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Jhené Aiko has earned the first No. 1 album of her career as “Westside Whimsy” debuts atop the Billboard 200. Complex reported that “Westside Whimsy” earned 74,000 equivalent album units in the United States during the week ending Sept. 17. Of that total, 70,000 units came from streaming activity, representing
Source: HBO Max / Youtube We’re in the home stretch, folks! Our time in 2016 seems to have come to a close as this week’s episode of Lanterns takes place entirely in 2026, with John unable to resist the siren call of his past despite having built a new life
Mellody Hobson and George Lucas welcomed prominent Hollywood stars to celebrate the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles on Saturday. The Lucas Museum opening comes years after the couple sought to help preserve the historic EBONY and JET archives and supported arts education through a
AI-generated image by Selena Hill September 21, 2026 Ode Hotel is putting Black ownership, local design, and neighborhood culture at the center of Toronto’s boutique hospitality scene. Toronto’s boutique hotel scene is getting a distinctly Black-owned imprint. Ode Hotel, a 10-room guesthouse in Toronto’s Little Portugal neighborhood, has been recognized
Source: Tameka Scyrus / facebook Tameka Scyrus keeps returning to the same two hours. Her daughter, 22-year-old Ranesha Scyrus, was riding an e-scooter home from her job at the OKC Outlets on the night of Sept. 10 when she was struck from behind, according to Oklahoma City police. The driver,
News outlets are hitting back at President Donald Trump after banning them from White House press access, announcing a lawsuit and the suspension of TV coverage of his administration. In a draft of the lawsuit, CNN, MS Now, and Politico called the ban a “direct assault on the First Amendment”
Source: Gallo Images / Getty The nine women whose bodies have been found in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, since July, were mostly Black South African women from working-class townships—Kempton Park, KwaThema, Dawn Park—communities that have long absorbed the brunt of the country’s gender-based violence epidemic. According to the Washington Post,
Actress Tichina Arnold, “Everybody hates Chris” and “Martin” signs an autogragh for a fan March 24 at the Yokota Community Center. Ms. Arnold visited base meeting Airmen at the Samurai Cafe and also visiting schools on base. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Eric Summers)Airman 1st Class Eric
(Photo: Julian Dakdouk/Parkwood Media/WireImage via Parkwood ) by Selena Hill September 21, 2026 The global superstar’s beauty brand is expanding internationally through an exclusive retail partnership with Space NK. Beyoncé is taking Cécred international. The Grammy Award-winning entertainer’s haircare brand is set to launch exclusively at British beauty retailer Space
Rep. Joyce Beatty is the sole plaintiff in the federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s plans for the Kennedy Center, taking the dispute from board meetings into court. The Wall Street Journal reported that Beatty, an Ohio Democrat and former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, has now prevailed twice
Jhené Aiko has earned the first No. 1 album of her career as “Westside Whimsy” debuts atop the Billboard 200. Complex reported that “Westside Whimsy” earned 74,000 equivalent album units in the United States during the week ending Sept. 17. Of that total, 70,000 units came from streaming activity, representing
Source: HBO Max / Youtube We’re in the home stretch, folks! Our time in 2016 seems to have come to a close as this week’s episode of Lanterns takes place entirely in 2026, with John unable to resist the siren call of his past despite having built a new life
Mellody Hobson and George Lucas welcomed prominent Hollywood stars to celebrate the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles on Saturday. The Lucas Museum opening comes years after the couple sought to help preserve the historic EBONY and JET archives and supported arts education through a
AI-generated image by Selena Hill September 21, 2026 Ode Hotel is putting Black ownership, local design, and neighborhood culture at the center of Toronto’s boutique hospitality scene. Toronto’s boutique hotel scene is getting a distinctly Black-owned imprint. Ode Hotel, a 10-room guesthouse in Toronto’s Little Portugal neighborhood, has been recognized
Source: Tameka Scyrus / facebook Tameka Scyrus keeps returning to the same two hours. Her daughter, 22-year-old Ranesha Scyrus, was riding an e-scooter home from her job at the OKC Outlets on the night of Sept. 10 when she was struck from behind, according to Oklahoma City police. The driver,
News outlets are hitting back at President Donald Trump after banning them from White House press access, announcing a lawsuit and the suspension of TV coverage of his administration. In a draft of the lawsuit, CNN, MS Now, and Politico called the ban a “direct assault on the First Amendment”
Source: Gallo Images / Getty The nine women whose bodies have been found in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, since July, were mostly Black South African women from working-class townships—Kempton Park, KwaThema, Dawn Park—communities that have long absorbed the brunt of the country’s gender-based violence epidemic. According to the Washington Post,
Actress Tichina Arnold, “Everybody hates Chris” and “Martin” signs an autogragh for a fan March 24 at the Yokota Community Center. Ms. Arnold visited base meeting Airmen at the Samurai Cafe and also visiting schools on base. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Eric Summers)Airman 1st Class Eric
(Photo: Julian Dakdouk/Parkwood Media/WireImage via Parkwood ) by Selena Hill September 21, 2026 The global superstar’s beauty brand is expanding internationally through an exclusive retail partnership with Space NK. Beyoncé is taking Cécred international. The Grammy Award-winning entertainer’s haircare brand is set to launch exclusively at British beauty retailer Space
Rep. Joyce Beatty is the sole plaintiff in the federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s plans for the Kennedy Center, taking the dispute from board meetings into court. The Wall Street Journal reported that Beatty, an Ohio Democrat and former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, has now prevailed twice