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It’s easy enough to watch comedians’ stand-up sets on Instagram Reels, and musicians upload concert clips on TikTok. But that can’t replace the connection between live performers and audiences. That communal energy is what draws people to the Newark-based Dodge Poetry Festival. Running October 15 to 17, the festival brings contemporary poets and spoken-word artists […]
From ideation to acquisition, entrepreneurship is difficult at any stage. For Black women in particular the journey has become increasingly difficult between budget cuts across industries and lack of enthusiasm for brands catering to people of color. Media consultant, producer, and orchestrator of the movement, She Did That., Renae Bluitt has taken it upon herself to […]
Saturday Night Live put its foot down in September 2019 when it fired Shane Gillis just days after announcing him as a featured player—and before he ever appeared on the show—after recordings surfaced of him using racist and homophobic slurs. But in the past three consecutive years, the late-night sketch series has welcomed him back […]
Over the weekend, the Sanders Theatre inducted the 2026 W. E. B. Du Bois Medal honorees. The new class includes Mavis Staples, Didier Drogba, Angela Bassett, Reed Hastings, James Manyika, Lena Waithe, Theaster Gates and Fletcher “Flash” Wiley. Their contributions to art, culture, leadership, and service set the tone for 2026 and showed how much […]
On the morning of Monday, October 12, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and federal law enforcement raided the Washington, D.C. home of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, a democratic representative of Minnesota. This raid appears to have been accelerated by the years-long political feud between President Trump, his administration, and Rep. Omar — dating all the way back […]
For decades, the Black witch has been a whisper in the background, casting spells that saved the day while getting none of the credit. She was the best friend, the backstory, the one who knew something but was never allowed to do everything. That era is over. The Black witch is finally stepping out of […]
An award nomination is an accomplishment. Being nominated twice in the same awards competition is an emotional high. That’s what The Bold and the Beautiful’s Lawrence Saint-Victor, who is up for two awards at the 53rd Daytime Emmy Awards, is feeling. He’s recognized in the categories of Outstanding Supporting Performance in the Daytime Drama Series […]
In September, the number of unemployed Black workers increased by seven percent, according to the New York Times, raising concerns that Black Americans are being continuously overlooked and withheld from gaining work despite applying to positions en masse. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) has been sounding the alarm since 2025 when anti-DEI policies began to directly […]
It’s been a banner year for Brandy. She received the Recording Academy and Black Music Collective’s Black Music Icon Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her memoir, PHASES, debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list. She recorded the iconic theme song for the A Different World […]
At YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California, last night, the Insecure 10th Anniversary reunion brought Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis, Natasha Rothwell and showrunner Prentice Penny back together, with the series’ past still feeling as fresh as ever. The evening served up some of the show’s most memorable music, favorite characters and actors and a […]