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In I Love Boosters, audiences catapult into a multi-colored universe: bubblegum pink tracksuits, canary yellow storefronts and a rainbow of wigs flood the viewer’s vision. The cartoonish fantasy chases the Velvet Gang, led by Keke Palmer’s Corvette, who loot and resell high-end brands at a bargain. Director Boots Riley enlisted hair designer Jessi Dean to […]
In the last two years, Black America has absorbed blow after blow. DEI initiatives have been gutted at the federal level and abandoned by corporations scrambling to appease a hostile political climate. Civil rights protections are being relitigated. Voting rights are under siege. An estimated 300,000 Black women have lost jobs as the economic ground […]
Shopping for a high school senior graduating and heading off to college can feel oddly emotional. One minute you’re celebrating graduation photos and scholarship announcements and the next you’re standing in a Walmart aisle realizing this teenager suddenly needs bedding, chargers, luggage and a mini fridge to begin their adult life. The best graduation gifts […]
For decades, Black women have consistently shown up to save democracy, organize communities, raise families, protect institutions, and vote even when the country gives them very little reason to believe the system will protect them. And this consistency has often yielded little return on investment. In the 2024 presidential election, Black women did it again. […]
Since the New York Knicks pulled off their most electric playoff runs in forever, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers to earn a spot in the NBA Finals, fans have lit up social media. The orange and blue love is freely flowing over the dream they’ve been manifesting since the Knicks last made the Finals in 1999, […]
If you’re chronically online like me, you’ve likely seen the recent conversations surrounding Dr. Cheyenne Bryant’s credentials. While much of the online discourse focused specifically on Bryant, the debate sparked a larger conversation across social media, in particular Black Twitter: Do mental health credentials actually matter? As the Black community continues to have conversations about […]
Recently, celebrity makeup artist and beauty brand founder Patrick Ta has come under fire for allegedly copying the transition blush effect popularized by London-based makeup artist Ngozi Edeme, AKA PaintedbyEsther. In May, Ta released his “Transition Blush System,” a three-pronged beauty framework designed to blend blush into concealer for an ombré-like effect. If this tonal […]
As a power couple of the arts, superproducer Kasseem Daoud Dean, better known as Swizz Beatz, and 17-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys have been dedicated to their Dean Collection and to promoting the Gordon Parks Foundation and its springtime gala for 15 years. And for those who attended the organization’s 20th celebration of its annual […]
What does it mean to be the first Black man on Summer House? Just ask KJ Dillard. When the 28-year-old joined the Hamptons-based reality television series, he did not enter with an appetite for debauchery and partying all night long. There was no intent to capitalize on his success as a Bravolebrity to pivot into […]
Elle Duncan has never been afraid to change the playbook. In the world of sports media, Duncan is the rare broadcaster who treats millions of viewers like friends at a sports bar, with undeniable energy, humor, authenticity and informed analysis that has made her a star. After carving out a prominent niche at ESPN as […]