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So many catalysts went into Troy Pryor becoming a force in Chicago filmmaking. Ask him about it, though, and he’ll stress two above everything else. Then there’s his four-sport background: The athlete played on his South Side Chicago high school’s inaugural football team. As a walk-on to the University of Illinois football squad, he was […]
Diarra Kilpatrick is full of stories. Growing up in Detroit, the actress, writer and creator of Diarra From Detroit heard plenty of them, from the heartwarming to the completely hilarious. But one story she came across years later—about pieces of old Harlem brownstones carrying the energy of the Black lives once lived inside them—stayed with […]
We’re back at the table, serving up a fresh look at the restaurants, chefs, and culinary visionaries shaping the way we experience food across the country. More than a dining guide, EBONY Eats celebrates the Black-owned restaurants and hospitality leaders who are preserving culture, creating community, and fueling local economies. From hidden gems to acclaimed destinations, we’re spotlighting […]
A Different World, the sequel, has a new look, new cast members and now a new sound. Grammy Award winner Brandy Norwood has brought her voice to the theme song that has soundtracked the series since its premiere on September 24, 1987, nearly 40 years ago. She follows in a line of great singers who […]
This summer, Black men have collectively decided that the toes are coming out. Not in the safety of a hotel pool. Not just on somebody’s annual birthday trip to Jamaica. We are talking outside-out. On city streets. At fashion week. With baggy denim, camouflage cargos, tiny tees, tanks, linen shirts, silver jewelry and a level […]
How does one say goodbye to a role that’s become a throwback icon, master of the mob wife aesthetic and just an all-around badass? Just ask Patina Miller. “Actually, no lies, I knew in season 4, before we got greenlit for five, how it would come to an end. I’ve been sitting with that for […]
Back-to-school shopping used to mean fresh sneakers, a new backpack and enough notebooks to convince your parents that this year you were finally going to become organized. In 2026, the list looks a little different. High schoolers are moving between classrooms, group chats, Google Docs, extracurriculars, content creation and whatever game everyone is currently obsessed […]
Chlöe Bailey put Storm back at the center of the internet with one simple post. The Strung star wrote, “I’m a Black girl who makes beats, builds Legos, & reads comics,” with pics of Storm adjacent, and opened the floodgates to one of the most anticipated castings in Marvel fandom: who will play Storm in […]
On a summer day at the Citi Open, sunscreen feels less like a beauty recommendation and more like common sense. Between hours of tennis, heat and direct sun exposure, SPF should be as essential courtside as water and a good pair of sunglasses. But for Black people, the conversation around sun protection has historically been […]
Long before social media was filled with clips from people with microphones and podcast studios, we had kitchen tables and front porches, beauty shops and barbershops, church parking lots and family reunions. We have always found places to gather, talk, laugh, debate, tell stories and make sense of what is happening around us. It is […]