At 3 years old, I discovered magic by a roaring fireplace in the Catskills in the form of an intricately carved wooden chess set. By age 5, I was playing and gearing up for competition. By 12, I’d gone from placing nationally to finding my true calling: demystifying chess.  At

Rapper A$AP Rocky was found not guilty Tuesday of firing a handgun at a former friend on a Hollywood street in 2021. Los Angeles jurors deliberated for only about three hours before clearing him of two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. The 36-year-old hip-hop star, fashion mogul and

Brittney Griner, the WNBA star who has become a symbol of resilience and advocacy, canceled her appearance at the Women Grow Leadership Summit in Maryland over security concerns. Griner was slated to be a keynote speaker at the event held at the Gaylord National. The engagement was meant to highlight

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to study how to expand access to in vitro fertilization and make it more affordable. The order calls for policy recommendations to “protect IVF access and aggressively reduce out-of-pocket and health plan costs for such treatments,” according to the White House. On the

An airplane headed from Minneapolis to Toronto crash-landed upside down on the runway of an airport in the Canadian city. Footage that has surfaced online shows the plane skidding into a crash on the snowy tarmac before it catches on fire and completely rolls over. The crash marks the fourth

Edward Enninful, the visionary tastemaker responsible for some of the most boundary-pushing moments in fashion and media, is stepping into a bold new chapter with the launch of EE72 —a global media and entertainment company.  EE72 arrives at a time when the world is demanding more authentic, diverse storytelling. And

The latest victim of the Trump administration’s anti-DEI orders appears to be Frederick Douglass. Organizers have canceled a parade planned to honor the 207th birthday of the Maryland native and famed abolitionist after the Maryland National Guard announced they could not participate, citing the Department of Defense’s order to cease

OpenAI has announced a new content policy change, now giving its AI models greater freedom to discuss sensitive issues and embrace topics it was once trained to avoid.  ChatGPT will become more unrestricted soon  In an effort to boost transparency and eliminate bias, OpenAI is promising users that ChatGPT will

Megan Thee Stallion isn’t just a tequila lover—she’s now a tequila mogul. The three-time Grammy winner and certified Hot Girl is adding another flex to her resume with the launch of Chicas Divertidas, a premium tequila brand designed to bring the party. And what better way to celebrate turning 30

The Roots Picnic, the annual music festival curated by The Roots, Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, recently released the lineup for this year’s festival. It features some heavy hitters regardless of what musical era or genre you call home.  The headliners for this year’s festival — which takes place