NAACP Image Awards Adds 10 Categories Celebrating African Talent
Photo by Suvan Chowdhury: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-photography-of-microphone-144429/ by Sidnee Michelle September 9, 2026 The new categories span film, television, and music. The NAACP Image Awards is expanding its global reach with 10 new categories dedicated to African artists and entertainers, beginning with the 58th NAACP Image Awards in 2027, Billboard reports. The new categories give African creatives […]
Elon Musk’s ex warns about consequences of his actions on X, claims he wanted a ‘legion of children before civil war’
Elon Musk is musing about a potential civil war, according to the mother of one of his children. Speaking at the Venice film premiere of “Musk,” a documentary about the world’s first trillionaire, Ashley St. Clair explained why she feels Musk is “sowing deliberate division” on X and that he once explained to her that […]
Tyler Perry’s ‘Why Did I Get Married Again?’ takes generational trauma—and drama—to Lake Como
****SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers and plot points.**** If you don’t accept your mistakes in life, your children are doomed to repeat them, or so goes the feeling in Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married Again?” The latest installment in the sensational, soapy “Why Did I Get Married” franchise debuted September 9 on […]
Trump Admin Removes Language Critical Of Confederate Memorial At Arlington Cemetery [Op-Ed]
Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty We really didn’t need any more evidence of the efforts by President Donald Trump, his administration, and the MAGA movement to miseducate America by whitewashing U.S. history while calling it an effort to fight “woke indoctrination.” Those of us who actually read books and know things could see clearly why […]
‘Revolving door of corruption’: Trump’s $45,000 cash gifts to aides draw scrutiny
After financial disclosures revealed that President Donald Trump gifted three White House aides $45,000 in cash, critics say the likely ethical and legal breach is emblematic of broader corruption within the Trump administration. As the New York Times reported on Tuesday, Trump’s holiday cash gift was provided to his executive assistant, Natalie Harp, and two other […]
Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe are one match away from US Open history
It has been 58 years since a Black man won the US Open, and 52 years since one reached the tournament’s final round. However, this week, Frances Tiafoe or Ben Shelton could change that. This Friday, the two tennis stars will face off in the 2026 US Open semifinals, marking the first time two Black […]
Incarcerated People In Kansas Prison Raise Over $4K To Help Pay For School Meals
Source: MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images / Getty A group of incarcerated people at a Kansas prison helped raise over $4,000 to help struggling families pay for meals at a local school. WKRC reports that Norton Community Schools ended the 2025-2026 school year with nearly $6,000 in debt stemming from unpaid student […]
‘I cannot be minimized’: Megan Thee Stallion is plotting her own universe and more after Klay Thompson split
Megan Thee Stallion is dictating life on her terms. The do-everything Houston artist has found ways to navigate the digital age as a go-hard rapper in one season and then as a college graduate in the next. Entrepreneur with brand deals from Nike to Planet Fitness to Popeyes? Check. Her own tequila and fragrance? Check. […]
Court says clean water isn’t a constitutional right. Leaders say majority-Black Jackson, Miss., deserves better
After a federal court ruled that the residents of the majority-Black city of Jackson, Mississippi, do not have a constitutional right to clean water, leaders are speaking out against what they say is a miscarriage of environmental justice. Last week, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a 2022 lawsuit filed […]
Beyoncé Gifts $2 Million To The Studio Museum In Harlem For Her 45th Birthday
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (Photo Credit: Parkwood Entertainment via PR Newswire) by Selena Hill September 9, 2026 The superstar’s contribution to Harlem’s Studio Museum comes as the institution enters a new era. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter marked her 45th birthday with a multimillion-dollar investment in one of the country’s leading institutions dedicated to Black art. The superstar, entrepreneur, and […]