BET’s Movie of the Week, Miss Juneteenth, is a story about mothering, living through regret and what it really means to find one’s voice as a young Black woman trapped in the shadow of parental expectation. Set to premiere this week on Thanksgiving Day (November 26), this critically-acclaimed film chronicles the life of …
Read More »Meghan Markle Reveals She Suffered A Miscarriage In July
The 39-year-old shared that she and her husband Prince Harry, experienced the terrifying event in the couple’s new home in Montecito, Calif., when she felt that something was wrong during that morning. Markle said that after changing her son Archie’s diaper, she suddenly felt a cramp, “I dropped to the …
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0 (iStock/tommaso79) As a busy, single, professional, the “singles’ table” may come with all kinds of connotations. You’re no longer defined by your professional title, but your relationship status. With all of your accomplishments and talents, everyone is the same at the singles’ table. This year, it may be time …
Read More »What It’s Like To Prep For Tyler Perry’s Series ‘Ruthless’
Tyler Perry Studios has taken on a new story plot that centers around life inside a Black cult in his latest series, Tyler Perry’s Ruthless. The drama-thriller series is a spin-off from the BET original series The Oval and grapples with the Rakudushis and their jarring practices displayed on their …
Read More »Michael Jordan Donates $2 Million of The Last Dance Proceeds to 'Help Feed America’s Hungry'
Photo: Streeter Lecka (Getty Images) This holiday season is unlike any that we’ve ever faced. With the coronavirus still wreaking havoc in our communities, not only are citizens throughout the country enduring financial strife, but for the first time, in order to preserve our health and safety from COVID-19, many …
Read More »‘Miss Juneteenth’ Premieres On BET On Thanksgiving
BET’s Movie of the Week, Miss Juneteenth, is a story about mothering, living through regret and what it really means to find one’s voice as a young Black woman trapped in the shadow of parental expectation. Set to premiere this week on Thanksgiving Day (November 26), this critically-acclaimed film chronicles the life of …
Read More »A Marching Band’s ‘Mountaintop’
Photographs by Dina Litovsky The Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps, one of the first queer marching bands in the United States, was founded in 1979 in New York City, a decade after the Stonewall uprising. This year, the Big Apple Corps reached what Marita Begley, the group’s director, called …
Read More »Wendy Williams Excited For TV Movie Biopic
After years of being in limbo, a biopic on Wendy Williams’ life will finally air in January. The talk show host said on The Wendy Williams Show this morning (November 24), “I’ve never been so proud.” She continued, “I’ve got a date and a time and four hours. I want …
Read More »The World’s Most Successful Entrepreneurs Add This Habit Into Their Routines
If there’s anything that entrepreneurs all agree on, it’s their love of reading. In fact, some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs like Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey read a set number of books each month. Reading is one of the easiest ways to explore fresh ideas, theories, and perspectives, …
Read More »Former Student Sues Illinois High School for Blatant, Widespread Racism
Stanley Fabian (right) and his mother, TeSaxton Washington (left)Screenshot: CBS 2 A former student has sued an Illinois high school, citing multiple racist incidents he experienced and observed during his time at the school. According to CBS Chicago, 19-year-old Stanley Fabian observed and personally experienced multiple instances of racism during …
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