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As fans and friends continue to mourn the loss of Nichelle Nichols, those that she inspired are paying tribute to the legendary Star Trek actress. The Black women who have continued her legacy in the franchise and in space are celebrating the trailblazer’s influence and impact.

Though it’s only been a couple of days since Beyoncé blessed the world with her seventh studio album Renaissance, much has been said about the highly anticipated album. The latest person is none other than legendary songwriter Dianne Warren, who unfortunately had a run-in with the Beyhive thanks to a seemingly shady…Read more...

The family of Fanta Bility, an 8-year-old Black girl who was shot to death by police last year, is upset over the release of a report that has been heavily redacted regarding their daughter’s shooting in Sharon Hill (a Philadelphia suburb).Read more...

Recent court documents allege the names of Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss were written on a pad of paper labeled “death list” found by police in the home of suspected Oath Keeper Thomas Caldwell, Salon reports. Earlier this month, prosecutors revealed the existence of the “death list” but did not name the…Read more...

Even as details of a possible prisoner exchange make headlines, WNBA star Brittney Griner returned to a Russian court for another day in her trial for attempted drug smuggling.

There are an array of natural hair categories, from protective styles, color-treated hair, grey hair, locs, and the list goes on. If you’re looking for a variety of natural hair influencers, follow these accounts!

Foot Locker Inc., the sneaker and athletic wear chain, said on Monday that it had made $54 million in investments and charitable contributions to Black-owned businesses and Black philanthropic causes.Read more...

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Damn! I thought Wiz Khalifa was just the chill guy that smokes weed and raps. Apparently not.Read more...

According to Keeundra Hatley Smith in an Instagram post, a stallion named Black Lives Matter died unexpectedly during a procedure to prepare him for races. The Hatleys, from Oak Cliff, Texas, said were unsuccessful in their attempts to get help but were suspicious of the staff in charge of looking after BLM. However,…Read more...

If your friends keep talking about the hilarious ABC comedy Abbott Elementary, and you haven’t had a chance to watch, there’s another opportunity on the horizon.

Kansas might not be the first state that comes to mind when you think about the raging battle over abortion in the United States. But tomorrow, voters in Kansas will be the first in the nation to directly weigh-in on abortion rights since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.Read more...

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Beyoncé’s new album, Renaissance, was just released on Friday and it’s already taken over our lives. However, the project is not without controversy.

Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney Jim Murphy resigned Friday after 25 years on the job. According to his resignation letter that was obtained by CWB Chicago, he explained that Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx is “more concerned with political narratives and agendas than with victims and prosecuting violent…Read more...

Atlanta music lovers, you can thank Georgia lawmakers for the cancellation of the 2022 Music Midtown festival.Read more...

Massive heatwaves, Kentucky flooding, and California wildfires are just some current examples of climate change the country is struggling to fight. The first half of 2022 alone is the sixth warmest on record. While the Inflation Reduction Act could bring more clean energy initiatives, Vice President Kamala Harris is…Read more...

I caught Bill Russell’s glare as I descended the stairs in Boston’s TD Garden before a Celtics game in 2007. His 6-foot-10 frame—I’m six-four—was still imposing. Russell was in his early 70s then; I was a reporter in my late twenties covering sports business in Boston, which meant covering the Boston Celtics, the team…Read more...

As August begins, parents across the country are celebrating their children as they head off to start college. One famous face set the internet on fire with support for her daughter.

When Obama recently announced he had covid, we felt his pain. Although many people are letting their guards down against Covid-19, the threat of the disease still looms. Even today, the Omicron variant has mutations, causing a new wave of diagnoses. Many celebrities have taken to social media to plead with their fans…Read more...

Add Drake to the list of celebrities who have tested positive for COVID-19.Read more...

As the Biden administration thinks about a possible prisoner exchange to bring WNBA star Brittney Griner back stateside, former President Trump couldn’t resist offering his thoughts — not that anybody asked for them. Trump said it “doesn’t seem like a very good trade” and claims Griner is “a potentially spoiled…Read more...

It’s a pretty normal pattern for former White House staffers to write tell-all books and appear on media outlets as experts and pundits. It’s not new. However, what is a new phenomenon is how all these people who worked for Donald Trump are trying to pretend like they weren’t in on all the fascism, racism and non-stop…Read more...

Chance The Rapper is addressing a now viral clip of Kanye West yelling at him. The video was apparently part of Dame Dash’s Donda documentary. During an interview with The Morning Hustle, Chance addressed the heated moment between him and Ye in Wyoming during a recording session.Read more...

A union representing Broward sheriff’s deputies filed a bar complaint against widely known civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump. According to the South Florida Sentinel, he’s been accused of making the rough arrest of a Black teen into a racial issue. The union claims race was not a factor.

The Supreme Court is due to hear a challenge involving the use of affirmative action in college admission processes in late November. Last week, the high court agreed to decouple the two cases against the University of North Carolina and Harvard so Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson can rule in the UNC case. Ahead of the…Read more...

The last time Mystikal was relevant in music was on this 2001 Ludacris record. Now nearly two decades later, the New Orleans rapper is making television appearances for sure, but only be on the news for women he allegedly assaults and not the music he makes.Read more...

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will be suspended for the first six games of the upcoming NFL season, a punishment far short of what the league reportedly wanted.Read more...

Groundbreaking, game-changing, inspiration, role model. Nichelle Nichols has been called all of these–and they’re all true. She set the standard for representation and opened up a new universe to millions of fans. The legendary actress, known as Lt. Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series, died Sunday at the age of 89.Read more...

When I was applying for college, my high school counselor didn’t believe I was qualified for my dream schools and kept pushing me to aim lower. She also didn’t know a single thing about HBCUs. Yes, she was white and I was only one of many Black girls who were discouraged while looking for schools. This experience set…Read more...

A mentor can provide accountability, encouragement, and constructive feedback throughout your career. And for a woman of color, a mentor can open doors that might otherwise be closed. Unlock Her Potential is an innovative mentorship program connecting women of color with mentors in the entertainment industry. Mentees…Read more...

Most of us have grown up hearing that as Black people, we would forever have to work twice as hard to be seen as half as good as our white counterparts. What we’ve also learned throughout the decades is that the notion exists across classes, as well as within all industries. And this past Friday, Patrick Mahomes of…Read more...

Just hours after Will Smith released a surprise apology video to Chris Rock and Co. for the slap heard round the world, the comedian joked about the incident in stand up show without addressing the apology at all.Read more...

One Texas Dillards employee will be waking up on the unemployment line come Monday after being fired for calling a Black man the n-word. And while news like this rarely shocks any of us anymore, the talking-to the racist received in response just might. The Black man, who has not been identified, was shopping with his…Read more...

A single ticket won the Mega Millions lottery Friday night, an astounding $1.3 billion dollars. It was the second largest windfall in history, with many hopefuls buying tickets in bulk to see if they’d win. DJ Khaled happened to be one of them.Read more...

Like our good sis Lauryn Hill once said, “How sad that all things come to an end,” and for SNL’s longest-running star Kenan Thompson, the end may just be closer than we think. On a recent episode of Charlamagne Tha God’s Comedy Central show, “Hell of a Week,” Thompson was asked to speak on the possibility of the end…Read more...

Many know Brooklyn Dodger sports hero Jackie Robinson and how he made history for breaking the color barrier in 1947 as the first African American to play Major League Baseball. But far fewer people know that Robinson’s cultural impact reached far beyond the ballpark. The new Jackie Robinson Museum in New York aims to…Read more...

If you had problems focusing on work on Friday due to your body’s involuntary bouncing, twerking and amateur voguing to Beyoncé’s latest drop, you’re not alone. After six long years without a full project, RENAISSANCE has come to relieve us of our drought and distract us from sending that last email before EOD. While…Read more...

Reading to young children is not only a great way to bond, it’s a tried and true way to set them up for academic success in the future. So I made a point of trying to instill a love of reading in my kids at an early age, before they discovered the wonders of video games and the Internet.Read more...

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Wow, I feel so blessed. Not just to be alive but to be alive as the same time as Beyoncé. To be even more specific, I feel so immensely blessed to be alive during the moment in time that her seventh studio album Renaissance dropped and subsequently sent most of the world into a frenzy.Read more...

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Ya’ll remember the Tory Lanez? You know, the guy that’s being accused of shooting Megan Thee Stallion. The trial in the assault case is set to begin on Sept. 14, but Lanez’s legal team is trying to push back that date due to other circumstances.Read more...

Just when I think The Weeknd can’t get anymore creative, he comes up with yet another unexpected venture. This time, the award winning artist is taking over Halloween.

Instagram will start administering surveys to some users about ethnicity and race to help more marginalized populations. The app explained their reasoning in a blog post Thursday:Read more...

Not everyone agreed with the notion that Elvis Presley was the king of Rock n Roll: everyone meaning Black people. The reason was because he made a killing appropriating songs by Black artists and the media praised him for the creation of the new sound.Read more...

It doesn’t take much scrolling on the internet to read articles claiming Black Americans are incredibly conflicted about abortion.Read more...

Fans of the Rocky franchise will have to wait a little longer to see Michael B. Jordan’s return to the boxing ring.Read more...

Everyone wants a piece of the billion-dollar Mega Millions pie. But only one will win.Read more...