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This month marks 20 years since Aaliyah Dana Haughton died in a plane crash. The singer never stopped being a force in pop culture and the details of her life and untimely death have been discussed and examined by the media many times over. As another unauthorized book about her …

Zazie Beetz attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City.Photo: Neilson Barnard (Getty Images) The 2021 Met Gala must go on, apparently—even amid a surging pandemic. The always anticipated event—which converges the worlds of fashion, …

As a skateboarder, I found the lead-up to this summer’s Olympics exhausting. Ever since the International Olympic Committee announced in 2016 that skateboarding would become an Olympic event, skaters across the United States have rehashed an endless debate: Are we sacrificing part of our creative soul by turning a means …

s1 | Exclusive Nine singers from the 90s and 00s, including members of Blaque, Danity Kane and more, have 30 days to become the ultimate R&B supergroup on BET Presents The Encore, airing Wednesday at 10/9c. Source link

Family and friends of former president Barack Obama shared public tributes on social media Wednesday, wishing him a happy 60th birthday.  The most notable of them all came from none other than the former first lady, Michelle Obama. She posted a photo of them and their daughters, Malia and Sasha, …

Photo: Zakaria Abdelkafi (Getty Images) By now, we all know what white conservatives think about Critical Race Theory—which is to say, they think nothing of it at all because they have no idea what it is. Ironically, though, white people have their own version of CRT—albeit a version that isn’t …

Free Ticketing Opens Today for Programming September 22–24 and 27–30, From Washington, D.C. The Atlantic Festival returns this September 22–24 and 27–30 for an expanded seven days of must-attend experiences and conversations––with virtual events happening live from Washington, D.C., and streamed to subscribers and audiences around the world. For the …

U.S. Capitol police officer Harry Dunn, who was on duty during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, bravely spoke out during the House select committee hearing about the racist abuse he suffered during the attack. He has now been inundated with racist messages online. According to WTTG, Dunn …

Meghan Markle is officially venturing into an exciting new era in her life. Today, the Duchess of Sussex  turns 40-years old and although this milestone birthday is cause for celebration, the mother of two will likely not have a big blow out this year.  According to Page Six, there are …

Kwaw Amos, an investment banker with Barclays, has been in the banking industry for more than a decade, but he’s also the founder and owner of New York’s first operating and producing Black-owned winery. Amos is the owner of Gotham Winery, a business founded in New York City that sports …