Black Excellence

She stunned inaugural viewers with her original poem, “The Hill We Climb,” and now, the stunning Amanda Gorman has…

If “show up to show out” was a person, is there a better candidate on planet Earth other than Nia Dennis?

When writer, author, activist and educator Maya Angelou published the first of her seven autobiographies, I Know Why…

“I’m African, and we’ve never been scared of aging,” says Iman in February’s Harper’s Bazaar UK, adding, “It’s a…

Last week, Becky Hammon made history when she became the first woman to act as an NBA head coach during a…

Makeup mogul Pat McGrath, fondly known as “The Mother of Makeup” by fashion and beauty insiders, received a…

During a year that’s presented an endless succession of unprecedented challenges, LeBron James and Naomi Osaka dug…

Not only is Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday a beast on both ends of the court, but by all accounts, he’s long…

Dear Prospective SuperNegroes,

As the Grammys have proven time and time again, the winner isn’t always the most deserving. But when it comes to…

Cha-ching! 

If you watched Monday Night Football last night, not only were you treated to Tom Brady catching a glorious L at the…

Another week, another Zendaya cover? Well actually, there are, in total, four versions of Zendaya’s December-January…

Black women keep making history and I, for one, love to see it. Next spring, Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber will…

It’s not often I get my wig snatched midday on a Monday, but when I do—it’s because of Viola Davis. The How To Get…

It’s been a wild year for Bubba Wallace.

A mayor, a legal titan and Hollywood royalty—Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, NAACP Legal Defense Fund president…

It seems like just yesterday that Ms. Tina Knowles Lawson was giving us details on how she’d been staying productive…

Philanthropist and co-CEO of Ariel Investments, Mellody Hobson, has gifted her alma mater Princeton University with…

Why are geniuses always evil?