9/2/21Congratulations Are in Order...Lil Nas X Announces He’s Expecting!After the musician and expert internet troll announced his debut LP with a gender-swapped version of Drake’s CLB…
9/1/21The Funk Boutique: Lindsay Peoples Wagner Is (Re)Making The Cut by Recognizing Fashion's Racism'Fast Fashion' has new meaning with Heron Preston’s latest; TGU co-founder Veronica Webb rightfully gets her…
8/31/21Lil Nas X Finally Drops a Release Date for Montero: The Debut—With Cover ArtThe artist promises his first full-length album is coming Sept. 17.
8/30/21Mic Drop: So You're Saying Summer Is Over and Now We Have to Calm Down?Aside from the fact Kendrick Lamar is featured on a new track, artists have decided summer is over and are bringing…
8/30/21Role Call: The Hollywood Critics Association Announces First TV Awards; Black Film Archive Makes Its DebutBarry Jenkins to direct The Lion King prequel; Peace of Mind With Taraji is renewed; Fortnite under scrutiny after…
8/27/21Doja Cat and Missy Elliott 'Get Into It' for Interview Magazine’s September Issue'Sometimes you gotta take a chance.' Doja delves into her growing career in a cover story with legendary rap icon…
8/25/21PageTurners: 'Double Consciousness' and Dual Paths of Persistence at the Forefront of Black LiteratureAn 800-page love letter dedicated to W.E.B. Du Bois stands in stark contrast to a graphic novel about Rep. John…
8/25/21Virgil Abloh Is Being Sued by Legendary Brand Walker Wear for Alleged Copyright InfringementA varsity jacket released by Off-White in February 2021 is now a source of legal contention between the two iconic…
8/25/21Artist (Soon to Be) Formerly Known as Kanye West Isn’t Requiring Proof of Negative COVID Test or Vaccination for Donda Listening Party [UPDATED]West has petitioned to legally change his name from Kanye Omari West to just 'Ye,' citing 'personal reasons' as his…
8/24/21The Funk Boutique: Fashion Came From the People and Is Delivered Back to the PeopleDenim Tears and Champion honor Alvin Ailey, new Naomi Osaka and Meg Thee Stallion covers, Balmain announces TV…
8/24/21He Built Her the Mansion They Couldn't Afford: Kanye West Reconstructs Childhood Home for Chicago Donda Listening PartyWest is now hosting another album live event, only this time he’s rebuilt his childhood home in the center of…
8/23/21Mic Drop: Gotta Have That Funk (and R&B, Hip Hop and Soul)Lots of funk and soul happening this week. Cimafunk taps George Clinton to feature on a new track, Lucky Daye is on…
8/23/21It’s About To Be Real: Gabrielle Union’s New Show Sells to Amazon Studios—Billy Porter Slated to DirectI’ll Have Another Productions signed a deal with Amazon to produce a queer teen comedy about Pride tentatively…
8/20/21Role Call: On Your Left! Anthony Mackie Will Star in Capitan America 4 and Apparently the Fourth Season of Dear White People is a MusicalCourtney B. Vance locks down two projects, a docuseries with Angela Bassett; co-stars in 61st Street with Aunjanue…
8/20/21'Beats 4 da Streets'...Aaliyah’s One in a Million Is Now Streaming EverywhereJust ahead of the 20th anniversary of her death, the R&B icon’s critically acclaimed second studio album is finally…
8/19/21The Funk Boutique: Fashion-Forward Fitness with Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka and FitbitDear readers, there is a lot of Hype around HBO Max’s new show, Bridgerton shoes are looming and Pinterest has made…
8/18/21PageTurners: Tryin' to Imagine What (YA Literature) Looks LikeYoung adult titles that look at adult themes, fantasy and magic, while Nichole Perkins gives us an anthology of…
8/13/21Role Call: HBO Max Adds More Cast Members to Issa Rae’s New Joint; Euphoria and High on the Hog Renewed for Season 2Idris Elba is open to weird CGI, The Root Co-Founder Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s show renewed for eighth season,…
8/12/21PageTurners: These Authors Are Taking You Back to SchoolNew fiction and nonfiction titles sure to educate the hell out of you.
8/11/21Normani Owns Her Newfound Confidence and Voice in Allure’s September Issue'Now you all are finally going to be able to see me tap into that,' says the singer, 'that I know I’m the shit.'