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Zoie Brogdon doesn’t talk about the Olympics the way people expect her to. When the question comes up, she doesn’t lean forward or lower her voice. She laughs, shrugs slightly, and reframes it. Not because the dream feels out of reach, but because it’s not immediate. “I tend to give myself very short-term goals,” she […]
In just five years, Laterras R. Whitfield, playwright, Emmy-nominated producer, host, and entrepreneur, has turned his Dear Future Wifey podcast into a brand that boasts 640,000 YouTube subscribers, constantly ranks in the top 10 relationship podcasts on iTunes, and has 200,000+ monthly subscribers. Whitfield started the podcast five years ago, in the throes of the […]
Two things run aggressively on my dad’s side of the family: big bellies and baldness. And not to call out my cousins by name, but a few of them bowed out early, clippers buzzing by high school, peace made with genetics long before adulthood really kicked in. My mom’s side held me down a little […]
Rapper 21 Savage made a call to action on X when he posted a message calling for reconciliation between Young Thug and Gunna. The latter two had fallen out over a prevalent belief that Gunna had snitched during the YSL RICO trial. 21 Savage, whose new album is titled What Happened to the Streets?, wrote, […]
Netflix recently surprise-dropped Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable, the comedian’s first stand-up special in two years. By the end of its 75 minutes, the intention behind the release becomes clear: the special closes with an extended, humorous history lesson on Jack Johnson, the first Black heavyweight boxing champion, and the cultural cost of speaking freely in […]
African American culture carries a wealth of memory, artistry and tradition—roots that run deep and wide. Across the vastness of the African diaspora, it holds fast to the idea of family, turning strangers into kin and neighbors into brothers and sisters bound by the shared rhythm of challenge, triumph and joy. People of African descent […]
If there’s one person who topped Santa’s naughty list this year, it’s Olivia Bellarie on Tyler Perry’s Beauty In Black. Over the past two seasons, Mother Deadliest has done unthinkable: forcing a man into his death bag, enabling a trafficking ring, tricking a woman into slapping her, and then calling it elder abuse, just to name […]
It’s time to check out for a week or so to spend time with family and friends and indulge in the magic of the holiday season. There will be food, laughs and a variety of activities that will allow you to tap into holiday cheer, but if you’re a parent, you may get exhausted constantly […]
Dr. Tenina ‘Suga-T’ Stevens is Bay Area royalty, when she entered the hip-hop history-sphere in the early 1980s but really kicked off in the mid-90s, as part of The Click with her brothers E-40, D-Shot, and her cousin, B-Legit. On “Sprinkle Me,” one of the lead singles from their pivotal album, Down and Dirty. The 1995 single became a […]
The year 2025 brought us vampires. Lots of vampires. Sinners dominated the box office and our feeds, and the film is taking a big bite out of the 2025-26 awards season, with major accolades and recognition. On other screens, we laughed and cried over a day gone sideways (because we’ve all been there), defied gravity […]