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13 Ways Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Will Impact Black Americans

13 Ways Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Will Impact Black Americans

With its hidden provisions and bold attacks to Medicaid and Pell Grant recipients, here’s everything you need to know before it’s way too late.

Plot Twist: MAGA Drags Ex-Rep. Jamaal Bowman for N-Word Claims And They Are ... Right

Plot Twist: MAGA Drags Ex-Rep. Jamaal Bowman for N-Word Claims And They Are … Right

Story Behind The Shocking Moment That Ruined Rapper Lil Mama's Career

Story Behind The Shocking Moment That Ruined Rapper Lil Mama’s Career

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Suge Knight Claims Tupac’s Mother Made This Shocking Move in His Final Moments

Black TikTok Has Theories on Whether Taraji’s Daughter in ‘Straw’ Was Dead the Whole Time

Have You Heard of The Tragic Story of Phyllis Hyman, a Beautiful, Soulful Singer Derailed By Her Own Demons?

The Gruesome Truth Behind the Death Of a 7-Year-Old Florida Girl Found Unresponsive in Her Home

Shoplifter’s Viral Escape From Police Breaks The Internet…And A Few Bones Too

Remy Ma Detained After Altercation With Daughter of Man Her Son is Accused of Killing— And it Was All Caught on Camera

The Unbelievable Reasons Jury Deliberations in Diddy Trial Got off to a Rocky Start

The Unbelievable Reasons Jury Deliberations in Diddy Trial Got off to a Rocky Start

DDG Says He Wants Another Kid, But the Details Behind It Have the Internet Big Mad

DDG Says He Wants Another Kid, But the Details Behind It Have the Internet Big Mad

Black TikToker Who Sprayed Bug Killer on Walmart Food Learns His Fate

Black TikToker Who Sprayed Bug Killer on Walmart Food Learns His Fate

Three Friends Were Headed To A Beyoncé Concert, But One Dies On the Way. Guess What The Other Two Did Next?

Three Friends Were Headed To A Beyoncé Concert, But One Dies On the Way. Guess What The Other Two Did Next?

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Trump’s Tariffs Might Stick Around. What Should We Buy Now?

Trump's Tariffs Might Stick Around. What Should We Buy Now?

Trump’s Tariffs Might Stick Around. What Should We Buy Now?

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

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

Walter Davis On Building a Black-Owned Bank From Zero to $2 billion

Walter Davis On Building a Black-Owned Bank From Zero to $2 billion

Why Black-Owned Businesses Face Bigger Risks in a Global Trade War

Why Black-Owned Businesses Face Bigger Risks in a Global Trade War

Dominique Thorne Reveals Why She Almost Passed on <em>Ironheart</em>

Dominique Thorne Reveals Why She Almost Passed on Ironheart

Have You Heard of The Tragic Story of Phyllis Hyman, a Beautiful, Soulful Singer Derailed By Her Own Demons?

Have You Heard of The Tragic Story of Phyllis Hyman, a Beautiful, Soulful Singer Derailed By Her Own Demons?

The soulful singer, known for hits like “Living All Alone and “You Know How to Love Me” died on June 30, 1995, just days before her 46th birthday.

Why a Lot of Black Folks Aren't Feeling Michelle Obama's Post-White House Era

Why a Lot of Black Folks Aren’t Feeling Michelle Obama’s Post-White House Era

Black TikTok Has Theories on Whether Taraji's Daughter in 'Straw' Was Dead the Whole Time

Black TikTok Has Theories on Whether Taraji’s Daughter in ‘Straw’ Was Dead the Whole Time

Mike Tyson Wants to Talk to Trump About What??

Mike Tyson Wants to Talk to Trump About What??

Chris Brown Wants This... To Stop Right Now!

Chris Brown Wants This… To Stop Right Now!

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Black TikTok Has Theories on Whether Taraji's Daughter in 'Straw' Was Dead the Whole Time

Black TikTok Has Theories on Whether Taraji’s Daughter in ‘Straw’ Was Dead the Whole Time

A very interesting theory about the major plot twist of the film is now being widely dissected and we’ve just got to discuss it!

DDG Says He Wants Another Kid, But the Details Behind It Have the Internet Big Mad

DDG Says He Wants Another Kid, But the Details Behind It Have the Internet Big Mad

Chris Brown Wants This... To Stop Right Now!

Chris Brown Wants This… To Stop Right Now!

This White Singer Sang This Chaka Khan Iconic Hit and Black Internet Lost Its Mind

This White Singer Sang This Chaka Khan Iconic Hit and Black Internet Lost Its Mind

Will Smith Just Brought Up the Chris Rock Oscars Slap And He Doesn't Seem Sorry ...Anymore

Will Smith Just Brought Up the Chris Rock Oscars Slap And He Doesn’t Seem Sorry …Anymore

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Suge Knight Claims Tupac's Mother Made This Shocking Move in His Final Moments

Suge Knight Claims Tupac’s Mother Made This Shocking Move in His Final Moments

Knight’s latest claim follows a series of confessions that might be tough to beliieve for a lot of folks.

By Branson Brooks

Black TikTok Has Theories on Whether Taraji's Daughter in 'Straw' Was Dead the Whole Time

Black TikTok Has Theories on Whether Taraji’s Daughter in ‘Straw’ Was Dead the Whole Time

By Shanelle Genai

The Unbelievable Reasons Jury Deliberations in Diddy Trial Got off to a Rocky Start

The Unbelievable Reasons Jury Deliberations in Diddy Trial Got off to a Rocky Start

By Phenix S Halley

Have You Heard of The Tragic Story of Phyllis Hyman, a Beautiful, Soulful Singer Derailed By Her Own Demons?

Have You Heard of The Tragic Story of Phyllis Hyman, a Beautiful, Soulful Singer Derailed By Her Own Demons?

By Angela Johnson

The Gruesome Truth Behind the Death Of a 7-Year-Old Florida Girl Found Unresponsive in Her Home

The Gruesome Truth Behind the Death Of a 7-Year-Old Florida Girl Found Unresponsive in Her Home

By Phenix S Halley

Culture

Huge New Development in Case of Black Daycare Owner Who Shot Husband After Discovering Abuse

Huge New Development in Case of Black Daycare Owner Who Shot Husband After Discovering Abuse

Amazing Story Behind Why Money Dropped From The Sky To a Black Detroit Neighborhood

Amazing Story Behind Why Money Dropped From The Sky To a Black Detroit Neighborhood

Trump's Tariffs Might Stick Around. What Should We Buy Now?

Trump’s Tariffs Might Stick Around. What Should We Buy Now?

When A White Woman Was Told She Could Not Be Harriet Tubman In a Play, She Took Matters Into Her Own Hands

When A White Woman Was Told She Could Not Be Harriet Tubman In a Play, She Took Matters Into Her Own Hands

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Photo: Getty Images Paras Griffinfor Idol Roc; Win McNamee

Why Nelly Needs to Finally Admit the Real Reason He Performed For Trump

Enough Beyoncé! For The Sake of Your Kids, Safety of Fans, Stop Riding That Flying Car

Enough Beyoncé! For The Sake of Your Kids, Safety of Fans, Stop Riding That Flying Car

How Black Americans Are Raising a Generation of Kids Who Don't Understand Blackness

How Black Americans Are Raising a Generation of Kids Who Don’t Understand Blackness

Why Black Internet Has Had <i>Enough</i> of B. Simone's Antics

Why Black Internet Has Had Enough of B. Simone’s Antics

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Black Celebs Showed Out at Paris Fashion Week

Black Celebs Showed Out at Paris Fashion Week

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 19: Denzel Washington and A$AP Rocky attend the “Highest 2 Lowest” red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 19, 2025 in Cannes, France. Photo: Getty Images Monica Schipper

Every Must-See Outfit From the 2025 Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Doechii attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. Photo: Getty Images Jamie McCarthy

Internet Still Uncomfortable With Doechii’s Face ‘branding’ During Met Gala

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Shaboozey attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. Photo: Getty Images Jamie McCarthy

Shaboozey’s Met Gala Look Was Relentlessly Roasted, But Critics Say it’s a Sinister Pattern New Black Artists Shouldn’t Ignore

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Details Surrounding the Death of Michael Jackson, Explained

Details Surrounding the Death of Michael Jackson, Explained

Some of the Juicy Topics Cardi Might Rap About on Her First Album in 7 Years, 'Am I the Drama?'

Some of the Juicy Topics Cardi Might Rap About on Her First Album in 7 Years, ‘Am I the Drama?’

Black American fans React to Beyoncé’s Better Cowboy Carter shows in Paris

Black American fans React to Beyoncé’s Better Cowboy Carter shows in Paris

Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Image

15 Freedom Songs to Add to Your Juneteenth Playlist

The Gruesome Truth Behind the Death Of a 7-Year-Old Florida Girl Found Unresponsive in Her Home

The Gruesome Truth Behind the Death Of a 7-Year-Old Florida Girl Found Unresponsive in Her Home

Naikishia L. Williams originally told police her daughter became unresponsive after she was given medication, but quickly, those claims were refuted.

Shoplifter’s Viral Escape From Police Breaks The Internet…And A Few Bones Too

Shoplifter’s Viral Escape From Police Breaks The Internet…And A Few Bones Too

Bystanders who saw the incident gave a clear play-by-play.

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Huge New Development in Case of Black Daycare Owner Who Shot Husband After Discovering Abuse

Huge New Development in Case of Black Daycare Owner Who Shot Husband After Discovering Abuse

Plot Twist: MAGA Drags Ex-Rep. Jamaal Bowman for N-Word Claims And They Are ... Right

Plot Twist: MAGA Drags Ex-Rep. Jamaal Bowman for N-Word Claims And They Are … Right

Photo: Getty Images Paras Griffinfor Idol Roc; Win McNamee

Why Nelly Needs to Finally Admit the Real Reason He Performed For Trump

Black TikToker Who Sprayed Bug Killer on Walmart Food Learns His Fate

Black TikToker Who Sprayed Bug Killer on Walmart Food Learns His Fate