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No show since Law & Order has expanded its universe like Power. Starz is continuing to invest in the franchise with Power Book II: Ghost being renewed for Season 3, per Variety.

“I realized that the meaning of being Black is summed up in who comes to bury you,” wrote Greg Tate in his landmark 1991 article for the Village Voice “BLACK LIKE WHO? Love and the Enemy, ”who gathers in your name after you’re gone, what they have to say about how you loved, and how you were loved in return.”Read more...

A Black California couple is suing a real estate firm that they claim undervalued their home during an appraisal because of their race.Read more...

Black in the Day is an ongoing series about Black nostalgia that covers very specific topics. This week it’s all about the music videos and dances that kept you on your feet all throughout your childhood and probably still to this day.Read more...

There has been a huge rise in Black owners since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and it has been inspired by the Social Justice Movement.Read more...

The 2021 People’s Choice Awards took place on Tuesday night, airing live from Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.Read more...

Ever since Canada kicked its most lucrative natural resource—the Toronto Raptors—out of the country and refused to let them play in Toronto for the entire 2020-21 NBA season, I knew they were about that life when it comes to the coronavirus. And in its efforts to keep that same energy, now comes the news that if…Read more...

It’s unfortunate but true. COVID-19 is killing Black people at an alarming rate and it is just a manifestation of what we already knew about the public health system and its treatment of people of color.Read more...

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Nick Cannon and Alyssa Scott, who are mourning the loss of their son, Zen Scott Cannon.Read more...

Conservatives have argued that there’s no need for programs that sought to increase diversity on the most selective college campuses, but new data underscores that that’s far from reality.

OK. Alright. That’s fine. OK.Read more...

Listen, this past year and change has been a lot.

There’s a laundry list of child stars who grew up to struggle as adults, but it’s looking like Dieunerst Collin—who you might remember from going viral back in 2013 as a nine-year-old—is doing pretty well for himself.Read more...

For years, Kiesha Nix has championed programs that focus on the enrichment and well-being of the Los Angeles community. And now, as one of the most powerful women in the sport of philanthropy, her hard work and commitment to the cause have been rewarded with a historic promotion.Read more...

A new “critical race theory” law went into effect for Texas public schools last Thursday, replacing and broadening a similar bill passed earlier this year. This law, Senate Bill 3, goes beyond controlling how history, race and gender are taught in the classrooms with stipulations such as requiring a new civics…Read more...

He may be best known for his dynamic and pioneering work onscreen, but Sidney Poitier’s history-making journey to stardom began on the stage. Soon, the Bahamian-American actor-director’s inspiring life story will also take the stage, as Poitier has garnered his own biographical Broadway play.Read more...

All things come to an end.Read more...

If you’ve been waiting for a musical drama set in the gospel world, your prayers are answered. Yolanda Adams and Serayah are set to lead Kingdom Business, a BET+ drama set in the gospel music world, per Deadline.

One of our most high profile journalists, and a former Root 100 honoree, is making a big move, as Yamiche Alcindor joins NBC News’ Washington team.

The Justice Department is suing Texas to prevent the state from implementing a redistricting plan designed to disenfranchise non-white voters, NBC News reports.

Travis Scott has reportedly been “devastated” by the tragedy that took place during his Astroworld Festival on November 5. However, the rapper denies any culpability in the crowd surge that resulted in the deaths of 10 concertgoers and hundreds of others injured.Read more...

Now that the dust has settled from Brian Kelly’s controversial exit from one of the most prestigious gigs in all of sports, one thing is abundantly clear: The Fighting Irish will have their second Black head coach in the history of the school.Read more...

E! Entertainment has an endless supply of reality shows following mildly famous celebrities and their families. According to People, its latest Relatively Famous: Ranch Rules features the children of actors, athletes and musicians living on a working ranch while helping it recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Empire star Jussie Smollett took the witness stand in Chicago federal court on Monday.Read more...

The Justice Department officially closed its investigation into the 1955 killing of Chicago teen Emmett Till on Monday, after failing to prove that the key witness lied on the stand over 60 years ago. This is the second time an inquiry into the gruesome lynching has resulted in no federal charges.Read more...

Never let it be said that Insecure doesn’t know how to carry a theme alllllll the way through. Even as the show prepares for its farewell, it marked another first on Sunday night—an episode themed around the girls’ night of Issa, Molly, Kelli and Tiffany—by dressing its entire cast of characters in a wardrobe entirely…Read more...

A company described as democratizing and potentially helping to decrease discrimination in the mortgage lending has laid off its entire diversity and inclusion recruiting team, CNN reports. Better.com, a mortgage originator that largely uses algorithms in place of human underwriters to make lending decisions, is…Read more...

Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer will finally get his day in court to prove why he is undeserving of two misdemeanor charges following a confrontation with Black newspaper carrier Sedrick Altheimer. Troyer’s trial is set to begin July 11 next year, according to the Seattle Times, and we all can’t wait to hear this…Read more...

It took one Black military veteran 45 years to get his benefits. Yes, you read that right. It took four decades to get what was due to him. War veterans have always struggled to get the benefits due to them, especially Black veterans. But now, that could all change.Read more...

The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the Mount Vernon, New York police department. Joining Louisville, Phoenix, and Minneapolis, this is the fourth inquiry into a local police department to be conducted under the Biden Administration since April.Read more...

Jukebox musicals are all the rage on Broadway. Now, director Malcolm D. Lee is bringing one to the big screen, and he’s showcasing the classic songs of Boyz II Men.Read more...

I hate to break it to you, but Netflix is a joke.

June 2020 promised to be a watershed moment—at least, according to promises made by countless retailers and companies on June 2nd, a day that would come to be known as #BlackoutTuesday. But even while social media timelines were peppered with black boxes and DE&I-friendly mission statements, there were insidious and…Read more...

In a case that pretty much defines white privilege, parents in a nearly all-white small town have succeeded in getting a teacher fired for teaching students that white privilege exists.Read more...

Score another one for the Roys, as Succession leads the TV nominations in the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards. The HBO drama received eight nods, followed by limited series Mare of Easttown and Paramount+ drama Evil, each with five.

Prejudice is a weapon. In many cases, it’s used against Black people. But in this one, it benefited a Black man.Read more...

The murder of George Floyd has spurred a lot of change around the country, especially in Minnesota.Read more...

Barbados is putting an exclamation point on its new separation from the Queen of England.

Part 1: I’ve always been fascinated by how smart people got that way. It’s not only a passion of mine, but I’ve spent fourteen years investigating the question. One thing I discovered is that the smartest people did a whole bunch of reading when they were children. Then I started to wonder what kind of books did…Read more...

I know next to nothing about baseball (sorry, y’all; it’s not my ministry), but I do know this: The trailblazing athletes who played in the Negro Leagues back when segregation was still very much a thing deserve every single one of their flowers; for not only what they endured, but for what they accomplished—despite…Read more...

A mostly white jury has been chosen in the trial of former Minnesota Officer Kim Potter over the shooting death of Daunte Wright. Although split evenly by gender, nine jurors are white, two are Asian and only one is Black, all ranging in age from their 20s to 60s.Read more...

Hip-hop, the music genre that has expanded beyond beats and breakdancing and into a multi-billion dollar industry since its inception in 1973, will be turning 50 soon and that incredulous feat will be the subject of a new project series from Nas, his production banner Mass Appeal and Showtime, aptly titled Hip Hop 50.Read more...

Every Monday, Very Smart Brothas Senior Editor Panama Jackson and Contributing Freelance Writer Shanelle Genai break down the latest episode of season 5 of HBO’s cultural flashpoint show, Insecure. Okay?! Spoilers ahead.

Will Tessica Brown ever leave her hair (or us) alone? The woman who went viral during Black History Month after using Gorilla Glue in her hair—and kept us in thrall for months as she had it surgically removed, subsequently enjoyed some hard-won new growth, and even released her own haircare line—is apparently…Read more...

Netflix continues to back successful artists, as director Antoine Fuqua has signed a first look partnership with the streaming giant, per Deadline.

What’s good, y’all? Let’s get to it.Read more...

The TV landscape is full of shows that feature friends who act as each other’s family, however, a lot of them don’t focus on the support that Black women provide for one another.

In a recently released report issued by the Government Accountability Office, it is noted that about 1.3 million students, ages 12 to 18, were bullied for their race, religion, national origin, disability, gender, or sexual orientation in the 2018-2019 school year. In the same school year, the report says, there were…Read more...

Janet Hubert of Fresh Prince of Bel Air has been hospitalized. Although the cause is unknown, the original ‘Aunt Viv’ took to Instagram to share a (now removed) image of herself in the hospital. The post was captioned with the following:Read more...