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With the dearth of Black female voices on Saturday Night Live this season, could this be the right time for a Maya Rudolph return? The SNL alum has been starring as Molly Wells on her Apple TV+ series Loot, currently streaming its third season. As one of the richest women in the world, with billions upon billions, […]
When Jasmine Maietta talks about Round21, she doesn’t talk about sportswear or merch. She talks about identity. About art. About community. For her, the brand she built from the ground up isn’t about jerseys or logos, it’s about the people who wear them and the stories they carry. A former athlete who played professionally overseas, […]
Senators reached a provisional agreement to reopen the federal government after a 43-day shutdown, but it is only the first step in ending the impasse. A provisional agreement indicates that both parties have agreed in principle on a short-term funding measure, typically a continuing resolution (CR), that will temporarily restore government funding while detailed negotiations […]
After being hit with a class action lawsuit in early October, medicinal drug manufacturer Pfizer, has been fighting to maintain its stance in legitimacy. Stories from a wide range of women have come to the surface after having contracted meningioma which has had historic ties, based on previously conducted research, to adverse effects with progesterone. […]
When centering big-budget films on historical events, directors typically take one of three approaches. Directors either tell the event’s story by using it as the movie’s central backdrop, like the Million Man March in Spike Lee’s Get on the Bus; or they take the biopic route by focusing on a central figure, like Michael B. Jordan’s […]
There’s something sacred about Saturday mornings in the Black community. The sound of clippers buzzing in the back, somebody hollering “who got next?” and the smell of pressing oil mixing with gossip, laughter and love. Before we even knew what self-care was, the barbershop and beauty salon were our sanctuaries, the places where confidence got […]
On November 11th, 1918, at 11 a.m., World War I concluded after four years of brutal combat across the globe. Many memorial tributes were held in honor of the soldiers who gave their lives for the cause of freedom. This universal recognition of the end of the war and celebrating the soldiers who were lost […]
Her book title says it all: Academy Award nominee Cynthia Erivo is serving “best life ever” realness with her new memoir, Simply More: A Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They’re Too Much, out this month. In its pages, the Wicked star shares many lessons she has gleaned from her personal experience to help […]
When it comes to EBONY Power 100, everyone understands the assignment of putting on your Sunday’s best. As the brightest and most innovative creatives came together to celebrate a night of coming home and celebrating EBONY’s 80th Birthday, we have an inside look into our show-stopping portrait studio. With special looks from Sterling K. Brown, […]
Hurricane Melissa took my family’s home. Our ancestral home is near Tombstone, a Maroon burial ground in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, one of Jamaica’s largest parishes, situated on the southwest coast of the island. 90% of the homes in Black River, the capital of St. Elizabeth, are completely destroyed. The Category 5 hurricane pushed through […]