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The International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade was honored on March 25. This year, the U.N. General Assembly moved beyond talking points and named the transatlantic slave trade and the enslavement of Africans for what it was: the gravest crime against humanity. The resolution passed with 123 […]
A jury found that Meta and YouTube are liable for causing addiction in children, reports PBS. More specifically, the social media platforms are being held liable for damaging the mental health of the 20-year-old plaintiff, who says early use of social media, when she was a minor, led to her addiction to technology. The wider […]
Ah, spring. Time to pack away those heavy winter clothes, declutter your home and update your reading list with books that feed your spirit and stir up convos in the group chat. The seven books in this month’s lineup are giving growth and glow-up vibes on every page. Let’s start with award-winning rapper 2 Chainz, […]
Yes, we’re a little ahead of the field, but what better time during the Sweet Sixteen weekend to announce, The “Elite EBONY Eight.” (See what we did there). The tournament continues to prove to be filled with adrenaline-pumping buzzer beaters, breakout performances, and the kind of underdog stories that define this time of year. As […]
Zazie Beetz has a simple rule for surviving in a horror film: don’t go there. We had just watched the opening scene of her latest flick, They Will Kill You, at the annual BlerDCon conference in Washington, D.C. Beetz plays Asia Reaves, a woman who takes on a job at The Virgil, a prestigious and […]
Joy-Ann Reid got fired on her day off, but ultimately, it was for the best. Last February, the acclaimed author and journalist got word that The Reid Out, her highly rated, award-winning weeknight show, had been cancelled as part of a major shake-up with the network she now comically refers to as “the artist formerly […]
Recently, Doja Cat announced that she may have lipedema: A chronic and progressive condition where abnormal fat tissue builds up typically in the legs, thighs and buttocks. In addition to her synth-backed melodies and genre-bending rhymes, the “Say So,” songstress is known to wax quite poetically about her fuller lower half. “If you can see […]
Is your favorite love song one that’s easy to recognize? Chelley Bissainthe wants to find out. EBONY can exclusively reveal that the content creator and reality TV alum is set to host the original series Love, Songs, for UPROXX TV. “ I feel honored,” Bissainthe exclaimed to EBONY. “I’m just really excited because I get to […]
I left my hometown in the late summer of 2007. Carolina Gold rice is harvested during this period, when farmers cut the rice stalks in August. After grad school and a year living with my mom, I packed everything I had. I relocated to Washington, D.C., from the Lowcountry. My decision was simple: Charleston was still […]
Stated simply, the time is always right to celebrate the influence and accomplishments of Black women. Such was the case last Thursday night at The Gathering Spot in Los Angeles for the inaugural Black Women in Entertainment Honors. The event highlighted the groundbreaking work of 11 extraordinary women – Phylicia Fant, Global Head of Music […]