Stated simply, the time is always right to celebrate the influence and accomplishments of Black women. Such was the case last Thursday night at The Gathering Spot in Los Angeles for the inaugural Black Women in Entertainment Honors. The event highlighted the groundbreaking work of 11 extraordinary women – Phylicia Fant, Global Head of Music […]
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The Fandom’s Backlash to Paapa Essiedu as Snapes Is Exhausting (And We’re Over It)
We’ve seen this before, and we’re tired of it. British-Ghanaian actor Paapa Essiedu has faced intense online backlash — including death threats — since being cast as Professor Snape in HBO’s new Harry Potter adaptation. The reaction is predictably troubling. It’s the same ugly cycle we’ve watched play out too many times: Black actors are […]
Inside LVMH’s Paris Playbook, Where HBCU Students Learn Luxury at the Source
If you want to understand luxury, you do not start on the sales floor. You start where the codes are protected, archived and quietly reimagined. For a group of Spelman College students, alongside peers from Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse College, that meant stepping directly into the inner sanctums of LVMH in Paris. Not as […]
The FYP Era: 25 Content Creators Redefining Media
The creator economy has long outgrown the idea that influence only belongs to entertainers working within traditional gates. Today’s most magnetic cultural voices are building audiences in real time, shaping taste, language, beauty standards, family life, political conversation, and even how we understand humor itself. EBONY’s Creator’s Era list exists to honor that shift by […]
Is Being Offline Really a Luxury — or Just a Privilege Some Can Afford?
Scrolling through TikTok or Instagram lately, you’ve likely seen it: soft-lit videos about deleting apps, switching to flip phones, romanticizing “analog life.” The phrase floats through captions — being offline is the new luxury. In an age of constant updates, notifications, and algorithm-driven visibility, stepping away can look aspirational. Exclusive, even. Still, for many Black creators and community builders whose income and […]
Larenz Tate on Timeless Grooming: Discipline, Balance and Authentic Self-Care for Black Men
Joy Sunday Has Gone From ‘Wednesday’ to ‘DTF St. Louis’ — And She’s Still Not Playing By the Rules
Look Who’s Joining ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Season Four: Meagan Good and Durrell “Tank” Babbs
A little bit of Harlem is coming to Los Angeles. Meagan Good has joined the cast of Reasonable Doubt for its upcoming fourth season. Good will play Regina Harris, the new district attorney, described as smart, compassionate, and no one’s fool. Last seen in Lifetime’s I’ll Never Let You Go, Good is known for her leading role as […]
The Last Line of Defense: How Community Coaches Are Saving Youth Sports
Before returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2025, at the time, retired NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater took a short stint coaching at Miami Northwestern High School. This act of public service, however, did not come without controversy. After covering rides to and from practice and providing meals to his players, Bridgewater was suspended in […]
First a Barbie, Now An Icon. Serena Williams on Becoming Barbie Dream Fest’s First Honoree
Serena Williams knows exactly what accessories she’d have in her Barbie playset. “A blazer—my go-to for off-court work events,” she exclaimed to EBONY. “A fun bag or heels. And of course, a tennis racket, because that’s where it all started. I’d also sneak in a little something extra for my girls.” The power blazer is […]









