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Just because Christmas is over doesn’t mean the gift-giving season has concluded. It’s just that the gifts are now more lovey-dovey and less merry and jolly. Unlike Christmas, where you’re expected to get gifts for everyone in your life, Valentine’s Day is focused on celebrating that special someone. Shopping for one person is infinitely easier […]
I’m dialing into my interview with Candiace Dillard Bassett from an airport between flights. With the chaos that can happen inside a terminal, it feels like the perfect setting to talk about her season on The Traitors. “This is the first time I’m watching The Traitors,” I exclaimed, confessing that I turned in to watch […]
The first reported case of AIDS, as reported by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 1981, was the catalyst of a movement that we now see having prevalence today. With advances in research and medical care, those affected can be reassured that resources are available to them or their loved ones. The […]
Picture this: somewhere, an Olympic athlete is getting ready for bed before their event. She’s trained tirelessly, worked with countless specialists, and invested in every type of innovation to increase her performance. Her pre-game routine is down to a science. She’s eaten a nutritious meal, stretched for recovery, and mentally prepared through visualizations. But before […]
Black love has always been about listening. To history. To intuition. To each other’s bodies. On Valentine’s Day, when romance gets dressed up in roses and expectation, the real flex is knowing how to take care of one another slowly, safely and with intention. Because intimacy isn’t just about heat. It’s about comfort. It’s about […]
Films on Black history have been extensive, but I often find myself fatigued by many of them. The films in the hands of some directors left me feeling angry or bitter about the past, or left me questioning, “But what happened before they were a historical figure?” When it comes to Black history, films about […]
At the 98th Oscars® Nominees Luncheon, Delroy Lindo had the best excuse for turning down an interview. As A-list actors and celebrated filmmakers surrounded the Sinners star, he warmly welcomed every hug, handshake, and congratulation for his first nomination. In a split-second break in the Delroy Love Train, this reporter asked for a question on […]
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and there is no better way to say “I love you” — to yourself — than with a hairstyle change. Whether you’re planning to spend the day with that significant someone who can adore what you’re rocking, or you just want to sit around the house in your favorite […]
Laila Edwards has been training for this moment for most of her life. The tricky part now isn’t whether she’s ready for Olympic ice—it’s learning how to stay herself while the expectations around her get bigger. In the Edwards family, hockey wasn’t an extracurricular. It was life. She started skating at three, and as far […]
Chatter has swirled around the upcoming A Different World reboot hasn’t cast enough fundamentally Black Americans (FBAs) for the new Hillman College class, a sentiment that seems to be happening across TV shows. But Jasmine Guy—forever etched into TV history as Whitley Gilbert Wayne—is here to remind us that A Different World casting has always been diverse. […]