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If your beauty routine has been feeling a little too familiar, consider this your sign to make room on the vanity. This week’s beauty launches are bringing the kind of excitement that deserves a spot in your rotation, from multitasking complexion heroes and juicy lip essentials to fragrances you’ll want to wear on repeat and […]
With record-breaking temperatures and playlists shifting, the competition for this year’s song of the summer is heating up just as fast. While there are certified classics played at every function, each year artists seek to turn a hot single into a definitive anthem, synonymous with summer 2026 for eternity. There’s a reason certain songs become […]
I have to be honest with you. For this Weekend Pick flick, I rewatched A Thin Line Between Love & Hate — which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year — to write this piece, fully aware of every red flag, every manipulation tactic, every moment when Darnell should have sent me running—and I still got swooned. […]
The California Classic, the first NBA Summer League event of 2026, brought together rookies, sophomores and undrafted players in Sacramento and San Francisco before the full NBA Summer League finishes in Las Vegas on July 19. As someone who covered the Summer League in Las Vegas in 2025, I expected to watch young players competing […]
Kerry Washington had a realization while listening to an NPR interview with Pedro Pascal. He casually started quoting “Surfer Girl,” an unforgettable character from Whoopi Goldberg’s groundbreaking one-woman show, first performed in 1984. Washington couldn’t believe it. “I was like, ‘Holy s#^$,’” she told EBONY. For Washington, it was another reminder that The Whoopi Monologues […]
By the close of the twentieth century, Black fashion and beauty had moved far beyond the borders of Black America. What began as expressions of community and cultural identity evolved into one of the country’s most influential exports, reshaping the way the world dressed, shopped and defined beauty. Hip-hop became the dominant visual language of […]
Disney has just announced that the Cheetah Girls are returning to its platform for another encore. From executive producers Debra Martin Chase and former series star-turned-executive producer Raven-Symoné, a new generation of Cheetah Girls is being introduced. According to Disney, the story revolves around Cheetah Girls Galleria, a role originated by Symoné and Chanel, with […]
Summer is supposed to be the time for the outdoors to shine, but lately it feels like stepping outdoors means volunteering as a tribute. The second you leave the house, your edges are negotiating surrender, your water bottle is suddenly not cold enough, and that quick afternoon walk turns into an audition for Survivor. Moving […]
First‑time Emmy nominees Yahya Abdul‑Mateen II, Chase Infiniti, Joy Sunday and Ernest Harden, Jr. are celebrating major career milestones today. The four actors earned their inaugural Primetime Emmy nominations as the 78th Emmy contenders were announced this morning in Los Angeles. Sunday is nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or […]
When Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun arrived on Broadway in 1959, it did more than become a theatrical event. It fundamentally altered who could stand at the center of the American story. Before Hansberry’s breakthrough play, Black life on major stages was too often filtered through stereotypes, novelty, or the expectations of white audiences. […]