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MARCH 27: In this screengrab, Viola Davis, winner of Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series and Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture categories speaks at the 52nd NAACP Image Awards Virtual Press Conference on March 27, 2021 in Various Cities. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)Photo: Getty …

Cantu Beauty, an award-winning multicultural hair care brand, joins Women Empowering Nations (WEN), a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide exposure, development and mentorship for girls of color in underserved communities to accelerate their path to executive leadership, in hosting a series of career-readiness workshops for minority women around the globe. WEN …

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 13: Whoopi Goldberg attends The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue )Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris (Getty Images) The first …

Maiysha Kai (Credit: Chinasa Cooper) What is home? It’s a question I’ve been pondering lately as I’ve settled into yet another new residence, tirelessly obsessing over every minute detail—from the precise shade of curtain to best frame the view to which books deserve a place of honor on my already …

As part of NAACP’s production partnership with CBS Studios, Whoopi Goldberg has scored a new show along with new comedies starring DL Hughley and Earthquake. Five shows are set to be released under the new venture that will span across broadcast and streaming platforms, Deadline reported. The shows range in …

Photo: Jonathan J. Cooper (AP) The family of a Black man who was killed by Sacramento County detectives a year ago in January 2021 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit and they are seeking a lot of money, according to ABC10. Similar to a family in Louisiana who filed a …

Rodney J. Reynolds was a hockey dad, having had to fully commit to the sport his son, Joshua, played and adored. In the time he spent watching his son fall in love with hockey, Reynolds became motivated to shed more light on the Black pioneers of hockey’s history, its present, …

Photo: Rich Fury (Getty Images) I wanna be Dwyane Wade when I grow up. He’s a doting father and husband, one of the greatest players in NBA history (who just so happened to collect three Larry O’Brien trophies along the way), an author, a serial entrepreneur, a social justice advocate, …

Being a hero sometimes is a thankless job — at least for one woman who reportedly returned a bundle of cash for a few coins. According to reports, hip-hop artist Nelly allegedly lost a duffle bag that had more than a quarter of a million dollars in it. A woman …