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Coco Gauff was brought to tears at the 2023 Australian Open following a fourth-round loss to Jeena Ostapenko. A year later she was in danger of another early exit in the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. Unforced errors were piling up, and Gauff was forced to rally to pull out a win by tiebreaker in the first...Read more...

A white supremacist group just made their presence known at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in a big way. The students at the university, who had reportedly returned from campus after a long holiday break, had their evenings interrupted by a group of people chanting racist remarks and projecting hate symbols...Read more...

People can say a lot of things about Dwayne Wade. He's had a legendary career in the NBA. He is a devoted husband and father of five kids, including social media star Zaya. And, occasionally-as people recently saw during the Miami Heat's Dwayne Wade Hall of Fame Night celebration-he paints his nails.Read more...

On Tuesday, the nominees for the 96th annual Oscars were revealed and some of our Black faves from this awards season got their rightly deserved recognition.Read more...

The three French police officers who were convicted of voluntary violence" toward youth worker Theodore Luhaka back in 2017 have all received suspended prison sentences. Luhaka sustained unspeakably horrific injuries during the failed identity check, including ones to his rectum after being assaulted with a police...Read more...

After a long awards season road, we've finally come to the last stop. Tuesday morning, Zazie Beetz (Atlanta") and Jack Quaid (The Boys") announced the nominees for the 96th Oscars. To the surprise of no one, Oppenheimer" leads all films with 13 nominations. It's up for Best Picture against American Fiction;"...Read more...

On Saturday, January 20, Black designer Olivier Rousteing put on the much anticipated Balmain Fall/Winter 2024 menswear show. The show did not disappoint, as Rousteing sent pieces down the runway that we knew celebrities would be dying to wear on upcoming press tours and red carpets. However, others in the fashion...Read more...

A young Black man in Arizona said that he intends to sue the Phoenix Police Department after an encounter with the cops nearly cost him his life. After being shot, the man is now paralyzed and suing, alleging that he was wrongfully singled out.

In an unexpected turn of events, a woman who made a name as Georgia pageant queen may possibly have to trade in her tiara and sash for an orange jumpsuit. The police she's facing murder charges and her alleged victim was a mere 18-month-old baby.

Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), 58, is no longer a bachelor. Shortly after dropping out of the Republican presidential primary, Scott proposed to his fiancee Mindy Noce, 47, at a beach on Kiawah Island in South Carolina.Read more...

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis officially dropped out of the Republican Presidential primary over the weekend - ending a tumultuous campaign. Falling in line, DeSantis immediately endorsed Donald Trump to be president again despite the numerous insults hurled at him by the former Commander and Chief.

Every time a new version of Robin Hood, King Arthur, Superman, Batman or James Bond goes into development, we have a long list of suggestions for Black actors who can take on the lead role. This inevitably leads to discussions about whether Black audiences should want to see themselves as popular characters or in...Read more...

While most teenagers spend their free time on video games and social media, 16-year-old Shania Muhammad is using her three college degrees to help mold young minds as a third grade teacher.

In a preview clip of Monday's episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show," Common and Hudson apparently confirmed their rumored relationship. Not only did the rapper give her flowers, but he alluded to their union when asked by Hudson.Read more...

The last incarcerated member of the of the Newburgh Four-the four men who were accused and wrongly convicted of terrorism because of an FBI informant's alleged lie-is about to be released after serving 15 years in prison. Yes, 15 years of a 25-year minimum sentence.Read more...

Paris Men's Fashion Week has officially come to a close! Models, designers, and celebrities are in Milan and Paris to kick off the first fashion events of the year. Unfortunately, only a handful of Black designers and creative directors are presenting at Men's Fashion Week this season including Pharrell Williams and...Read more...

Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died at 62 years-old. According to multiple sources, King passed away from prostate cancer.

Comedian Kevin Hart has had enough of feeling unsafe, but for once this piece of internet news has nothing to do with that Club Shay Shay" interview with Katt Williams. And it also has nothing to do with his ex-wife Torrei going on tour with the aforementioned Katt Williams. This time, Hart's headache is...Read more...

Rapper 50 Cent seems to have joined-or very possibly not- an ever-growing list of celebrities who look ... well ... different. Like Oprah's stunning weight transformation at nearly 70 years old, and let's not forget the changing looks of Jennifer Hudson, Mariah Carey, Anthony Anderson, Sheryl Underwood and many more,...Read more...

With the whole world still talking about Katt Williams' wild appearance on Club Shay Shay," you knew it was only a matter of time before the interview got the SNL" treatment. On Saturday, the long-running sketch comedy series dropped a ridiculous pre-taped parody of the interview. Ego Nwodim was hilarious as...Read more...

GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley may have claimed that America has never been a racist country," but her 2012 memoir tells a much different story. Can't Is Not An Option: My American Story" details how Haley's parents, The Randhawas, were Indians who entered the U.S. via Canada, and the book has all the proof...Read more...

As two of the greatest living stand-up comedians, Dave Chappelle and Katt Williams have an undeniable mutual respect.Read more...

Talk about a nosedive. After pulling in $18 million and landing in the top spot on its Christmas Day release-the largest Christmas Day opening in 14 years and second-biggest ever for that holiday, according to Variety-The Color Purple sank like Black folks in the swimming pool (don't get salty; y'all know a lot of us...Read more...

A viral TikTok has led to the identification of two men who were harassing two young girls playing video games at their local movie theater.

On Feb. 11, Usher will take over Las Vegas once again to perform for the 2024 Super Bowl Halftime Show. And while we know he could very well perform the entire 13-minute set by himself, he's teased that R&B will take centerstage and that he'd be bringing out folks who represent the genre in it's truest sense.Read more...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) officially endorsed Representative Summer Lee (D-PA) - who is facing an onslaught of spending from pro-Israel groups to unseat her in 2024.

There's a very real possibility of Donald Trump selecting former Fox host Tucker Carlson as his vice president if he secures the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. During an interview with Newsmax's Rob Finnerty, Donald Trump Jr. stated that Carlson becoming Trump's VP clearly would be on the table." The disgraced...Read more...

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C.J. Stroud became the latest rookie QB to win a playoff game for his team. The Houston Texans shellacked the Cleveland Browns, 45-14, and the second overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft looked terrific.Read more...

In 2014, the world was shaken by a peculiar image circulating the news: a silver suitcase that had been pulled from a black garbage bag with blood smears all over it. Authorities would later confirm that inside contained the remains of a full grown woman who was allegedly murdered by her daughter.

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Matt Gaetz-a far-right Republican with a history of racist commentary-once again disparaged people of color in a recent Newsmax appearance. In an interview Wednesday with host Carl Higbie, he stated that for every Karen' we lose, there is a Julio' and a Jamal' ready to sign up for the MAGA movement."Read more...

As a card-carrying Gen Xer, I'm probably biased, but there's nothing like 1990s fashion. Thankfully, what's old is new again. And trends like shearling jackets and combat boots are back in a big way.

Katt Williams' multiverse-shattering Jan. 3 Club Shay Shay" podcast interview has beget more threads of discussion than most folks can keep up with. Among them is the revived discourse around famous Black men in dresses.Read more...

After years of relative silence, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is proving he's still as out of pocket as ever.Read more...

Usher's first VOGUE cover has become one of the most memorable moments of his career-but for all of the wrong reasons.

A Texas woman has been arrested and charged with allegedly murdering her 18-year-old girlfriend. According to a statement released Friday by the Houston Police Department, Shania Laneice Turner is believed to have been in a relationship Tierra Horn when she was reported missing Jan. 4. - Candace McDuffie Read MoreRead more...

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From his portrayal of Kunta Kinte in the 1977 ABC miniseries Roots to Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation," LeVar Burton has made a career of bringing iconic roles to life on the screen. But the actor and producer is equally well known for being a tireless advocate for education. -...Read more...

This week the pre-show performers for the 2024 Super Bowl in Las Vegas were announced, and Grammy Award winner Andra Day will be singing the Black National Anthem! Day will join a legacy of other outstanding artists who have nailed the powerful song on stages for decades! The Black National Anthem also called Lift...Read more...

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is home to some of the most fascinating personalities in entertainment history. However, we're willing to bet none of them has lived a more interesting life than Parliament Funkadelic's George Clinton. Now that the day has finally come, the only question is will his star look like the...Read more...

Although hip-hop and R&B are always evolving, one thing will always be prevalent in both of those genres. Sampling.

It's only the first month of 2024, but awards season has been blessed multiple times with the fashion moments of Rustin" and The Color Purple" actor Colman Domingo! Domingo is currently styled by the phenomenal team Wayman + Micah, who also works with Jodie Turner-Smith, Regina King, Tessa Thompson, Taraji P. Henson,...Read more...

We all remember the infamous Jussie Smollett scandal: In 2019, the Empire actor lied about being the victim of a hate crime and was convicted of disorderly conduct. The fifth anniversary of the incident is only a days away, but that's not why he's trending.Read more...

Sports Illustrated staffers were notified via email Friday that they were being laid off.Read more...

Updated as of 1/19/2024 at 10:45 a.m. ET

Some of our posts include links to retailers. If you buy something from clicking on one, G/O Media may earn a commission. Because editorial staff is independent of commerce, affiliate linking does not influence our editorial content.Somehow, someway, the 2024 GOP presidential possibilities keep going from bad to worse. Earlier this week, we saw Donald Trump win the Iowa Caucuses by a historic margin. The remaining Republican candidates, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, could receive the nomination if Trump becomes ineligible for the presidency.Read more...