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Mopreme Shakur has spoken out on the conviction of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for the murder of Tupac Shakur, Mopreme’s little brother. The two became family when Tupac’s mother, Afeni Shakur, married Mopreme’s father, Mutulu Shakur, when Tupac was just 4 years old. “Justice is […]
Fall is kind of an awkward time for cocktails. It’s not quite hotty toddy season just yet, and the time for sipping sparkly spritzes poolside are long gone too. The go to in the early ‘ber months for cocktails is usually just an old fashioned with some sort of autumnal spice in it, like nutmeg, […]
For many Black families, the church family has long extended beyond the building’s walls. Tyler Perry’s The Gospel of Christmas brings gospel legends and R&B powerhouses together for a holiday story about faith, family and the fight to keep a community’s spiritual home standing strong. The new original film, which calls on the season’s spirit […]
The phrase “this ain’t ballet” comes to mind whenever you see or hear of an injury in the NFL. Unfortunately, the injury bug has hit the Philadelphia Eagles in the form of Jalen Hurts‘ superficial blood clot. As a resident New York Giants fan, I still hate to see Hurts go down. He’s one of […]
There’s something appealing about arriving on vacation knowing almost everything is already taken care of. Your accommodations, meals, drinks and many of your activities are covered before you even unpack your suitcase. For a while, though, the all-inclusive vacation seemed to fall out of the travel conversation. But now, according to a recent survey, all-inclusive […]
In 2014, Brittney Oliver started Lemons 2 Lemonade with a simple conviction: Black professionals needed spaces designed specifically for them. A decade later, Lemons 2 Lemonade has produced hundreds of experiences across multiple cities, helped launch careers, and brokered partnerships for women looking for career support and development. It has done all of this largely […]
Kirk Franklin dropped a new single with GloRilla, and, as expected, the internet has questions. Some folks are confused. Some are offended, and others are already running it back for the third time. And Kirk? He told us this day was coming almost 30 years ago on “Stomp.” “For those of you that think gospel […]
The Atlanta Dream will battle for their first championship in franchise history, but reaching the WNBA Finals brought another challenge: securing a venue that could handle the moment. After a hard-fought semifinal win over the New York Liberty on October 9, questions lingered about where Atlanta would host the Golden State Valkyries in the finals. […]
Nelly and Ashanti: We Belong Together is back for season two, and Ashanti is giving audiences more insight into the rerecording of her self-titled debut, first released in 2002, with a new teaser drop. In the nearly 2 /2-minute post, we see Ashanti in the studio, putting the final touches on a new version of […]
Artificial intelligence has evolved into a common part of everyday life, from voice assistants to speech-to-text tools. But when technology struggles to recognize the way Black people of varied regions speak, using these tools becomes another exercise in code-switching. Howard University is working with Google Research to change that by teaching artificial intelligence to better […]