How do you get everyone to talk about the return of your dramatic banking series as it returns for its fourth make-or-break-it season? How about with a wedding announcement? Industry star Myha’la started the week by announcing that she got married, and has been hitched for the better part of a year. View this post […]
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Why ‘Soft Launching’ Your Job Is the Smartest Career Move in 2026
In 2026, the soft launch has officially left the group chat and entered the workplace. Once upon a time, soft launching was reserved for relationships. A hand on a thigh cropped just enough to spark speculation. A dinner plate across the table that was clearly not solo. Never a tag. Never a name. Just vibes […]
Phillis Wheatley, a Foundational Voice in American Literature, Gets a USPS Stamp
Hearing that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting — the federal arm of public media — has voted to close due to government defunding felt like a gut punch. PBS has been home to programming centered on Black Americana, from Finding Your Roots with Louis Henry Gates Jr. to documentaries that have brought our history to […]
‘They Will Kill You’ Trailer Puts a Black Woman at the Center of Survival Horror — Again
How College Rankings Misrepresent HBCUs and Long-Term Success
Every few years, a new list emerges claiming to identify the colleges that best prepare students for “long-term career success.” These rankings are presented as neutral, data-driven, and authoritative. Still, when you look closely at who is consistently included and who is routinely left out, the question is no longer whether these lists are incomplete. The question is whether […]
Black Male Beauty Creators Deserve More Than Proximity to the Spotlight
The beauty industry loves to talk about growth. About how far it’s come since the early 2010s, when YouTube tutorials cracked open an industry that once felt inaccessible. Instagram refined the visuals. TikTok accelerated discovery. But for all this talk of evolution, one truth remains stubbornly intact: Black male beauty creators are still rarely granted […]
The Best TV and Streaming Shows Worth the Watch This January
What a Chicago School Attack Reveals About Bullying Today
When a video of a mother, Corshawnda Hatter, and her 9-year-old son being beaten by a group of children outside a Chicago elementary school began circulating online, it forced a difficult question into public view: What does bullying look like now and why does it feel more violent, more public and harder to stop than […]
The Best Red Carpet Looks From the 2026 Critics Choice Awards
The Critics Choice Awards red carpet in 2026 didn’t scream for attention. It didn’t need to. Instead, it spoke in full sentences with clarity, restraint and a level of confidence that comes from knowing exactly who you are and where you stand in culture. This year’s carpet felt less about virality and more about permanence. […]
Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ Scores a Casting Win First at Critics Choice Awards
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners made history at the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards, becoming the first film to win the Critics Choice Award for Best Casting. Accepting on behalf of the cast, Delroy Lindo urged the room to pause and fully recognize what Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan have accomplished together. “What they’ve shared with […]









