The 25th anniversary of the BET Awards opened with a nostalgic and electrifying celebration, paying homage to the golden era of 2000s music. This year’s ceremony, centered around Black excellence and legacy, wasted no time delivering an unforgettable showcase, launching with ten powerhouse performances from some of the most celebrated

The BET Awards is bringing major star power — including Kendrick Lamar, Mariah Carey, and Jamie Foxx — to celebrate its 25th anniversary on Monday. Lamar leads the pack with 10 nominations, including album of the year for his critically acclaimed project “GNX.” His ubiquitous diss track “Not Like Us,” emanating from the Drake feud, received

To many of us, actor Woody McClain is the man behind characters like Cain Tejada in “Power Book II: Ghost,” or modern depictions of R&B singer Bobby Brown. And while he has the ability to captivate audiences so well that they associate him with these fictional characters in the real

 Ten years ago this month, Misty Copeland sat in front of a hastily arranged news conference at American Ballet Theatre, fighting back tears of pride over her new role: principal dancer. “This is it,” she said, with emotion. “This has been my dream since I was 13.” The occasion was highly

The ramifications of the Trump administration’s travel ban on 12 Black and brown countries have been swift, including in Haiti, where the lives of sick children hang in the balance. The International Cardiac Alliance, which has sent more than 100 Haitian children with serious cardiac conditions to the United States

Sly Stone, the revolutionary musician and dynamic showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s and beyond with such hits as “Everyday People,” “Stand!” and “Family Affair,” has died. He was 82 Stone, born Sylvester Stewart, had been in poor health in recent years. His

Very few people like unsolicited advice. Even fewer people like unsolicited advice about their relationships. Knowing that, however, rarely stops people from pulling up to tell you how to live your life, especially when it comes to love and marriage.  Thus brings us to R&B star and wife to Russell

“Mufasa” star Aaron Pierre, who had the internet in a collective swoon, is officially off the market—and his new romance is with none other than multi-hyphenate powerhouse Teyana Taylor. Together, the two may have just secured the title of Hollywood’s most attractive couple. After months of speculation, Pierre and Taylor

Confusion took hold of social media over the weekend about the status of famous TikToker Khaby Lame as conservative commentator Bo Loudon took to X to claim that he helped to get Lame detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Las Vegas. Lame’s detention comes amid increased immigration raids

Authorities were investigating Monday after a small plane carrying six people crashed off the San Diego coast. The twin-engine Cessna 414 crashed at around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, not long after it took off, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The plane was returning to Phoenix one day after flying out from Arizona,