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Screenshot: Kennedi Carter for Vogue/Condé Nast There’s B’Day, and then, there’s Bey Week—which is a bit like Shark Week, but with much more buzz. Beyoncé kicked off the week building the buzz about her latest (and already sold out) Ivy Park drop with Adidas—her second since the label’s relaunch—and is …

Beck: What was it like for you to reconnect as adults, since Jonathan was very young the first time you met? Wilson-Hartgrove: Reverend Barber became the president of the North Carolina NAACP, and in that role, he began building a fusion coalition. Basically, he was proposing a way of changing …

A self-proclaimed racist told a Black man in Arizona he couldn’t use his camera phone because it was a “no n***** zone,” and now, it’s costing him his job. Paul Ng was a real estate agent at Sotheby’s and on Friday morning (October 24), he allegedly accosted YouTuber Andre Abram …

Known as a champion for women, Sanders is a seasoned political strategist. She rose to prominence by serving as National Press Secretary for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign. She made history at age 25 as the youngest presidential press secretary on record. Sanders was named to Rolling Stone Magazine’s list …

Screenshot: Instagram Andre Abram, the Arizona man who was told he was in a “no nigger zone,” says he has forgiven the man who insulted him. In an interview with TMZ, Abram said that he doesn’t have any lingering beef with Paul Ng, the man who dropped the slur. “I …

“All the evangelicals I know have expressed chagrin, or concern, or heartburn, or some combination of the three about some of the president’s vocabulary and some of the president’s posturing toward those with whom he disagrees,” Richard Land, the president of the Southern Evangelical Seminary and a member of a …

In honor of Kim Kardashian’s 40th birthday, Kanye West gave her a gift that’s almost hard to believe. The rapper presented his wife with a life-like hologram of her late father, Robert Kardashian. Kim posted videos of the hologram on her Twitter just moments ago. “I can’t even describe what …

Philadelphia city officials and the police department said they will release the body camera footage and 911-tapes of the Walter Wallace Jr. shooting that occurred on Monday. Wallace Jr. was shot and killed Monday night by two Philadelphia police officers during a confrontation after police responded to a report of …

A new survey has listed NBA Champion LeBron James as the most influential celebrity in the 2020 election. The survey, conducted by Whitman Insight Strategies and MRC Data in partnership with DISQO, polled 1,103 people and measured the intersection of entertainment, influence and politics.  Voters were asked to specify whose …

Photo: nikkimeel (Shutterstock) You know, I thought Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice would remain the most offensive thing DC Comics would ever do, but alas, I was wrong. Two former Black comics editors have revealed they experienced multiple instances of racial discrimination during their time at the legendary comics …