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Sometimes, when reporters ask questions at press conferences, they maintain a cool, disinterested composure. McCloy, however, looked distressed, as if she herself were one of the people she was describing. “It could be me,” she told me. “Advertisers could pull out. We could all lose our jobs.” Read: New York …

The Nominees H.E.R. is the most nominated artist, receiving eight nods. Chris Brown follows that with seven and Beyoncé and Young Thug, who both received six. Monica is slated to be awarded the Lady of Soul Award. See a full list of the major nominations below. Song of the Year:Beyoncé …

1 (Image: Black Power Clothing) A much-needed guide has just been released that lists businesses owned by Black people. Black Power Clothing has just announced that they have published The Ultimate Black-Owned Businesses Guide. The free guide is now available on it’s website, Black Power Clothing. The company promises that the business …

Photo: Shutterstock It’s easily arguable that American society isn’t very forgiving to people who have committed crimes. For Black people and people of color especially, it often seems like rehabilitation is a concept the criminal justice system accepts in theory—not so much in practice. It’s easily arguable that America is …

Three years ago, the Washington Football Team hosted its first-ever Thanksgiving Day game. The franchise had played—and lost—on the holiday many times before. But the 2017 game wasn’t notable just because the team, then known as the Redskins, actually won. That afternoon, a small group of Native American activists gathered …

Jeannie Mai returned to The Real  this week (November 24) after emergency surgery for a rare condition affecting her throat called epiglottitis, which causes swelling and blocks air to the lungs. Joining co-hosts Adrienne Hough, Garcelle Beauvais and Loni Love, Mai looked overjoyed to be back on air and healthy.  “You …

BET’s Movie of the Week, Miss Juneteenth, is a story about mothering, living through regret and what it really means to find one’s voice as a young Black woman trapped in the shadow of parental expectation. Set to premiere this week on Thanksgiving Day (November 26), this critically-acclaimed film chronicles the life of …

The 39-year-old shared that she and her husband Prince Harry, experienced the terrifying event in the couple’s new home in Montecito, Calif., when she felt that something was wrong during that morning. Markle said that after changing her son Archie’s diaper, she suddenly felt a cramp, “I dropped to the …

0 (iStock/tommaso79) As a busy, single, professional, the “singles’ table” may come with all kinds of connotations. You’re no longer defined by your professional title, but your relationship status. With all of your accomplishments and talents, everyone is the same at the singles’ table. This year, it may be time …

Tyler Perry Studios has taken on a new story plot that centers around life inside a Black cult in his latest series, Tyler Perry’s Ruthless. The drama-thriller series is a spin-off from the BET original series The Oval and grapples with the Rakudushis and their jarring practices displayed on their …