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What You Need to Know: This week, Pastor Jamal Bryant declared victory as a yearlong boycott of Target ended. Obama Presidential Center announced it will open its doors over Juneteenth weekend. Meanwhile, tensions tied to the Iran conflict continue to ripple globally, from warnings about potential retaliatory attacks to a historic international release of oil […]
Throughout history, women were often denied the opportunity to compete, not because they lacked talent, but because society limited what their bodies, ambition, and presence were allowed to be. The 19th Amendment on June 4, 1919, granted women the right to vote, but girls were still largely pushed toward what Dr. Jay Coakley, Executive Director of […]
I was invited to Washington, D.C., to interview Zazie Beetz about her latest film, They Will Kill You. I said yes — the film’s trailer had intrigued me. But when the publicist added, “She’s speaking at BlerDCon.” A quick Google search told me it was a convention celebrating “BlerD,” a mashup of Black and nerd […]
The celebrations for Hollywood’s biggest night have already begun. Chloe Bailey wore trophy gold for “Vanities: A Night For Young Hollywood,” held at Bar Marmont in Los Angeles on March 11. It’s one of Vanity Fair’s annual event series leading up to this weekend’s Academy Awards. Tyriq Withers. Image: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Vanity Fair Reminders […]
The announcement by Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University’s (FAMU) Board of Trustees to remove and consolidate degree programs in mid-February left many feeling surprised and blindsided by the lack of transparency from the school’s leadership. The impacted programs include environmental studies, environmental science, philosophy & religion, electronic engineering technology, history, studio/ fine arts, and African […]
After dominating the box office, Ryan Coogler’s Sinners has spent the 2026 awards season doing something just as impressive: sweeping trophies across Hollywood and beyond. The film has collected more than 60 awards across critics groups, guilds and major award ceremonies, with Michael B. Jordan, Wunmi Mosaku and breakout star Miles Caton earning major recognition […]
Heart disease has always been part of my family’s story. high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart attacks. It’s one of those things that stays in the back of your mind, tucked away like a mental Post-it note reminding you to pay attention to this. You might’ve grown up hearing, “It runs in the family,” without […]
Since the end of the 2025 WNBA season, March 10 has felt like a slow march toward what many feared could become another tense moment in the league’s labor history. Last night, the extended deadline passed, but the good news is that negotiations between the WNBA and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) are […]
Total media convergence has made way for many a digital trend, but none as pervasive or enduring as the “Get Ready With Me” (GRWM) video format. It’s a simple concept that has outlasted fleeting beauty trends, major platform shifts, and the entire life cycle of some apps (RIP Vine). And now these videos are all […]
I am a workaholic. For years, I wore busyness like armor, layering deadlines over social obligations and professional ambition over personal stillness. I convinced myself that as long as I stayed in motion, as long as my calendar remained full and my inbox constantly refreshed, I would never have to interrogate the quiet exhaustion humming […]