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Illustration by Kensuke Koike; Bettmann / Getty This article was published online on June 11, 2021. In the early and macabre days of coronavirus shutdowns, Edgar Allan Poe was trending. “The Masque of the Red Death,” his Gothic tale from 1842, became in March of 2020 a go-to source for …

Lori Harvey decided to keep it classy in her response to her ex-boyfriend Future’s diss toward her. The 37-year-old connected with Detroit, Michigan rapper 42 Dugg for the track “Maybach.” On the song, Future takes jabs at his 24-year-old ex-girlfriend, Lori Harvey. “Tell Steve Harvey I don’t want her,” Future …

Following a very public divorce, Gary Owen was seen having dinner with Wendy Williams. The 46-year-old comedian and talk show host Williams, 56, were having dinner at the reopening of Scotto’s in New York City on Thursday (June 10). Insiders tell Radar Online that the two celebs were in a …

Tyra Myricks, daughter of legendary DJ Jam Master Jay, is taking side gigs to the next level. The 28-year-old has used her skills and creativity to bring in seven figures a year. She’s currently managing a full-time job and five business ventures. Although she has a full plate on her …

Image: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) Just when you thought we may have finally gotten a break from hearing the word “recount” ad nauseum after the most recent election cycle, two white families broke the respite after two Black students beat out their kids for graduation honors at a West Point, Miss., high …

For most of her life, Gulfisha Fatima showed little interest in anything beyond academics. By late 2019, the 27-year-old Delhi resident had finished her M.B.A. and was getting ready to apply for a Ph.D. Even as a student, she stayed away from activism. “Her world,” her brother Aqil told me, …

Gary Owen broke his silence about the ending of his marriage to Kenya Duke on The Wendy Williams Show yesterday (June 10), teasing a “big twist” in the divorce proceedings that he’s not at liberty to share details about as yet. Duke has now responded to her ex’s comments on …

Democrat Mia McLeod made history last week when she announced her run for Governor. The South Carolina senator is the first Black woman to enter the gubernatorial race in the state. No Black woman has ever held the governor’s seat in the United States. If McLeod wins the election, she …

Photo: Getty Images (Getty Images) About $4 billion in federal stimulus money designated to forgive loans for Black and minority farmers remains in limbo because white farmers claim that this loan forgiveness program is unconstitutional and discriminatory against them. The Washington Post reports that a lawsuit was filed by a …

A Brutalist aesthetic. Allusions to autocracy. The early episodes of Marvel’s new series may seem breezy, but its sinister design hints at darker twists ahead. Marvel Studios In the first episode of Loki, the trickster god of the Marvel Cinematic Universe—last seen escaping in a time-travel snafu during Avengers: Endgame—is …