Black Heritage Day 2025: Our Favorite Rodeo Moments [Pics & Video]
Source: J Bachelor / Radio OneOn Friday (March 7) Black Heritage Day returned to the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo.…
Tourist admission fees at UK national museums would be ‘ideologically at odds’ with their global collections, says new report
Under such a policy, The British Museum (above) might find itself charging Nigerian tourists to see the Benin BronzesPhoto by…
5 things to know about Junior Bridgeman—the former NBA player turned billionaire businessman—who died at age 71
The franchisee and sports-team owner made a fortune by successfully investing in various entities and interests.On March 11, 2025, while…
Tyler Perry: From humble beginnings to entertainment mogul
From the “Madea” franchise to “The Haves and the Have Nots,” Tyler Perry has been responsible for some of the…
'America gives me no shortage of subject matter': Vincent Valdez on making art that connects communities
Vincent Valdez in the studio Courtesy the artistIn an episode of the PBS documentary series American Masters, the musician Ry…
Education Department cuts half its staff as Trump vows to wind the agency down
The layoffs are part of a dramatic downsizing directed by Trump as he moves to reduce the footprint of the…
Yeehaw! Buckin’ Black Line Dances Folks Are Loving At Houston Rodeo [Gallery]
Source: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers / GettyAt this year’s Houston Rodeo, the dance floor has been just as lively as the…
Was President Trump’s purchase of a Tesla off White House lawn good or bad optics?
“The president is showing who he’s always been in politics for: the well-off and well-connected — all at the expense…
7 Signs You’re Experiencing Spiritual Growth
Copyright © 2025 Interactive One, LLC. All Rights Reserved.Source: wing-wing / GettySpiritual growth is a personal and transformative journey that…
Tiger Woods says he ruptured his Achilles tendon, an injury that will keep him out of the Masters
Tiger Woods, who has had ongoing injuries since a 2021 car accident, was set to play in the 89th edition…
Freekey Zekey Says Jim Jones Slapping Lenny S. Led To Dipset & Roc-A-Fella Break Up
Copyright © 2025 Interactive One, LLC. All Rights Reserved.Source: Johnny Nunez / GettyBack in the early 2000s when Dame Dash…
What is going on with Wendy Williams? What we know about her recent hospitalization
Wendy Williams was taken to a hospital by NYPD amid murmurs of an upcoming appearance on ‘The View.’Wendy Williams was…
Michelle Obama Launching ‘IMO’ Podcast This Week
Source: Scott Olson / GettyMichelle Obama is launching a new video podcast with her brother Craig Robinson, with a live…
‘He could be grotesquely, wildly intemperate’: biographer Blake Gopnik tells us about the great collector Albert C. Barnes
Albert C. Barnes in February of 1923, as his plans for a foundation first attract attention in Town & Country…
There have been calls to issue a federal pardon to Derek Chauvin; it would not get him out of prison
Chauvin is serving both a federal and state sentence in connection with the May 2020 murder of George Floyd.When Elon…
Wendy Williams Removed From Assisted Living Facility After Dropping Help Note From Window
Copyright © 2025 Interactive One, LLC. All Rights Reserved.Source: Johnny Nunez / GettyIt appears Wendy Williams might be one step…
Director’s cut: Dominique Savelkoul shares her picks of Tefaf Maastricht 2025
Ai Weiwei's Atalanta and Hippomenes (after Guido Reni) (2024)Courtesy Tefaf€400,000, Galleria ContinuaAi Weiwei continues his series of large-scale works reimagining…
Anika Noni Rose reacts to Disney canceling TV series based on ‘Princess and the Frog’
“I, too, am deeply disappointed that the continuation of Tiana’s journey in series form has been cut short,” actress Anika…
Is the Working Families Party an alternative to Democrats? This leader says voters don’t have to choose.
Maurice Mitchell, national director of the Working Families Party (WFP) is calling on Black Democratic voters to learn more about…
Racist Host Falsely Claims Rep. Jasmine Crockett Is Pretending To Be ‘Hood’ And ‘Gangsta’
Source: Anna Moneymaker / GettyIn today’s episode of Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s Chocolate Milkshake Brings All The Barely-Closeted Klansmen To The…
Gaza’s Eltiqa collective holds show in exile in Dubai
From left: Eltiqa co-founders Mohammad Al-Hawajri and Dina Matar with their son Ahmad at the opening of Eltiqa: How to…
Two more suspects have been arrested in connection to the death of Caleb Wilson
Three suspects have now been arrested in connection to the death of Southern University student, Caleb Wilson, after an alleged…
Steph Curry Makes History With New Side Hustle As Davidson College’s Assistant General Manager Of Basketball
Source: Thearon W. Henderson / GettySteph Curry is scheduled to bank over $1 billion when all is said and done,…
A new monograph places the writing, painting and archive photographs of Aubrey Williams in thrilling conversation
Time and the Elements (1985) by Aubrey Williams is a striking example of the artist’s abstract, futuristic painting Photo: ©…
Michelle Obama launches podcast with brother Craig Robinson
Source: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / GettyFormer First Lady Michelle Obama and her brother, Craig Robinson, are set to launch a new…
Blueprint for change: How Black women shaped education in the 60s & 70s
From launching community-driven schools to spearheading desegregation and beyond, Black women have been at the helm of innovating education. From…
ICE Arrests Mahmoud Khalil, Palestinian Activist With Green Card Linked To Columbia Protests
Source: TIMOTHY A. CLARY / GettyAn activist who was a key organizer of the pro-Palestinian student protest movement at Columbia…
Electroshock conversion survivor’s experience made visceral in new VR project
A still from In the Current of Being, by Cameron Kostopoulos Courtesy Cameron KostopoulosA virtual reality (VR) work premiering at…
Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud
The billionaire entrepreneur, who is advising President Donald Trump, suggested that $500 billion to $700 billion in waste needed to…
The wish list: objects at Tefaf Maastricht 2025 to suit every collector’s taste
Egyptian, Middle Kingdom, carnelian falcon pendant jewellery, around 2030-1650BC (earrings), around 2000-700BC (necklace) Courtesy of Kallos Gallery, Jaron JamesIn ancient…
Trump’s comments on recession and stock market drop trigger economic worry for Black communities
A recession with a combination of deep spending cuts to federal programs and an expansion of Trump’s tax cuts threatens…
Teen track star at the center of viral baton controversy says she would ‘never hit somebody on purpose’
The high school sprinter breaks her silence after a viral video shows her striking an opponent in the head with…
Here’s Why X Keeps Going Down, According To Elon Musk
Source: NurPhoto / GettyElon Musk, the owner of X (formerly Twitter), reported a “massive cyberattack” targeting the platform on March…
Comment | The UK is attempting to pry open a notorious data ‘backdoor’—here's why that's alarming for artists
The “backdoor” has long been at the centre of debate about online privacy and government overreachtadamichi via AdobeStockIs the UK…
Young Black people are facing a mental health crisis, but who is showing up for them?
From suicide to burnout, young generations are facing significant mental health struggles, and this church is looking to support Black…
Issa Rae Loves To Slay In Black Designers – And Black Designers Love Her, Too
Source: Tibrina Hobson / GettyIssa Rae’s style always gives us something to talk about, and her recent appearance at SXSW…
Dutch entrepreneur Joël Kremer on how to navigate Tefaf Maastricht
Joël KremerPhoto: Jitske NapJoël Kremer is a partner at Moyosa Media, a digital agency located in Groningen that specialises in…
DDG takes custody pains with Halle Bailey to social media
Content creator DDG decided to broadcast his and Halle Bailey’s alleged custody challenges online.Breakups are never easy—especially when a child…
R. Kelly Cries For Commissary Coins On Chris Brown’s “Residuals” Cover
Disgraced R&B hitmaker R. Kelly has emerged as the latest to hop on the viral “Residuals” challenge with his spin…
Is the declining value of Old Masters due to a lack of education?
Maarten van Heemskerck’s The Entombment (around 1550) is for sale at Tefaf Maastricht from the dealers Caretto & Occhinegro. The…
‘It’s very sad’: D.C. begins removal of ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural
The controversial mural, emblazoned on a downtown block of 16th Street, NW, in D.C. since 2020, is in the process…
Kali Uchis & Don Toliver Share Adorable Photos To Celebrate Their Son’s First Birthday
Source: Amy Sussman / GettyKali Uchis and Don Toliver recently celebrated a significant milestone: their son’s first birthday. The couple,…
UK government AI drive spreads optimism—but copyright thorn remains
Smart shift: with the slogan that the battle for the jobs of tomorrow is happening today, Kier Starmer launches an…
Junior Bridgeman, businessman and basketball standout for Louisville and Milwaukee Bucks, dies at 71
Mayor Craig Greenberg announced his death, saying the city had “lost a kind, generous and groundbreaking legend.”Junior Bridgeman, a basketball…
How ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star Shamea Morton got so rich — and why fans can’t get enough of her luxury lifestyle
“Quadruple threat” Shamea Morton makes her lavish debut as an official housewife on the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” season 16…
‘Love Is Blind’ Beauty AD Smith Gets Engaged To ‘Love Is Blind: UK’ Star Ollie Sutherland
Source: Gilbert Flores / GettyCongratulations are in order for Love Is Blind stars Amber Desiree “AD” Smith and Ollie Sutherland.…
Phillips Modern and contemporary London sale punches below its weight
Henry Highley selling Joan Mitchell's Canada II (1975) at Phillips Modern and contemporary evening sale in LondonCourtesy of PhillipsTiny green…
Trump’s HUD secretary cuts a key fair housing rule; advocates warn of deeper segregation
Scott Turner has announced the rescinding of the Affirmative Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule from the Obama and Biden eras…
The late US Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas to lie in state in Houston
Turner, 70, died on March 5, hours after attending President Donald Trump’s address to Congress in Washington.U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner…
Cardi B Reacts To The New Trailer For Season 5 Of Netflix’s ‘YOU’
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanzWe’re only a few weeks away from the premier of the 5th and final season of…
At home with Goya, Titian and Velázquez: Joana Vasconcelos makes a flamboyant impression in Madrid’s Liria Palace
Joana Vasconcelos with her work Wig (2012), in the Goya Room. Part of her installation, Flamboyant, at the Liria Palace,…
Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean Give Surprise Performance With Stevie Wonder At Roberta Flack Memorial
March 11, 2025The artists are tied through their notable covers of “Killing me Softly.”Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, two-thirds of…
Issa Rae says ‘diversity needs a better publicist’
Amid widespread rollbacks of DEI efforts across many sectors, Issa Rae poses a very Hollywood solution during a SXSW talk.…
Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean surprise mourners with a moving tribute at Roberta Flack’s funeral service
Hill and her Fugees bandmate, Wyclef Jean, along with Stevie Wonder and others paid tribute to Flack during her service…
Southwest Airlines Is Dropping Free Checked Bags—What You Need to Know
Southwest Airlines is making major changes to its long-standing policies, including eliminating one of its most famous perks—free checked baggage.…
How artists have used the ‘uncanny’ as a feminist strategy
Stephanie Dinkins, Conversations with Bina48: Fragments 7, 6, 5, 2, 2018 Courtesy the artist, © Stephanie Dinkins, 2015When Sigmund Freud…
Howard University Star Swimmer Taj Benton Signs With New Management Group
March 10, 2025Taj Benton and the historic swimming team at Howard University are diving into a winning era.Collegiate swimming has…
Druski, Odell Beckham Jr. Named Co-defendants In Lawsuit Against Sean Combs
Copyright © 2025 Interactive One, LLC. All Rights Reserved.Source: Bob Riha Jr / GettyAn amended complaint filed in a lawsuit…
The big slowdown: why museums and galleries are putting on fewer shows
Slow art: Tate Modern’s 2024 Zanele Muholi show ran for nearly seven months Photo: Stephen Chung/LNP/ShutterstockCould the art world be…
Alabama Reps Fight To Block Sale Of The Freedom Rides Museum
March 11, 2025Rep. Terri Sewell and Rep. Shomari Figures are trying to preserve a landmark of the Civil Rights Movement.…