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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 […]
With roughly 700,000 Black women pushed out of the workforce since the beginning of 2025, unemployment has become more than a statistic. For Black women, losing a job can mean months of financial uncertainty, an unexpected shift in identity and the exhausting process of proving their worth in a job market that does not always […]
JaNa Craig has already experienced reality television’s approach to finding love. Now she gets to deliver the twists. The Love Island USA Season 6 favorite hosts The Compatibility Experiment, the latest microdrama from Issa Rae’s HOORAE Media. The drama gets meta as this fake reality platform delivers real themes across reality dating shows and the […]
For many, Manhattan’s Upper West Side is remembered through popular television shows like Seinfeld or Only Murders in the Building. Even people who live in the neighborhood today are not often aware of the influence of the neighborhood’s Black and Puerto Rican communities. First-time feature filmmaker Taylor Hosking explores that overlooked history in her documentary […]