On a vacation in Arizona a few years back, as we wandered around in the hot sun and bemoaned the dry air, a friend pulled a small plastic bottle from her bag. “Anyone want a spritz?” she asked, spraying down her face and neck with the contents of the unassuming

In a lengthy episode of The Stephen A. Smith Show podcast,  Smith sat down with his First Take co-host Shannon Sharpe, delving into Sharpe’s much-talked-about departure from the rival show, Undisputed. Sharpe made his First Take debut with Smith for the full two hours on Sept. 4-5, following Week 1

One day in seventh grade, a girl sat next to me on the school bus. She was the kind of person who made fun of everyone. She said, “Nick, I don’t even have to start with you. You’re already too messed up.” That specific incident started a chain of thoughts

Career pathways, infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and economic development are among key topics to be discussed this week at the 2023 National HBCU Week conference, hosted by the U.S. Department of Education’s White House Initiative (WHI) on HBCUs. The largest annual convening of historically Black college and university (HBCU) leaders and

Activist Tamika Mallory is offering words of support from one young mother to another, social media personality Chrisean Rock. Mallory is reaching out to help the 23-year-old, who is currently facing criticism for her handling of motherhood. Chrisean Rock gave birth to her son, Chrisean Jr., on Sept. 3. She

She’s a Savage! Megan Thee Stallion took her long-awaited place on stage with Queen Bey at Beyoncé’s highly-anticipated Houston show for the Renaissance World Tour on Sept. 23. Beyoncé had the rapper join her on stage to perform “Savage Remix” live for the first time ever in their shared home

Chris Brown was hit with a $2 million lawsuit by City National Bank (CNB) for allegedly defaulting on loans meant to purchase two Popeyes Chicken franchises.  According to The Blast, the “Fine China” singer and a group of investors, including The Dream, applied for the money in 2018 in Georgia.

Twenty-nine-year-old trendsetter and hip-hop artist Saucy Santana is taking matters into his own hands as the beauty ambassador for Black, female-owned brand, Thread Beauty.  Santana uses his platform to push for representation in the beauty industry, especially for Black LGBTQIA+ creatives. Now, the trailblazing artist and makeup lover is representing

An Indiana woman allegedly erroneously stabbed her one-year-old niece after her pitbull jacked her Burger King chicken sandwich. She’s now behind bars.  The incident occurred at a Days Inn Hotel in Castleton, Indiana, on Sept. 19. Sharon Key’s niece was reportedly lying on the bed while her mother bathed her

Detroit’s construction industry is being transformed by two Black women at the center of it. According to the Michigan Chronicle, Dannis Mitchell and Kimle Nailer are at the head of several projects that are moving the city forward. Mitchell is the Director of Community Engagement for Barton Marlow, and Nailer