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What You Need To Know: Letitia James receives an update on the federal charges she faces alongside James Comey. Two viscerally recognized hate symbols are re-classified by the Coast Guard. Mayor Muriel Bowser informs constituents on the status of her plans to seek re-election. These are your weekly highlights from “The State of US.” Letitia […]
As Black children, many of us grew up under the rule that we were to be seen and not heard. We were taught to respect our elders without question, often at the cost of our own voices, boundaries and sometimes even our self-worth. Defending ourselves, no matter how respectful, was often labeled as “talking back” […]
Not since the Oscar-winning Summer of Soul has a documentary shed light on untold Black history quite like Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story. The true origin of “Black Is Beautiful”—the 1960s sociocultural slogan and self-love movement that encouraged appreciation of African-American features and hair textures—eluded many at first. The National Museum of African […]
When it comes to love, Vivicia A. Fox has standards, and she’s not afraid to spell them out. Her dream man is — sorry, not sorry — not a creative artist. “I’m looking for a partner, a good man. Love to be honest with you: I would never date anyone who’s in show business,” she […]
In May 2024, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson announced that he was making a documentary about the rise and fall of rapper-mogul-inmate Sean “Diddy” Combs. And now that has come to fruition. Sean Combs: The Reckoning premieres on Netflix on December 2. According to a release, the doc is a “staggering examination of the media mogul, […]
It started like a familiar moment during a Sunday morning service during the holiday season: children stood before the congregation, ready to share what they were thankful for. But a now-viral social media clip from a Dallas church did not unfold as a comforting moment of communal joy. Instead, it exposed something tender and unsettling […]
Bel-Air has returned for its fourth and final season, and it’s not afraid to sit in an uncomfortable intersection of privilege, trauma and the complicated realities of Black excellence. Every member of the Banks’ extended family is facing circumstances that have altered the course of their lives, and each is navigating next steps in their […]
At 111, a divine number often associated with alignment and blessings, Viola Ford Fletcher—known around the world as “Mother Fletcher”—took her final rest. She lived long enough to see the country finally confront the truths she carried for over a century. Last year, EBONY covered the Supreme Court case tied to the Tulsa survivors’ fight […]
The late Chadwick Boseman received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last week, where Viola Davis, Ryan Coogler and more delivered tearful, heartfelt speeches about his talent gone too soon and his legacy. The most poignant picture from the ceremony is that of his black shoes, which his wife, Simone Ledward-Boseman, brought to […]
EBONY’s 2025 Holiday Gift Guide is officially live, and it arrives with the kind of care, taste and Black holiday magic that turns seasonal shopping into a full experience. The holidays always sneak up on us, and every year we promise ourselves we will not let the stress win. This time, we came prepared. Our […]