How Swizz Beatz And Timbaland Are Helping Black Music Fans Feel Less Alone
I got wine drunk by myself on Wednesday night listening to Scott Storch and Mannie Fresh go head to head…
Diamond and Silk: Rising COVID-19 Deaths Aimed at Making President Trump Look Bad
Here we go again. Lynnette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson, better known as Diamond and Silk, have proclaimed that the number…
Ellis Marsalis Jr., Jazz Great and Father to Wynton and Branford Dead at 85 Due to Coronavirus
Ellis Marsalis Jr., the father to jazz musicians Wynton and Branford, has died at the age of 85 according to…
NBA and Players Discuss Withholding Pay If Regular Season Games are Canceled
With issues regarding the effects of the coronavirus still up in the air and with no direction to where it…
BE Exclusive: Chase Consumer Banking CEO Thasunda Duckett Offers Strategies For Building and Preserving Black Wealth
Thasunda Duckett is on a mission. In addition to overseeing the retail banking arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. —…
This Female Mechanic In Nigeria Is Teaching African Women How To Fix Their Cars
Sandra Aguebor teaching a mechanic class (Image: Facebook) Nigeria is home to Africa’s largest economy and population. One entrepreneur based…
NBA Player Marcus Smart Will Donate Blood for Experimental COVID-19 Treatment
The NBA season has been suspended due to the new coronavirus pandemic. Several NBA players have been infected with the…
Los Angeles Mayor Advises Residents to Wear Masks Amid COVID-19 Crisis
On Wednesday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti advised residents to wear masks to protect themselves outside as California paces behind…
Trump Administration Rejects Obamacare Special Enrollment Period During COVID-19 Crisis
The Trump administration has announced that it will not be reopening the special Obamacare enrollment to uninsured Americans despite the…
Oprah Winfrey Commits $10 Million in Coronavirus Relief For Americans
(Wochit News) The rapid spread of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, across the U.S has left many Americans disfranchised with…
Texas Gov. Freezes Abortions, Allows Church Services To Continue Amid Coronavirus
Texas governor Greg Abbott has banned all abortion procedures, but will allow church services to be held during the coronavirus…
This Maryland Salon Is Slaying Locs With These Haute Designs
Check out 21 ways Sherelle Holder and her team are innovating with the natural hairstyle. When it comes to styling…
Ellis Marsalis, jazz pianist and father to Wynton and Branford, dies aged 85
New Orleans star, who was admitted to hospital with Covid-19 symptoms, saluted as ‘giant of a musician and even greater…
Reuben Micou Lynched in Winston County, Mississippi
On April 2, 1933, a mob of white men broke into the Winston County jail in Louisville, Mississippi to lynch…
Get Sick Or Starve: How A Deep Cleaner Is Surviving The Pandemic
“We are literally being put up against a wall and making a choice between life and death, between working and…
How Coronavirus Is Disrupting the Supply Chain of This Black-Owned Business
Like most good businesses, Loza Tam was created to meet a need. Founder Tomara Watkins started the business, which sells…
Mariska Hargitay welcomes Christopher Meloni ‘home’ to ‘SVU’ franchise in sweet birthday message
Mariska Hargitay has a very special message for her former co-star. Following the news that Christopher Meloni is set to…
Jazz great Ellis Marsalis Jr. dead at 85; fought coronavirus
Ellis Marsalis Jr., jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical clan that includes famed performer sons Wynton…
Los Angeles mayor urges everyone to wear masks
The mayor of Los Angeles on Wednesday told everyone in the nation’s second-largest city to start wearing masks to combat…
Trump decides not to reopen Obamacare enrollment amid coronavirus
As millions of Americans lose their jobs and go without healthcare, President Donald Trump has decided not to reopen Healthcare.gov…
IRS rule requiring tax returns for coronavirus checks sparks pushback
(Colin Watts for UnSpash) The IRS is requiring retired seniors, people drawing disability and other groups to file a “simple”…
Biden says he’s considering this woman politician as his VP
Former Vice President Joe Biden added Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s name to the list of women he is eyeing for…
Spike Lee releases script of scrapped Jackie Robinson biopic
(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) With Hollywood completely shut down amid the coronavirus crisis, celebrities are finding new ways to…
Record 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits
People wait in line for a job fair at a United Parcel Service (UPS) facility on November 01, 2019 in…
Chinese city becomes country’s first to ban eating cats and dogs
Shenzhen, a high-tech, modern, southeastern city in China, has become the country’s first city to officially ban dog and cat…
Samuel L. Jackson reads his new book ‘Stay the F**k at Home’
A few years ago, Samuel L. Jackson delighted his fans when he infamously read Adam Mansbach and Ricardo Cortés children’s…
Georgia governor unaware asymptomatic people could spread COVID-19
Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp attends the Election Night event at the Classic Center on November 6, 2018 in Athens,…
Tory Lanez and Drake shatter Instagram Live records during ‘Quarantine Radio’
Thanks to nationwide “stay at home” mandates, services like Zoom and Instagram Live continue to gain popularity as they help…
Black woman says her Zoom was hijacked by racists hurling N-word
Tiara Moore (Photo Credit: Courtney Baxter) One disturbing trend of the coronavirus calamity is that white nationalists have begun infiltrating…
Rihanna says racism in the UK is just as bad as the United States
Rihanna has lived in the UK for the past three years and in the latest issue of British Vogue, she…
Taraji P. Henson postpones wedding amid coronavirus
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 07: Kelvin Hayden (L) and Taraji P. Henson attend as Grey Goose toasts to…
Rob Lowe’s son John celebrates 2 years of sobriety: ‘I am more grateful than ever’
Rob Lowe‘s son John is celebrating two years of sobriety. The 25-year-old marked the major milestone on Wednesday, sharing a…
Facebook diversity recruiter files $100M discrimination suit against company
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OJ Simpson appears to suggest ‘Tiger King’ star Carole Baskin murdered her husband
OJ Simpson shared his thoughts about the Netflix sensation “Tiger King” and its star Carole Baskin, whom he appeared to…
Georgia nurse who quit over COVID-19 has second thoughts
Melissa Thomas Scott (Credit: Tamron Hall/ABC) A Georgia nurse who quit her job after she was assigned to work a…
Oprah Winfrey announces $10M donation help Americans amid coronavirus pandemic
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Oprah Winfrey announced…
O.J. Simpson believes ‘Tiger King’ rival Carole Baskin murdered her husband
O.J. Simpson and Carole Baskin (Credit: Getty Images and Netflix) In what many have described as a moment of deep…
Lindsay Lohan teases new song ‘Back to Me’ about ‘living in the now’
Don’t call it a comeback! Lindsay Lohan has returned to the scene with new music. The “Mean Girls” actress, 33,…
Kanye West’s high school art appraised on ‘Antiques Roadshow’
In a new interview with James Corden, Kanye West admits that he received a $68 million tax return. (Photo by…
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wears ‘That woman from Michigan’ T-shirt in swipe at Trump
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Michigan Gov. Gretchen…
Alicia Keys claims she was ‘manipulated’ into posing topless
Alicia Keys attends Billboard Women In Music 2019, presented by YouTube Music, on December 12, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.…
Sailor Brinkley defends decision to wear N95 mask in public amid shortage during coronavirus pandemic
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Sailor Brinkley is…
Who should face off next?
COVID-19 has forced millions to stay indoors and has led to massive concert postponements and cancellations. With our doctors and…
‘Tiger King’ star Joe Exotic reveals which Hollywood actors he wants to portray him
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Joe Exotic, the…
Simone Biles hesitant to compete in 2021 Tokyo Olympics
Simone Biles of the USA poses for a photograph with her gold medal after winning the Women’s All-Round Final during…
Tom Cruise reacts to ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ release delay, hopes everyone stays ‘safe’
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The coronavirus continues…
Upgrade your financial standing with brick and mortar
Adobe Stock If adulting still feels as simple as it seemed when you were a kid, money is likely a…
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine granted early prison release due to coronavirus concerns
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Tekashi 6ix9ine is…
Luenell’s daughter gets backlash after comedian bans her from home over COVID-19
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 02: Luenell is seen as We TV celebrates the premiere of “Braxton Family Values” at…
Teresa Giudice asks fans for prayers for her ‘struggling’ dad: ‘I need him’
Teresa Giudice is asking for help. The reality star, 47, reached out to fans on Instagram on Thursday, asking them…
Netflix drops trailer for crime docuseries, ‘The Innocence Files’
Netflix Netflix is taking a deep dive into the criminal justice system in its upcoming docuseries, The Innocence Files. The…
Kanye West’s Teenage Art Gets Appraised on TV’s ‘Antiques Roadshow’ – ARTnews.com
Into the often stolid world of anonymous collectibles and quiet finds on TV’s Antiques Roadshow recently came a cache of…
Sotheby’s Plans Furloughs, Pay Cuts Because of Coronavirus – ARTnews.com
With the coronavirus pandemic having forced closure of most major auction houses worldwide, Sotheby’s has announced staff furloughs, pay cuts,…
Regional Museums Fight for Their Lives During Coronavirus Pandemic – ARTnews.com
For more than 20 minutes, Akron Art Museum director Mark Masuoka stared into the cerulean recesses of Sky Hook (1981),…
Steve McQueen at Tate Modern and Tate Britain in London – ARTnews.com
In the past two decades, artist-filmmaker Steve McQueen has achieved Hollywood success with movies that draw on the spirit of…
Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Commits $5 M. in Coronavirus Relief – ARTnews.com
As the impacts of the coronavirus crisis continues to roil the art world, more and more grant-giving organizations have announced…
Closure of San Francisco Art Institute Mourned by Bay Area Scene – ARTnews.com
Last week, the San Francisco Art Institute, one of the oldest and most esteemed art schools in America, issued a…
Duane Michal’s ‘Empty New York’ Series Is Always Timely – ARTnews.com
The bustling streets, bars, subways, and tourist attractions of New York City have largely gone quiet over the past few…
Beloved Dealer Dies of Cancer at 76 – ARTnews.com
Renato Danese, a New York dealer who passionately supported the artists with whom he worked, has died at 76 after…