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✕ At just 18 years old, James Ray Lewis walked into a profession most people spend their lives avoiding. Now, decades later, the veteran funeral director in Goldsboro, North Carolina, has buried generations of Black families, watching not only their grief, but the business of death itself, change in ways
Issa Rae says one of the most important lessons guiding her life and career comes from the late poet and activist Maya Angelou, and it centers on trusting your instincts. Speaking during a panel at the Create Canva/Building Creative Empires for Social Good event held at SoFi Stadium in Los
The highly anticipated biopic “Michael” has made a historic debut at the global box office, setting the biggest opening weekend for a music biopic, according to Variety. The film, which chronicles the life and career of Michael Jackson, debuted with $97 million domestically and $217 million worldwide, according to studio
Source: Anadolu / Getty New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued his first veto on Friday over a city council bill that would have required the New York Police Department to establish “buffer zones” outside schools whenever there is a student protest. According to The New York Times, Mamdani released
Veteran television host Maury Povich made a surprise appearance on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” stepping in to resolve a dispute between cast members using his signature lie detector format.10 During the April 26 episode, the 87-year-old host appeared virtually to address a rumor involving entrepreneur Pinky Cole Hayes and
Source: OK, y’all, we have got to talk about this feud between white supremacist and unintentional Jigsaw cosplayer Laura Loomer and former Trump humper and wannabe white supremacist Candace Owens. It’s an odd case, not because it involves Loomer being disgustingly racist towards a Black woman — that’s pretty much
Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama are entering a new creative chapter on Broadway. But their latest venture is already stirring debate, not over the production itself, but over who can afford to see it. Through their company, Higher Ground Productions, the couple is backing a
Monaleo rang in her 25th birthday with an honor from her home city of Houston. On Friday, Houston City Councilmember Edward Pollard presented the “Putting Ya Dine” rapper with a proclamation, marking April 24 as Leondra Roshawn Caldwell Day, or Monaleo Day. “While widely recognized for her impact in hip
“Wicked: For Good” actress Marissa Bode is calling out an airline she says did not allow her to board after realizing she uses a wheelchair. “As long as airlines are sh–y, I’m going to continue talking about it,” she said. In a video posted to TikTok on Thursday (April 23),
After Saturday night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Donald Trump suggested the potentially deadly incident is justification for the building of his $400 million White House ballroom. “I didn’t want to say this, but this is why we have to have all of the attributes of what
✕ At just 18 years old, James Ray Lewis walked into a profession most people spend their lives avoiding. Now, decades later, the veteran funeral director in Goldsboro, North Carolina, has buried generations of Black families, watching not only their grief, but the business of death itself, change in ways
Issa Rae says one of the most important lessons guiding her life and career comes from the late poet and activist Maya Angelou, and it centers on trusting your instincts. Speaking during a panel at the Create Canva/Building Creative Empires for Social Good event held at SoFi Stadium in Los
The highly anticipated biopic “Michael” has made a historic debut at the global box office, setting the biggest opening weekend for a music biopic, according to Variety. The film, which chronicles the life and career of Michael Jackson, debuted with $97 million domestically and $217 million worldwide, according to studio
Source: Anadolu / Getty New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued his first veto on Friday over a city council bill that would have required the New York Police Department to establish “buffer zones” outside schools whenever there is a student protest. According to The New York Times, Mamdani released
Veteran television host Maury Povich made a surprise appearance on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” stepping in to resolve a dispute between cast members using his signature lie detector format.10 During the April 26 episode, the 87-year-old host appeared virtually to address a rumor involving entrepreneur Pinky Cole Hayes and
Source: OK, y’all, we have got to talk about this feud between white supremacist and unintentional Jigsaw cosplayer Laura Loomer and former Trump humper and wannabe white supremacist Candace Owens. It’s an odd case, not because it involves Loomer being disgustingly racist towards a Black woman — that’s pretty much
Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama are entering a new creative chapter on Broadway. But their latest venture is already stirring debate, not over the production itself, but over who can afford to see it. Through their company, Higher Ground Productions, the couple is backing a
Monaleo rang in her 25th birthday with an honor from her home city of Houston. On Friday, Houston City Councilmember Edward Pollard presented the “Putting Ya Dine” rapper with a proclamation, marking April 24 as Leondra Roshawn Caldwell Day, or Monaleo Day. “While widely recognized for her impact in hip
“Wicked: For Good” actress Marissa Bode is calling out an airline she says did not allow her to board after realizing she uses a wheelchair. “As long as airlines are sh–y, I’m going to continue talking about it,” she said. In a video posted to TikTok on Thursday (April 23),
After Saturday night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Donald Trump suggested the potentially deadly incident is justification for the building of his $400 million White House ballroom. “I didn’t want to say this, but this is why we have to have all of the attributes of what