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When Kered Clement, a producer and first-generation British-Grenadian, met Don Phillip, a network engineer who grew up in Grenada’s capital city of St. George’s, it was during the island’s Spicemas Carnival. Their eyes first locked on the cobbled slope just off Lucas Street at a mutual friend’s house. “We were both secretly crushing on each […]
For decades, Black queer stories have fought for space on Broadway. This season, they’ve taken center stage. Cats: The Jellicle Ball, a ballroom-inspired reimagining of a classic musical, and Liberation, an exploration of power, identity, and self-determination, are just two productions celebrating Black queer joy, shaped by dedicated creatives. No one embodies that more than […]
Somewhere in most of our girlhoods, there was a bathroom cabinet stocked with the same things: a bottle of Summer’s Eve, maybe a box of douches and the unspoken message that our bodies needed to be “fixed.” Nobody really sat us down and explained why. These products were just there, passed down as tradition and […]
It didn’t take a full 24 hours after the New York Knicks clinched their first NBA Finals berth in a generation for the hot-take cycle to go nuclear. The morning after the Knicks completed their embarrassing Eastern Conference Finals sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers, ESPN’s First Take and Stephen A. Smith and longtime New York […]
The American Black Film Festival took over Miami for its 30th anniversary this past week. With surprise appearances by the likes of Tyler Perry and T.I., big premieres and network panels from NBC, Netflix and Amazon, the 2026 lineup was stacked with marquee talent. Though the fest has grown into a mecca of big-budget Black […]
Grammy Award-winning R&B Peabo Bryson, whose rich tenor voice defined some of the most beloved love songs of the last five decades, has died. His family shared his passing via a statement. “With broken hearts and profound sadness, the family of two-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and balladeer, Peabo Bryson, announces his passing,” it reads. […]
Lisa E. Davis is a premier entertainment attorney and now an author with decades of experience working with creative visionaries to help them secure the best deals possible. The veteran attorney grew up in the New York City suburbs, enjoying arts, culture, and entertainment. She also always wanted to be a lawyer, so she figured out how […]
From the moment presenter Taraji P. Henson took the stage at The Fifth Annual Black Women On Broadway Awards and declared that we cannot be erased, the room full of Broadway’s finest women on and behind the stage knew it was going to be a celebration. Taraji P. Henson at The Fifth Annual Black Women […]
As the American Black Film Festival celebrated its 30th anniversary, Miami once again became home to one of the most important gatherings of Black storytellers, executives, artists, and cultural leaders. Throughout the week, the city buzzed with premieres, panels, and celebrations featuring some of entertainment’s most influential voices, including Regina King, Tyler Perry, Michelle Buteau, […]
Before Instagram grids became mood boards and beauty tutorials started racking up millions of views, Black beauty inspiration lived somewhere else entirely: inside CD booklets, record stores and on album covers hanging proudly on bedroom walls. Long before influencers were selling routines and algorithms were deciding what was trending, these images introduced Black audiences to […]