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Aaliyah at ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ at the NBC Studios in Burbank, Ca. 7/25/01.Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images) The first ever-posthumous album from R&B’s “baby girl” Aaliyah is finally expected to hit streaming services this month. Titled Unstoppable, according to Billboard, news of the album’s release was confirmed …

Former running back and current disgraced public citizen O.J. Simpson was not too happy over the early departure of NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown during Sunday’s Buccaneers and New York Jets game, and named his actions “inexcusable.” In a short video posted to Twitter, Simpson explained that he was watching the …

Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., speaks with the media after the House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington, on July 27, 2021.Photo: Jose Luis Magana (AP) Thursday marks a year since thousands of losers stormed the U.S. Capitol, trying to keep an even …

U.S. authorities have officially charged the main suspect in connection with the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse last July. On Tuesday, Mario Antonio Palacios appeared in federal court in Miami and was charged with conspiracy to commit murder or kidnapping outside the United States and providing material support resulting …

Photo: Scott Olson (Getty Images) On Tuesday, the Chicago Teachers Union voted to not show up for in-person teaching and instead decided to switch to remote learning. As a result, the city canceled classes for all 330,000 Chicago Public School students Wednesday, according to USA Today. The union also voted …

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Maggie Gyllenhaal has a theory that the mothers we see on-screen tend to fall into one of two categories. First, there’s the “fantasy mother,” who’s perfect in every way except when she has, say, some oatmeal on her sweater or runs a little late for a parent-teacher conference. On the …

The COVID-19 Omicron variant is punishing small businesses across America, including those run by Black entrepreneurs. A fresh Alignable’s Omicron Pulse Poll shows that 69% of minority business owners are worried that the latest variant will affect their recovery and could hurt their business. That was the highest rate out …

Photo: Prime Video Prime Video is celebrating one of the most influential institutions in Black comedy. The streamer is set to premiere documentary Phat Tuesdays Friday, Feb. 4. “Phat Tuesdays is the inspiring story of how a little experiment to help Black comedians following the tragedy of the 1992 LA …

Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. Each January, the self-improvement Trojan horse rides in with the New Year, welcomed by Americans who …