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It’s been 15 years, and Soulja Boy — the teen rap star-turn-mogul who was once accused of “killing hip hop” — is still creating hits, captivating the Internet, and proving naysayers wrong. Born Andre Cortez, the 31-year-old rapper is best known for “Crank That (Soulja Boy),” the wildly successful single …

Photo: Raymond Boyd (Getty Images) Morehouse College is one of the most prestigious and well-known HBCUs in the country. They have an amazing track record of teaching and preparing young Black men for the professional world. Now, they are taking another step to ensure their students succeed. The Atlanta-based college …

Photo: Andrew Toth/Getty Images for Town and Country No matter how high you climb, it’s never easy being “first.” To be first in any arena is often synonymous with being the only; pioneering is more often than not a lonely pursuit. André Leon Talley knew this better than most, ascending …

Drive My Car involves a lot of driving, but in one of its best scenes its main character is simply describing driving. Yusuke Kafuku (played by Hidetoshi Nishijima) is an actor and director who, because of his developing glaucoma, has been assigned a chauffeur, Misaki Watari (Toko Miura), by the …

As a proud Bronx native, rapper Cardi B felt compelled to help when learning of the tragic Bronx apartment fire that took the lives of 17 people, including young children. On Wednesday, City Hall announced that Cardi B would be covering the funeral costs for the victims of the deadly …

Have you heard about “Quitters Day”? While most people begin each year fully committed to their new year’s resolutions, research has found many tend to abandon them by the third week of January. And, as someone who “I’ll go to the gym tomorrow”-ed myself clear up to June once, I …

Photo: Tommaso Boddi (Getty Images) On Jan. 9, a horrific fire swept an apartment complex in the Bronx, while taking the lives of 17 people, including eight children. Many more people were also sent to the hospital. The fire was caused by a malfunctioning space heater inside an apartment on …

Hundreds of thousands of books are published in the United States each year, and this dramatic influx of titles largely runs the calendars of the publishing and media industries—usually to the detriment of any work that isn’t brand new. Even best sellers or novels by famous authors get lost in …

In just over a week after the news of Sidney Poitier’s passing, his cause of death has been revealed alongside a copy of his death certificate. TMZ first reported that the iconic actor died from a combination of heart failure, Alzheimer’s dementia, and prostate cancer. According to the official certificate …

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks to lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 1, 2021. The U.S. economy “has never worked fairly for Black Americans — or, really, for any American of color,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a speech delivered Monday, Jan. 17, 2022 one of many by …