Red carpet host Tami Roman attends BET’s “American Soul” Los Angeles Premiere on February 04, 2019 in North Hollywood, California.Photo: Leon Bennett (Getty Images) Basketball Wives star Tami Roman recently extended quite an interesting offer to her husband Reggie Youngblood. On a Thursday airing of The Real, Roman discussed allowing …
Read More »The Martial Art I Can’t Live Without
Illustration by Oliver Munday. Sources: Miljan Živković / Getty; Vm / Getty On November 12, 1993, in a sports arena in Denver, a lean Brazilian man in an outfit resembling a pair of pajamas stepped into an octagon to fight. There were no weight classes or judges, and very few …
Read More »Torrei Hart Defends Keeping Her Ex Kevin Hart’s Last Name
Torrei Hart and Kevin Hart divorced each other in 2011, but Torrei has no plans to give up her ex-husband’s last name. “That’s something that people always ask me, and I’m like: That’s my name — get over it!” Torrei told Toofab.com on Oct. 12 while leaving LAX. “They’re gonna …
Read More »Penn State Student Found In Landfill After Deadly Plunge Down A Trash Chute
Nineteen-year-old Penn State sophomore Justine Gross was found dead in a landfill last week, just hours after her mother had been alerted that she was missing. According to the New York Post, police in State College, Pa. are investigating Gross’ death as an accident. A man believed to be a …
Read More »President Biden Issues Statement Commemorating Transgender Day of Remembrance
Photo: Sumy Sundrani (Getty Images) Although President Biden often voices questionable statements, here’s one we can get behind. This Saturday, Biden honored Transgender Day of Remembrance with an official statement to commemorate the lives of transgender people lost to violence this year within the United States and beyond. “This year, …
Read More »Snowbirds
In December 1999, Naomi Harris turned down a job offer, left her apartment in New York, and checked into the Haddon Hall Hotel, in Miami Beach. She was 26. She wanted to be a photographer. The hotel was a year-round home for some and a seasonal residence for others—snowbirds, mostly …
Read More »2021 'Soul Train Awards' Will Be At The World-Famous Apollo
After breaking records for its 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards, on Monday (Oct. 18) BET announced today (Oct. 18) that the 2021 Soul Train Awards will be held for the first-time ever at the World-Famous Apollo in Harlem, New York. The award show, now in its 33rd year, will commemorate …
Read More »Delta Sigma Theta Welcomes Joy-Ann Reid, Ledisi, Abby Phillip Among 2021 Honorary Members
On day two of its 55th National Convention, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. released its list of 2021 Honorary Members, which includes journalists Joy-Ann Reid and Abby Phillip, and singer Ledisi. The complete list of honorary sorors, revealed via the organization’s Instagram page on Saturday morning, also includes former Navy …
Read More »Young Dolph's Partner, Mia Jaye, Refocuses 'Black Men Deserve To Grow Old Campaign' Following Rapper's Death
Young Dolph performs onstage at night three of the STAPLES Center Concert, sponsored by Sprite, during the 2017 BET Experience at Staples Center on June 24, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Bennett Raglin (Getty Images) “How am I going to tell my babies that daddy is never coming home?” …
Read More »<em>Tick, Tick … Boom</em> Is Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Best Work Since <em>Hamilton</em>
Jonathan Larson is someone who writes like he is running out of time. That’s the underlying message of “30/90,” the first song in his original musical Tick, Tick … Boom and an energized ballad about the theatrical composer’s worries that he hasn’t accomplished enough—at the age of 30. As he …
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