For The War and Treaty, this is the secret ingredient behind their marriage, their music and now their return to the Academy of Country Music Awards. “Everything we do, we do with passion, whether it’s making love, arguing, making music or being on stage performing, and it just trickles into everything else that you do,” […]
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13 Graduation Commencement Speakers Taking The Stage in 2026
The future looks a whole lot brighter for 2026 graduates after numerous public figures and celebrities committed to speaking at graduation commencement ceremonies across the country. With attacks on HBCU funding and curriculum shifts occurring throughout the school year, many have felt refreshed to see how many people in positions of influence are pouring into […]
The State of US: NABJ Warns on Press Freedom, Voting Rights Protections Weakened, and Biden Backs Keisha Lance Bottoms
NABJ Warns Trump’s Rhetoric Poses Threat To Press Freedom The National Association of Black Journalists and the Society of Professional Journalists issued statements warning that President Donald Trump’s actions and rhetoric represent an ongoing threat to press freedom. The groups said Trump’s continued attacks on journalists, including Black reporters, undermine First Amendment protections and contribute […]
Jamaica: When is it Okay to Return to Paradise?
There are few places on earth as immediately convincing as the beaches of Jamaica. Just three months before my trip to Negril’s Seven Mile Beach, Hurricane Melissa tore through parts of the Caribbean, leaving a path of destruction and chaos in her wake. My anxiety wasn’t really about whether the beach would still be pristine or whether the amenities would be up and running. I trusted […]
Cardi B, Jamie Foxx and More Celebs Got the Druski Pull-Up for BET Awards ’26
Cardi B had to remind Druski she’s Dominican. That’s the energy he’s about to bring to the 2026 BET Awards. View this post on Instagram A post shared by DRUSKI (@druski) In a new promo, BET Awards host Druski personally invited some of Hollywood’s biggest names to the upcoming ceremony by showing up at their […]
Inside D.C. Gay Pride Weekend: The Black Queer Parties Building Community
Every Memorial Day Weekend in Washington, D.C., there’s a very specific electricity in the air. Not the polished kind packaged for rainbow capitalism or the corporate floats rolling down Constitution Avenue. The real pulse starts after dark. It lives in the group chats booking last-minute Amtrak tickets. In the hotel mirror, selfies captioned “outside.” Everyone […]
Can a Celebrity Roast Ever Cross the Line? The Internet Seems to Think So
We all know that celebrity roasts are built on insult comedy, shock value, and the idea that nothing is off-limits. Going into The Roast of Kevin Hart, which aired on Netflix this past weekend, everyone expected to hear some NSFW zingers, but at its heart, it would be a celebration of the comic actor. Instead, […]
The Black Wellness Edit: Redefining Intimacy After Birth Starts With Giving Yourself Permission
There is a moment every postpartum mother knows. You’re sitting in your doctor’s office, baby a few weeks old, running on no sleep and borrowed confidence, and your provider looks up from their chart and says: You’re cleared. Cleared for sex, cleared for exercise, cleared to return to your pre-baby life as if the last […]
Add to Cart, Clear Your Mind: The Case for Retail Therapy (When Done Right)
Retail therapy has a bad reputation, mostly because people hear the word “shopping” and immediately picture maxed-out credit cards, unopened packages collecting dust in the hallway and a fleeting dopamine rush that disappears before the shipping confirmation email even hits your inbox. But during a time where burnout feels practically baked into adulthood, there is […]
Celebrity Baby News: Jamie Foxx and Girlfriend Expecting
Fatherhood doesn’t have an age limit. Jamie Foxx and his girlfriend, Alyce Huckstepp, are expecting their first baby together, as originally reported by TMZ. This new bundle of joy will join Foxx’s other children: Corinne, 32, and Anelise, 17, both from previous relationships. Foxx has famously been a girl dad who has empowered his two […]









