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Through her graceful presence onstage, in film and on television, actress Cicely Tyson created portrayals of proud, even majestic women that helped break down America’s stereotypes regarding African-American women. The iconic star, who inspired a generation of Black actresses, died Thursday at the age of 96.

First things first: How you doing?(Y’all know I couldn’t help myself.)Read more...

While Jacob Blake hasn’t received justice for the seven shots fired into his back, two of the officers who watched it happen have been placed back on active duty.

Emmett Till.Read more...

Sure, awards season may look a little different this year, but the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization is still coming with that representation energy! On Thursday, the nominees for the 32nd GLAAD Media Awards were announced.Read more...

It has already been a historic year for Black women, and this week we can reflect on the legacies of history-making women who paved the way for our successes today. The long-awaited biography Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells; Cicely Tyson’s, Just as I Am: A Memoir; and conversations…Read more...

If the events of the last four years haven’t clued you in to this fact, Trump supporters are fucking crazy. If you need further proof, look to California where an arsenal of guns and explosives were found in the home of a Trump supporter allegedly planning to attack Democratic politicians and tech companies.Read more...

The fall-out from the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol continues. A second police officer who responded to the attack has died by suicide, and the union head representing Capitol Police officers have called out the force’s leadership for failing to adequately prepare officers for the violence that ensued during…Read more...

Ask any author or publisher, and they’ll tell you that garnering enough demand for reprints of any book is a very good sign. With that in mind, a million prints ordered prior to publication is a very rare indication of a predicted hit. After her performance at last Wednesday’s inauguration, Amanda Gorman’s publisher…Read more...

It might be time to either upgrade your face mask or start wearing two of them, as medical officials believe it will provide more protection against more contagious strains of coronavirus.

Loyalty is overrated.Read more...

Taraji P. Henson and her co-host and best friend Tracie Jade are continuing to highlight mental health issues with their show, Peace of Mind With Taraji. In episode 8.1, they ask the pointed question: “Why Are Our Black Transgender Women Dying So Young?”Read more...

Well, dear reader, we’ve done it again. We’ve made it to the end of another long-ass month. And if you’re in the mood to celebrate, I’ve got a plethora of virtual events for you to choose from to help aid in your joy. (Speaking of joy, next month is Black History Month and I couldn’t be more excited. We’ve been…Read more...

You know, we love a good filter as much as the next online influencer or lurker, but in our new down-to-earth, largely homebound reality, less has definitely proven to be more. With that in mind, Morphe’s newest foundation, a medium-to-full coverage formula called “Filter Effect,” is right on time—and as is now to be…Read more...

Holy cow. Whenever we write these Co-op pieces where we ask our readers to help pick the best products, we always get wonderful insights from the comments, with some cheekiness mixed in for good measure. But I was not prepared for how passionate the response would be when we asked people for their favorite two-player…Read more...

The San Francisco Board of Education has decided to kick some presidents’ names off of public school buildings in the city, in an apparent bid to challenge racism and oppression.

Pastors have a tendency to be a bit long-winded. But when you need your soul fed, there’s no better chef than sanctified superstar Kirk Franklin. That’s why it should come as no surprise that the 16-time Grammy award-winning artist is bringing his gift of gab to the wonderful world of podcasts.Read more...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is trash. In fact, when actual trash was placed next to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the trash kept wondering what the hell that smell was.

Florida wants to be Skynet so bad.Read more...

Miss Juneteenth star and Gotham Award winner Nicole Beharie has been tapped for a new limited series adaptation from HBO, Scenes from a Marriage.Read more...

Trigger Warning: This article contains graphic details of domestic violence.Read more...

There are certain Congress members who look like they are about that life. All of “the Squad,” aka the A-Team, look like they can fight. They all look like they just finished telling someone “I’m getting tired of people playing with my money.” On the other hand, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) does not. He looks like he knows…Read more...

Co-host of Good Morning America and pro football hall-of-famer Michael Strahan has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.Read more...

As Desus and Mero would say, “the brand is strong.” That sentiment certainly applies to Shondaland Hive.Read more...

White people are having a hard time right now.Read more...

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There is no group in this country that loves snitching on itself more than Trump supporters. Half the reason those who rioted at the Capitol are being arrested is because they felt the need to document themselves committing a crime. A man who was caught on video yelling “We did it, yeah!” while rioting at the Capitol…Read more...

The U.S Army announced on Monday several changes that will go into effect next month to make their grooming policies more inclusive.Read more...

From the people that brought you Florida Man, Florida Man: Civil War, and of course, Flo Rida, comes the latest installment of the Florida Fuckshit Universe: Florida Woman.

When I found out that the leader of the Proud Boys was a person of color, my initial thought was, “Man, you know that dude is an opp.” I knew some haters would say that I was just making excuses for why a non-white person would be involved with a group that reportedly has ties to white nationalism while other haters…Read more...

The Department of Homeland Security has issued a bulletin flagging that there is a “heightened threat environment” across the U.S. and that in the coming weeks, extremists could carry out further violence like the kind that erupted ahead of President Joe Biden’s inauguration.

You can tell that America still isn’t quite used to the idea that white Americans can be and often are terrorists. For so long, the face of terrorism in the minds of many Americans was a scary Muslim face. (Scary to white people. Black people often have so many Muslims in the family that when we hear white folks…Read more...

I never thought I’d ever say this but I kind of miss the old Republican Party. You know the GOP that pretended like they cared about Black people and then continuously voted for policies that worked against people of color.

All she does is win, win, win no matter what.Read more...

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I don’t know how to say this but that Capitol insurrection, that mayonnaise-laced mayhem, that unseasoned upending, that tabacky-infused tantrum, was all y’all.

If I ever say I am past being surprised by the depths of mendacity that people can exhibit, please quickly disabuse me of that motion. “Surprise” is an understatement for how I felt reading about a millionaire Canadian businessman and his actress wife who hired a private plane to fly into a small, isolated indigenous…Read more...

The Fortune 500 will soon be gaining a new CEO—and it will be a Black woman. On Tuesday, Business Insider (BI) was among several outlets to report that Starbucks Chief Operating Officer Rosalind “Roz” Brewer will soon be the new CEO of Walgreens.Read more...

In 2010, while serving as an Army combat medic, I was stationed on a former Nazi-base in Western Germany.

The early months of the pandemic were short on joy and a bit too heavy on confusion and chaos. But in July, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter—the first of her name and last of her kind—blessed us with the mind-bending Blackstravaganza that was Black Is King.Read more...

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The sheriff’s department in Osceola County, Fla., is investigating an incident at a high school in which a school resource officer is seen on camera slamming a Black teen to the ground and, apparently, knocking her unconscious before handcuffing her while she lay motionless. While there isn’t a wealth of information…Read more...

Pastor Crockett: I would like to welcome everyone to Lovejoy’s Church of Spirits and Blessings, which, as you all know, is a Pentecostal, Baptist, Catholic, atheist, Muslim, trap house for the lord. Amen?

We have to give President Joe Biden credit. One week in office and he’s making moves towards establishing a government that defends the kind of values most of us support, the same ones the previous administration was outright hostile towards. You know, values such as racial equity, believing in science, and most…Read more...

This one hurts.

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BET & media mogul Tyler Perry are teaming up for a news special to help address COVID-19 vaccine concerns and fears within the Black community.Read more...

This week, y’all are gonna finally meet Malcolm & Marie. Buckle up.Read more...