27 songs for H.E.R.’s 27th Birthday
Trending Source: TV One / TV One Happy 27th birthday to the incredibly talented H.E.R.! Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson on June 27, 1997, H.E.R. has made an indelible mark on the…
Legal challenge to preserve Toronto's Ontario Place rejected as mega-spa project moves forward
Ontario Place, Toronto, Canada Photo: Courtesy World Monuments FundToronto-area landscape architects, historians and residents hoping to preserve the Canadian heritage site Ontario Place were dealt a serious blow last week,…
JJ Redick Denies Calling Black Woman The N-Word While At Duke, ‘It Never Happened’
June 27, 2024JJ Redick is denying claims made by a Black woman accusing him of calling her the N-word while he played at Duke University.JJ Redick is denying claims made…
Michael Jackson died 15 years ago, but his impact and legacy live on
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Your Music, Seriously Loud: Beats Teams Up With LeBron James & Lil Wayne To Launch New Beats Pill Campaign ‘The Predicament’ [WATCH]
TrendingSource: Courtesy / BeatsTwo of the biggest names in the culture teamed up to star in a new commercial for one of our favorite brands. Continue reading to see who…
Teju Cole's enigmatic new photobook is both peaceful and disturbing
“Unpeopled scenarios”: an untitled and undated image from Teju Cole’s Pharmakon (2024), a photobook that includes 12 short storiesCourtesy the artist and MACKIn Teju Cole’s recent novel Tremor (2023), the…
Gerber Announces 2024 Baby That Embodies Black Boy Joy
June 26, 2024Gerber’s 2024 baby is Akil McLeod Jr., a one-year-old from Pheonix with the nickname of Sonny.Gerber has crowned Akil McLeod Jr. as the company’s 2024 baby. The one-year-old,…
I have a confession — I loved ‘Slave Play.’ Let me explain why.
EntertainmentOPINION: A new HBO documentary about Jeremy O. Harris’ hit Broadway play reminded me that Black art can and should be challenging for smart reasons.Editor’s note: The following article is…
Our Favorite Celebrity Looks From The Dior Haute Couture Fall/Winter ’24 Fashion Show
Trending Source: Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Celebrities from the realms of music, film, and entertainment gathered in Paris on June 24 for the Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2024-2025…
Remembering Faith Ringgold, one of the great story-tellers of American art
“Faith has actual news”: Ringgold with her Windows of the Wedding #9 and #3 (both 1974) during her retrospective exhibition at Serpentine Galleries, London, in 2019Photo by Guy Bell/ShutterstockFaith Ringgold…