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Mary J. Blige’s new documentary My Life hits Amazon Prime on June 25. The legendary R&B singer recently opened up about sharing such challenging moments on screen. Blige told ET’s Kevin Frazier, “To go back and actually show them where the pain came from, it was heavy, but it was …

In the city of Louisville, which was the center of civil unrest after the police killing of Breonna Taylor, Black businesses have been a source of empowerment during tough times—one Black-owned business is designed to help multiple ones. Black Business Boxes, a Black-owned monthly subscription box akin to Birchbox and Stitch …

Photo: Fashion Nova If you’ve yet to get your summer body-ody-ody-ody-ody where you want it (and to be clear, where you want it needn’t correlate to anyone else’s beauty standards), Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé are offering some added incentive. This week, the Grammy-winning “Savage (Remix)” collaborators each gave us …

After the pandemic, how do we learn to get close to one another again? We ask the renowned sex therapist Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer. Rachel Murray / Getty Listen and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Podcasts The COVID-19 pandemic shattered social norms around physical closeness and …

UPDATE: After outrage among employees of an Atlanta-area Ikea store over a racist “Juneteenth Menu” featuring watermelon and fried chicken, the company is again under fire after it was revealed it informed its workers that they will not receive “incentivized pay” for the official national holiday. According to Shon Gables …

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was one of the most liked and well-respected basketball players in the world. And after his unfortunate death early last year, fans and friends alike continued to mourn his life. So, it comes as no surprise that when a young rapper, Kodak Black, celebrated …

Photo: rawf8 (Shutterstock) In a move that gets us one step closer to actually treating the incarcerated like people, Connecticut has become the first state to make prison calls free for inmates and their families. According to CNN, a bill to make all voice communication, including through video and email, …

The 2022 honorees of the Hollywood Walk of Fame have officially been announced.  According to an official press release, the 38 new honorees were revealed on Thursday (June 17). Honorees include Michael B. Jordan, Regina King, Nipsey Hussle (posthumous), Tracee Ellis Ross, DJ Khaled, Tessa Thompson, Michael Strahan, Kenan Thompson, …

“How to Build a Life” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. “The roots of vegetables … attach them fatally to the ground,” the philosopher George Santayana wrote in his 1964 essay “The Philosophy of Travel.” “They are condemned like leeches to suck up …

American Idol alum Fantasia Barrino has finally brought her baby girl home! According to People, Keziah had spent nearly one month in the hospital after her birth. She was born on May 23 and had been in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) since then.  The singer and her husband …