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Anti-gun violence advocate Kweisi Gharreau can still vividly recall the day he learned that his brother, Lemont, had been gunned down in cold blood. Here, for the end of Gun Violence Awareness Month, Gharreau shares his harrowing story and poetry about that fateful day and how he chose to confront his killers in prison to […]
The evening of June 27th, 2024, is another memorable one for the James family. LeBron “Bronny” James Jr. was selected as the 55th pick by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA Draft. In what has felt like a relief for all involved, Bronny will now walk in his father’s footsteps on the same […]
The median point in the 2024 presidential election cycle saw presumptive candidates former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden bout it out with personal attacks and misinformation, leaving voters with more questions than answers. With hot-button topics such as abortion, healthcare and economic inequity being a top priority for Black Americans––who in 2020 voted […]
Back in 2022, when Disney released its first trailer for the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid with singer Halle Bailey in the lead role, internet trollers nearly lost their damn minds. To date, the YouTube trailer post has received nearly 3 million dislikes, peppered with tactless (read: racially-tinged) posts from irate commenters. Well, those […]
Megan Thee Stallion has a lot to get off her chest. She dealt with a lot of hate in the last few years, and she decided to bottle all her frustration and trash talk for her self-titled album. “There’s a reason that “HISS,” her diss against Nicki Minaj, made the tracklist. Yes, it did top […]
Lupe Fiasco knows how to rap. An understatement, perhaps. Lupe knows how to rap better than most people walking the planet. He has the rare ability to make rhymes sound both intricate and cool at the same time, if you’ll pardon the pun. He’s also managed to put out some of his best work in […]
BLXST has been grinding for a long time. The rapper has been in the game since 2014, but he really broke out with the single “Chosen” in 2020. It’s been all uphill from there. BLXST’s smooth sound is partially indebted to G-funk, but there’s an eccentricity to it that makes him stand out. It’s the […]
Drake has always been good for a summer single. The rapper has a playlist’s worth of tropical hits under his belt, so it made sense that he would dig back into this bag after the Kendrick Lamar battle. He pops up twice on Camila Cabello’s new album, C, XOXO, and manages to deliver classic Drake […]
Shaquille O’Neal is a pop culture icon. He’s a Hall of Fame basketball player, a colorful personality, and a fixture in commercials. One thing he is not is a great rapper. Shaq’s celebrity status allowed him to drop several albums in the 1990s. Some of the songs are decent due to production or guest verses, […]
Featuring some of the most influential Black fashion designers and style mavens of today, Target’s Future Collective lines are always highly anticipated—no matter the name attached. On May 20, 2024, fashion and style influencer Jeneé Naylor became the latest person to have her name etched in the special collection’s “Hall of Fame.” And on June […]