Coco Jones’ look of the night carried a quiet nod to history. The simplicity and restraint paid subtle homage to Whitney Houston’s iconic Super Bowl national anthem moment, echoing that same understanding that sometimes the most powerful choice is elegance. Less recreation, more reverence. Beauty that knows when to step back and let the voice […]
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2025 Was the Hardest Year of ‘Be Happy’ Director Gabourey Sidibe’s Life — Here’s How She Got Through It
“I just could not wait for 2025 to end.” Around this time last year, actress Gabourey Sidibe was gearing up for her twins’ first birthday, her wedding anniversary to husband Brandon Frankel, and the release of Apple TV’s Number One on the Call Sheet documentary, in which she was featured. A few weeks later, the unforeseen happened: her mother, […]
Before the Super Bowl, We Always Had Sundays
This Super Bowl Sunday eve, I can’t help but reflect on the full spectrum of emotions this postseason I’ve experienced as a fan. I saw my Chicago Bears defeat their division rivals, the Green Bay Packers, and then lose in overtime the very next week to the Los Angeles Rams in one of the greatest […]
San Francisco: Culture By the Coast
The big game is officially upon us, and it’s all about the Bay Area this weekend as Super Bowl LX hits Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Feb. 8, 2026. If you’re building your trip around San Francisco and Oakland, California, and are looking for a few non-football activities while you’re in town, here’s a […]
Bobby Wagner: Ten Pro Bowls Tell You He’s Elite. The Walter Payton Honor Tells You Who He Is
The NFL is a numbers league. Numbers tell the story. Numbers make the case. Numbers build the legend. Bobby Wagner’s numbers: 10 Pro Bowls, six first-team All-Pros, and a Super Bowl title are undeniable. But this moment isn’t really about the totals. It’s about the part of his story that numbers don’t tell. It’s the […]
Halle Berry Says Yes! She and Boyfriend Van Hunt Are Engaged
When EBONY spoke with Van Hunt at the 2023 BUTTER Art Fair, hosted by GANGGANG in Indianapolis, the artist said he and his then-girlfriend, Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry, would get engaged as soon as she was ready. And that day has finally come to fruition. On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where Berry was […]
The Legacy of LaMonte McLemore, Jet and EBONY Photographer and Singer
LaMonte McLemore—photographer and co-founding vocalist of the psychedelic soul group The 5th Dimension—passed away from natural causes at his home near Las Vegas on Tuesday. He was 90 years old. Most celebrated for their Grammy-winning, number one 1969 smash “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures),” The 5th Dimension scored six platinum singles and seven platinum albums throughout their […]
‘Relationship Goals’ Stars Kelly Rowland and Method Man Share the Marriage Rules They Actually Live By
In Relationship Goals – now airing on Prime Video – Kelly Rowland and Clifford “Method Man” Smith play singles seeking the right rules to make love last. But in real life, these two are clocking decades of commitment. Both happily married, they’ve mastered the rules to make unions last. For Rowland, it’s all about communication. […]
Haiti’s 2026 Olympic Uniform Sparks Controversy Over History, Fashion and “Neutrality”
They call it the Parade of Nations, but it’s really the Olympics’ most reliable runway: a few minutes of where even the smallest delegation gets to shine. For countries that don’t come from Europe or North America — places where “winter” is a concept you encounter in the movies—the Opening Ceremony fit is not just […]
The State of US: Judge Blocks Haitian TPS Rollback, Minnesota Agents Pull Back (Slightly), and KamalaHQ Rebrands for Gen Z
What You Need to Know: This week, a federal judge hit pause on the White House’s attempt to end TPS protections for Haitians—just hours before hundreds of thousands could have lost legal status. In Minnesota, officials announced a partial drawdown of federal immigration agents, even as the broader enforcement push continues. And Kamala Harris’ digital […]









