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Kristina Laferne Roberts started writing short stories out of boredom during the early age of the internet. Using AOL chat rooms and its mailing list for reach and recognition while remaining incognito, Roberts’ “crazy imagination” gained her a following of loyal readers who indulged in her spicy, fictionized lore. Her newest escape became her superpower, […]
The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) understands that storytelling isn’t limited to a horizontal format, as it announces the official selections for the ABFF 9:16 Microdrama Project Showcase, EBONY reveals exclusively. Premiering as ABFF celebrates its 30th year, the new digital-first initiative is designed to identify, showcase, and amplify outstanding vertical microdrama series. These initial […]
The Met Gala sells itself as the height of fashion spectacle, but Black style has never needed museum steps to reach that level. Spectacle, in a Black context, has always existed without permission. It lives in the everyday, in the small luxuries built into routine, but nowhere more clearly than on Sunday mornings, where getting […]
Formula 1’s global fanbase hit 827 million in 2025. Season attendance topped 6.7 million. The sport is growing faster in the United States than anywhere else in the world. And yet, if you’ve ever walked through a Grand Prix (GP) campus and looked around, you already know what the numbers don’t say out loud: Black […]
The celebrity scene is always packed, with stars out in full force. Here’s where they walk the carpet, light up the scene, and keep the energy on an all-time high. Kevin Hart Sports Illustrated x Authentic Brands Group Party The races have begun! Kevin Hart joined the likes of Serena Williams and for Sports Illustrated’s […]
I am a fan of Megan Thee Stallion, not just for her music, but mainly for her resilience. As someone who lost both of her parents, one due to gun violence and another due to an aggressive brain cancer, I know intimately the pain one feels navigating the world with parental support and protection, and […]
This month’s TV lineup is stacked with criminal intent, docs on the edge, and maximum pleasure, guaranteed. Watson ends its two-season series run this month, which means we have to say goodbye to Morris Chestnut, but he’ll pop back up this fall on Reasonable Doubt! Our favorite animated warrior, Iyanu, wraps up her second season […]
“There is no dance without dance education.” That’s the quote Misty Copeland declared at the first annual Spring Benefit for the Misty Copeland Foundation, held at The Pool in New York City. Tina Knowles, Maya McHenry. Image: Dant√© Crichlow/BFA.com The room was luminous and well-appointed, with other dance legends like Debbie Allen and fellow special guests Tina Knowles, […]
What started as a 6-3 voting decision in the Louisiana v. Callais case has now become a potential nationwide shift, as many civil rights groups gear up to protect congressional seats and minority representation in future elections. Voters and voting advocates across the country are flagging their concerns with the Supreme Court’s latest decision to […]
Every few years, the fashion industry circles back to the same question: is fashion art? Within Black design, that question feels late. Black designers have long operated as fine artists, whether institutions chose to recognize it or not. What the 2026 Costume Institute exhibition, Costume Art, and its accompanying Met Gala ultimately reveal is not […]