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Atlanta radio personality Darian “Big Tigger” Morgan will not face criminal charges following domestic violence allegations made by his estranged wife, Alicia Brown. The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute the case after Morgan was arrested in June. According to court documents, the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office
Photo credit: MVAFF by Sidnee Michelle September 7, 2026 The Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival panel examined the role Black collectors can play in sustaining artists. Black art was positioned as more than cultural expression during a Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival panel that explored how ownership and collecting can
Ernest Harden Jr. has spent more than five decades building a career largely away from the spotlight. On Sunday, that long journey reached a milestone when the 73-year-old actor won his first Emmy for his performance as Louie Cloverfield on HBO Max’s “The Pitt.” Harden won Outstanding Guest Actor in
Source: Monica Schipper / Getty CIA asset. Former Playboy bunny. The face of the feminist movement. Those are three ways headlines have described feminist Gloria Steinem since her passing at the age of 92. To read just those three things about a major figure like Steinem, it’s easy to draw
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime performance has made Emmy history, collecting seven awards at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards and becoming the most-awarded Super Bowl halftime show ever recognized by the Television Academy. The haul came during the first night of the 78th Creative Emmy Awards on Sept. 5,
Source: Peerakorn Chotthanawarapong / Getty Every Labor Day, we pause to honor the workers who keep this country moving. This year, I am thinking especially about Black women. I am thinking about the Black women who get up every morning to care for our children, teach in our schools, serve
Kewon White, the man prosecutors say Yella Beezy hired to kill Dallas rapper MO3, has been convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. The conviction comes more than five years after MO3’s fatal Dallas highway shooting and months after Yella Beezy was charged with capital
A Colorado police officer has been indicted on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges following the fatal shooting of Rajon Belt-Stubblefield. The Black father was unarmed when he was shot three times during a 2025 traffic stop. Belt-Stubblefield’s widow and eight children have also filed a federal wrongful-death lawsuit accusing the
(Photo: ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images) by Selena Hill September 7, 2026 The global rideshare company is also cutting approximately 3,300 jobs. Uber Technologies is pulling out of Nigeria and Uganda just as the ride-hailing giant cuts about 3,300 jobs and redirects resources toward autonomous vehicles. The company announced Sept.
Barry Jenkins’ Oscar-winning “Moonlight” is returning to theaters this fall in a new 4K remastered version for the film’s 10th anniversary. The Moonlight re-release was announced at a special Telluride Film Festival screening, giving audiences another chance to revisit the landmark Black coming-of-age film from a director who has continued
Atlanta radio personality Darian “Big Tigger” Morgan will not face criminal charges following domestic violence allegations made by his estranged wife, Alicia Brown. The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute the case after Morgan was arrested in June. According to court documents, the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office
Photo credit: MVAFF by Sidnee Michelle September 7, 2026 The Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival panel examined the role Black collectors can play in sustaining artists. Black art was positioned as more than cultural expression during a Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival panel that explored how ownership and collecting can
Ernest Harden Jr. has spent more than five decades building a career largely away from the spotlight. On Sunday, that long journey reached a milestone when the 73-year-old actor won his first Emmy for his performance as Louie Cloverfield on HBO Max’s “The Pitt.” Harden won Outstanding Guest Actor in
Source: Monica Schipper / Getty CIA asset. Former Playboy bunny. The face of the feminist movement. Those are three ways headlines have described feminist Gloria Steinem since her passing at the age of 92. To read just those three things about a major figure like Steinem, it’s easy to draw
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime performance has made Emmy history, collecting seven awards at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards and becoming the most-awarded Super Bowl halftime show ever recognized by the Television Academy. The haul came during the first night of the 78th Creative Emmy Awards on Sept. 5,
Source: Peerakorn Chotthanawarapong / Getty Every Labor Day, we pause to honor the workers who keep this country moving. This year, I am thinking especially about Black women. I am thinking about the Black women who get up every morning to care for our children, teach in our schools, serve
Kewon White, the man prosecutors say Yella Beezy hired to kill Dallas rapper MO3, has been convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. The conviction comes more than five years after MO3’s fatal Dallas highway shooting and months after Yella Beezy was charged with capital
A Colorado police officer has been indicted on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges following the fatal shooting of Rajon Belt-Stubblefield. The Black father was unarmed when he was shot three times during a 2025 traffic stop. Belt-Stubblefield’s widow and eight children have also filed a federal wrongful-death lawsuit accusing the
(Photo: ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images) by Selena Hill September 7, 2026 The global rideshare company is also cutting approximately 3,300 jobs. Uber Technologies is pulling out of Nigeria and Uganda just as the ride-hailing giant cuts about 3,300 jobs and redirects resources toward autonomous vehicles. The company announced Sept.
Barry Jenkins’ Oscar-winning “Moonlight” is returning to theaters this fall in a new 4K remastered version for the film’s 10th anniversary. The Moonlight re-release was announced at a special Telluride Film Festival screening, giving audiences another chance to revisit the landmark Black coming-of-age film from a director who has continued