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Christopher ‘Kid ‘n Play’ Reid Shares Shocking Health News

Kid from the popular 90s rap dup Kid’n Play is opening up about a shocking health experience and urging fans to take action for their own lives!

Books You Need to Read This Black History Month

Professor: Why Black People Should Skip The Super Bowl This Year

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‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence Dish on What It Takes to be True Bad Boys

Samuel L. Jackson, John David and Malcolm Washington on ‘The Piano Lesson,’ Family and Legacy

Wayne Brady and Maile Brady Tell Us Who Choreographs Their Fun TikTok Dances

Morris Chestnut Tells Us What Song Always Gets Him to the Dance Floor and What You Better Not Bring to a Party at His House

3 Ways to Think Like a Businessman, According to Executive Walter Davis

Why You Need To Be Careful With What You Send In The Groupchat In 2026

This is why you shouldn’t tell your groupchat everything in 2026.

Nonprofit Commits $500K to Black Media Outlets After Black Journalists’ Arrests

Elon Musk Threatens Boycott of ‘The Odyssey’ After Black Actress Chosen As World’s Most Beautiful Woman

Lil Wayne Whines About Grammy Snub, Fans Drag Him Mercilessly

Don Lemon Describes the Moments of His Arrest by FBI Agents

Entertainment

Christopher ‘Kid ‘n Play’ Reid Shares Shocking Health News

Kid from the popular 90s rap dup Kid’n Play is opening up about a shocking health experience and urging fans to take action for their own lives!

You <i>Have</i> to Read Whoopi Goldberg's Hilarious Life Update

You Have to Read Whoopi Goldberg’s Hilarious Life Update

Internet Responds to Joe Budden Calling Out Rappers for Being Too Quiet About ICE Raids

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Relationship Goals’ Stars Kelly Rowland, Method Man Talk New Film, Give Priceless Dating Advice

You'll Be Shocked at How Much These Black TV Actors <i>Really</i> Get Paid...

You’ll Be Shocked at How Much These Black TV Actors Really Get Paid…

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GloRilla’s Sister Blasts Her for Not Giving Back to Family, But the Internet Says Not So Fast!

Rapper GloRilla’s family business is being put out on front street thanks to her sister. But folks online aren’t taking it the way she probably thought!

By Shanelle Genai

Culture

Black Athletes You Should Watch During the Olympic Games

Black Super Bowl Firsts You Never Knew About

British Airways Flight Turns Into Full-On Sunday Service Mid-Air Viral

The Historical Reasons Black Folks Are Rooting for Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show

Opinion

Professor: Why Black People Should Skip The Super Bowl This Year

Kendrick Lamar’s 27-Grammy Massacre: How The Rap Assassin Killed the Pop Star

Civil Rights Lawyer: How a KKK Law is Being Used to Silence Two Black Women in Minneapolis

Dark Skinned Black Men Weren’t Considered Sexy…Until One Man Changed The Game

Beauty/Style

RIP Valentino: Iconic Black Celebrity Looks by the Designer

Black Celebs’ Most Iconic Giorgio Armani Fashion Moments

The Evolution of A$AP Rocky’s Style

Historic Black Facts Behind The Controversial Ralph Lauren Oak Bluffs Collection

Viral Stories

Cam’ron Breaks Down the Real Reason He’s Suing J. Cole

Why Young Money Records Had the Biggest Fall-Off in Hip-Hop History

After Bernice King Chimes in, Shaboozey Finally Breaks Silence on ‘Immigrants Built America’ Controversy

The Essential Luther Vandross Playlist of His Best Songs

British Airways Flight Turns Into Full-On Sunday Service Mid-Air Viral

Passengers on a flight from London to Jamaica took to the aisles to sing and pray, but not everyone was feeling it.

Trump Just Took His Most Viciously Racist Shot at the Obamas to Date

Trump’s latest attacks against Barack and Michelle Obama during Black History Month have the internet in a frenzy.

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