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Let’s talk about the people we keep making plates for. Every summer, someone shows up to the family cookout who shouldn’t be there. I’m not talking about a distant cousin bringing runny mac & cheese. I’m talking about the ones who carry silence and shame like seasoning in their back pockets—the ones who should’ve been […]
You know how some travelers say the hotel “doesn’t matter” because we’re “only there to sleep?” Tuh! Yeah, I can’t relate to that and will never travel with the likes of them. Lodging is the biggest part of the trip — because I’m not just staying anywhere — and sometimes it’s the whole vacation! I mean, […]
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are the educational cornerstones that refuse to be cast aside. And these days, they’re up against a lot: general lack of funding, a jarring right-wing shift in the political landscape, the federal rollback of identity-based grants and campus organizations, looming cuts to low-enrolled yet historically important degree programs and […]
As America celebrates its 250th birthday this month, many of us will revisit and remember pivotal figures from throughout the nation’s history. And while the focus on Washington and Jefferson is fitting, I would suggest David Walker be added to the list of those whose lives and legacies we spend time considering this year. To […]
“Do you know what today is?” For many Black Americans, those six words do more than recall a lyric. They evoke a feeling. “Anniversary” by Tony! Toni! Toné! has long been the soundtrack to wedding anniversaries and receptions, milestone celebrations, and quiet moments of gratitude. The song reminds us that anniversaries are not simply markers […]
From the shores of Africa, where griots shared words, songs and dance, our community has always been tied to storytelling. Over the past 250 years in America, it wasn’t about finding a voice but about building a foundation that would allow them to be heard. Despite racism, segregation, and limited opportunities, Black playwrights, actors, directors, and producers […]
This year, as the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, Americans are reflecting on the events, people, and movements that have shaped the nation’s history. For Black Americans, that history includes slavery, the Reconstruction era, the Civil Rights Movement, and Juneteenth—the day on June 19, 1865, when enslaved Black people in Texas learned they were […]
Black Emancipation Day celebrations were never just festive gatherings. They were deeply theological, intellectual, historical, artistic, and political declarations of existence and belonging. In public parks, on parade routes, in the midst of brass bands and oratory, Black communities gathered to bear witness, not only to what had been survived, but to the truths that […]
On July 1, Danny Glover sat across from NBC’s Lester Holt on Today and spoke the words he had kept private since 2023. “I’ve been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s,” he told Holt. When Holt asked him whether losing his memories frightens him, Glover said he could live with it, adding: “I’m sure, as it advances, things […]
The first pics from Why Did I Get Married?, the long-running film franchise from Tyler Perry, have dropped. In this latest installment, the film’s favorite couples reunite in celebration as Marcus and Angela’s daughter prepares to tie the knot. After being apart for quite some time, they quickly learn that, as much as things change, […]