoming a doctor that she had when she came from Jamaica, Samantha Woolery's colleagues went looking for her when she didn't show up for work on the morning of June 16.Read more...

Missy Elliott is one of the greatest rappers of all time - let alone female rappers - so it's cool to see that she'll be getting her just due with her first-ever tour as a headlining act.Read more...

If you're as obsessed with Black TikTok as we are, you've definitely heard about The Black Wife Effect, the viral trend that has Black women showing off the results of their efforts to turn their white husbands from geek to glam. These amazing transformations have already received millions of views, and now one...Read more...

Turns out 2024 is the year of airing grievances. From Katt Williams, to Kendrick Lamar and now, Janet Jackson fans, it's time for everyone to get their shit off. The latest famous name to find themselves in the crosshairs is Justin Timberlake.

Donald Trump's former spiritual adviser Robert Morris has confessed to inappropriate sexual behavior" with a 12-year-old in an incident that allegedly happened on Christmas in 1982, according to the Christian Post.

Sometimes you have to pop out and show people...and that's exactly what Kendrick Lamar did on Wednesday night at his surprise Juneteenth concert in Los Angeles.Read more...

Someone enjoyed their Juneteenth night a little too much -all that raging that Travis Scott raps about in his music may have finally gotten him in trouble.Read more...

Just months ahead of the 2024 election, President Biden finds himself in a neck-and-neck race against Donald Trump. Many are asking how that's possible after Trump, now a convicted felon, inspired the Jan. 6 insurrection and faces dozens of criminal charges.Read more...

At what point during Wednesday's The Pop Out" concert do you think Drake was rethinking all his life choices? Was it when 17,000 people rapped the lyrics to a six and half minute diss track? Was it the third, fourth or fifth time Kendrick Lamar dropped Not Like Us" to close the show? Either way, what we all...Read more...

A Bronx mother was returning home from buying groceries Monday evening when she saw a slew of police cars down the block. She told The New York Daily News she ran toward the yellow tape, trying to call her son's phone but it never answered. The mother said bystanders and neighbors surrounding the scene looked at her...Read more...

Juneteenth" marks the second American Independence Day. What does that Mean? Let's get to it.Read more...

Everyone knows there's no such thing as running into Target for a few things. Even when you have the best intentions of sticking to your list, the force inside that red and white multiverse pulls you down other aisles you weren't planning to shop.

Since the late 1800s, African Americans have celebrated Juneteenth, a commemoration of June 19, 1865, when enslaved African Americans in Texas received word of their freedom - two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, an executive order declaring the end of slavery.

This weekend, the country will celebrate Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the official end of slavery in the United States, over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Although people have celebrated Juneteenth since 1865, Texas was the first state to make it a holiday in 1980. And it only became...Read more...

We all know there's a shortlist of entertainers who simply aren't all the way there upstairs. A checkered personal past, sketchy interviews or just...an inexplicable weird feeling make us question everything they say that's not directly from a script or from a sheet of lyrics.Read more...

When you look at Jarell Lee's credentials, you may assume he had everything easy. Growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, he graduated from a tony private high school. He then attended Harvard University where he earned a degree in sociology and African-American studies. His early life has even been chronicled in a book about...Read more...

History books are notorious for leaving out information, especially about racism in America. Have you ever heard of Black Wall Street? Or were you ever taught in school about the Tulsa Massacre of 1921?Read more...

It's been a month since Kendrick Lamar slayed the dragon, and definitively beat Drake in the rap battle of the century.Read more...

To usher all of Los Angeles (and the rest of the culture, by extension) into the summer-Kendrick Lamar is going up on Juneteenth for a special Ken & Friends" pop up concert.Read more...

The Star Wars fandom continues to embarrass itself. The latest series in the franchise, The Acolyte," has fallen victim to yet another review-bombing campaign from the audience - an unfortunate practice that's often rooted in racism and misogyny.Read more...

Steve Harvey may be one of Hollywood's most booked and busy comedians, but how he got there may be worth looking at through a critical eye thanks to a new interview.Read more...

The 2024 Tony Awards took place live from the Lincoln Center in New York City on Sunday. And while there were only a handful of Black nominees this year, that didn't stop any of them from showing up and styling to the max on the red carpet.Read more...

Celebrities are known for having interesting, sometimes weird, diet and exercise routines. With so much Black Excellence on screen lately, it's hard not to admire the hard work these stars have put into their wellness journeys. So, if you're looking to get those Angela Bassett's arms, or Michael B. Jordan's abs, it...Read more...

Uh oh... the CNBC financial commentator turned fugitive of the law has been captured by federal law enforcement, bringing an end to a three-year goose chase for the guy.

After spending 24 years in prison due to a wrongful conviction, Darryl Anthony Howard will finally receive a settlement from the city of Durham, North Carolina.Read more...

Nearly 30 years after they shared the screen in the 1996 hit film The Preacher's Wife," Denzel Washington is looking back on his relationship with the late Whitney Houston.

An otherwise normal night turned tragic when a North Carolina mother of six was killed in a drive-by shooting that could've ended much worse.Read more...

You probably recognize Nara Smith from her made from scratch" TikTok recipes for bubble gum and bread. You could also know her and her husband, Lucky Blue Smith, for their children's unique names: Whimsy Lou, Rumble Honey and Slim Easy.Read more...

Black female pop stars are killing it right now: Normani's long-awaited album DOPAMINE" finally dropped Friday, Victoria Monet continues her winning streak this week with her Alright" music video and Tinashe has one of the biggest hits of her career in Nasty."Read more...

My late great uncle Cornelius taught his kids how to mow the lawn as part of their chores at a very young age. They hated it, as one would assume most kids would.Read more...

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It's official: the viral Bling Bishop" Lamor Whitehead from Brooklyn is about to trade his Gucci-down ensembles for an orange jumpsuit.

Donald Trump once called Detroit a city that was totally corrupt" and riddled with crime. Now, the potential Republican presidential nominee has attempted to court its Black voters at an event held there over the weekend.Read more...

Hip-Hop blessed the Tony Awards this year. The 2024 ceremony on Sunday kicked off with an electrifying performance courtesy of Alicia Keys and Jay-Z. After an opening number from Oscar winner Ariana Debose, the cast of Hell's Kitchen, the current Alicia Keys musical on Broadway, took to Lincoln Center's David H. Koch...Read more...

Diddy's reign as the unofficial king of New York City has finally come to an end, thanks to Mayor Eric Adams.Read more...