This year marks a century since Carter G. Woodson began “Negro History Week,” now known as Black History Month. 100 years later should mean great social advancements for the current day, but many executive orders, Supreme Court reversals and Senate bills later, we’ve moved backward from Woodson’s vision and the meaning of Black History Month.
Rapper A$AP Rocky returns after an eight-year album hiatus with ‘Don’t Be Dumb,’ which addresses his beef with Drake, fatherhood, his not-guilty verdict in his 2021 shooting case and what he’s learned along the way.
The Grammys gave musical innovator Sly Stone a short spoken word memoriam after the main tributes of the night. While it was sweet, it was underwhelming given his expansive impact on music, which warranted some kind of musical tribute.
Kai Cenat's newest endeavor of self-improvement, studying fashion design and improving his literacy, has triggered conversations across platforms about literacy rates and influencers’ ability to motivate readership.
Major Dragon Ball projects were announced during Genki Damatsuri in light of the franchise’s 40th anniversary.
Since the murders of various ICE brutality victims, politicians are looking to quell the backlash with the same non-solutions from the 2020 police brutality protests.
The world finally got a glimpse at the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic in a teaser trailer that’s already breaking records and priming the world for a comprehensive look at the King of Pop’s legendary life, starring his nephew.
Mariah Carey’s annual “It’s Time” video was met with backlash over being a tone deaf advertisement in collaboration with Sephora.
Our youngest generations are ridiculed for “growing up too fast,” but with the internet at their fingertips, social pressure and open disdain for childhood have convinced them that being a kid sucks.
The state of Black journalism reflects the volatility of journalism in general, but also highlights the disregard for Black journalists and their stories, which can be demoralizing for those seeking comfort in the field.
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