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There were no BRUHs during Barry Brewer’s real-life upbringing. The South Side Chicago native plays one of four close, longtime friends on Tyler Perry’s BRUH, the new original series on BET+, but Brewer is a self-described loner with a few friends who have not quite formed the same unit as featured in the show. …

Photo: Shutterstock America has always dismissed and treated black women like we’re disposable, so I’ve dedicated my life to being one of the few people who will say yes to black mothers, no matter their circumstances. During this year’s coronavirus pandemic, that means bailing mothers out so they can be …

“The only source of strength I have left comes from God,” Teresa told me. “The situation is really hard.” Teresa’s story, and that of her country, are in many ways extreme—few states had as perilous a political and economic outlook as Venezuela did before the pandemic broke out. Yet, their …

Jill Scott and Erykah Badu’s Instagram Live battle was everything fans hoped for, and more.  One person who was definitely feeling the positive vibes was Michelle Obama. As usual, our Forever First Lady showed up to support the artists, and her arrival caused a ripple of excitement in the comments. …

Magnolia EarlPhoto: PRNewsfoto/Gerber Magnolia Earl has a lot to celebrate: she is the winner of Gerber’s 2020 Photo Search contest and also turns one-year-old today. We’re not surprised that the baby food brand was won over by this cherubic cutie pie’s adorably gummy smile and fabulous head wrap game. Magnolia …

I recently watched Melancholia, the perversely lyrical 2011 Lars von Trier film about life unfolding under the existential threat of a planet hurtling toward Earth. I thought of it after a call with a friend I know to be perennially anxious—worried over her health, her career, and every aspect of …

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Share0 (Image: iStock/digitalskillet) The COVID-19, or novel coronavirus, pandemic, has put a stop to many milestones and celebrations for the year including graduation ceremonies. While many celebrities and even former President Barack Obama have stepped to offer commencement speeches for the class of 2020, there are some who are still …

Photo: Shutterstock A group of white people armed with weapons demanded entry into the home of a black woman and her son in Pender County, North Carolina, late last Sunday night and refused to leave. Reportedly leading the group was a member of the New Hanover Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Jordan …

Born to a poor family in Macon, Georgia, in 1932, Richard Wayne Penniman was one of 12 children—“the best-looking one of all of them, and I’m not conceited at all,” he once said. He was musical from an early age, singing with gusto in church and banging on pots and …