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image: FedEx Meet Ramon Hood – the newest CEO at Fedex! Hood is the first Black woman to become CEO in the company’s history.  The company announced today that former VP of operations, strategy, and planning today bringing more than 28 years of company experience to her role. She will …

Screenshot: Love Is Blind (Netflix) To be on social media right now is to have seen at least one or two passing mentions of the Netflix reality show series, Love Is Blind. My particular social media timelines are chock full of show references and “ZOMG!” and WTF?!?! and “I hate …

The most interesting thing about Zeitlin’s approach to the Peter Pan story is not the superficial tweaks he’s made, such as setting it on the igneous beaches of Montserrat or rooting the world’s magic in a whale-size sea beast called “Mother.” It’s in the title—this reimagining, co-written by Zeitlin and …

Beyoncé and Vanessa Bryant had an emotional and touching moment during the memorial for Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant on Monday (Feb. 24). The 38-year-old singer gave a moving performance of her two hits songs, “Halo” and “XO,” to start the celebration of life. She ended the performance blowing a …

After Little Women: Atlanta completed its lackluster fifth season last summer, it was unknown if the show would even return. But we now have video proof that these little women are still bringing big drama. TMZ has released a video of several members of the cast in a bar …

Naomi Osaka is one of the brightest young stars in sports, so it’s no surprise Kobe Bryant wanted to take her on at her game. On Wednesday (February 25), the tennis champion posted a video of a practice session she held with Los Angeles Lakers legend. The clip, which Osaka …

During Monday’s (Feb. 24) memorial service for Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna, Vanessa Bryant gave a heartfelt eulogy, sharing some of her favorite moments of her late husband and beloved child. Fighting through tears at various points, the 37-year-old revealed that Kobe loved to give her gifts and one of …

An 11-year-old elementary student had to be airlifted to a hospital and received six stitches following an incident with a teacher. Last week, Kamauri Williamson, a fifth-grader at Post Elementary School in Houston, Texas, was left waiting at school with a large gash just above his eyebrow until his …

Georgia is the best state for black entrepreneurship–with Texas, Florida, California, and North Carolina rounding out the top five–according to FitSmallBusiness.com, which recently compiled the list. The study found that the top-ranking states had high numbers of African American-owned businesses as well as fair average corporate tax rates. With black-owned …

Queen and Slim actress  Jodie Turner-Smith and her husband Joshua Jackson are truly in marital bliss. A video on Turner-Smith’s Instagram page shows her singing the Dawson’s Creek theme song in Home Depot. Jackson played Pacey Witter on Dawson’s Creek from 1998 to 2003. “You couldn’t write this,” Turner-Smith wrote …