4/08/21 3:30PM
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Diddy is dabbling in an interesting (and dangerous) game of “This you??” on Black Twitter.
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3/09/21 2:00PM
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It looks like it’s a case of owner money Verzuz executive money because creators Swizz Beatz and Timbaland have some…
3/04/21 1:00PM
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Yes, I’m about to make an “I’m not a businessman, I’m a business, man” lyric reference in a lede about Shawn “Jay-Z”…
2/22/21 1:30PM
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Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter is hellbent on journalists referencing his “I’m not a businessman, I’m a business, man” lyric…
12/11/20 6:00PM
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Recruitment startup OneTen has joined forces with 37 major companies to employ 1 million Black people over the…
12/02/20 6:30PM
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Award-winning producer and fashion icon Pharrell Williams has announced the launch of his new nonprofit initiative,…
12/01/20 8:00PM
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Alright, LLC Twitter, this one’s for you: Nasdaq has announced plans to push for corporations to do the absolute…
9/29/20 10:26AM
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It’s International Coffee Day—does your favorite grind make an impact? No, we’re not talking about that anticipatory…
9/15/20 7:00PM
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The coronavirus pandemic has placed an extraordinary toll on the Black community. The virus has become the third-leadin…
3/16/20 12:30PM
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Soulja Boy (born DeAndre Way) has always been ahead of the game.
10/24/19 1:30PM
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The instant Akon joined me at The Root’s office in a skyscraper overlooking Times Square, he seemed at ease. With…
9/24/19 7:00PM
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Just in time for summer’s end, “Hot Girl” Megan Thee Stallion got her wish and was awarded a trademark for the song…
8/30/19 10:30PM
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Rohan Marley, the entrepreneur and son of reggae great Bob Marley, has made moves to go into the medical marijuana…
8/27/19 11:45AM
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To all you toys out there, who don’t want to be under a parent company where the CEO...all up in your playpen, all…
7/25/19 9:30PM
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Seven decades’ worth of historic Ebony magazine photos documenting black life, both the everyday and the extraordinar…
7/24/19 10:30AM
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The last few months have been a whirlwind for four young black businessmen who are quickly becoming superstars in…
7/12/19 11:30AM
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Republicans have been big mad since Nike decided to pull its Betsy Ross-inspired Air Max 1 USA sneakers. But it…
7/03/19 10:00AM
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“Sipping rosé” has new meaning now that Donae Burston owns the brand La Fête du Rosé. Loosely translated as “Rosé…
6/28/19 12:00PM
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Meek Mill just got that “Bag of Money,” or as they say: When life imitates art.
6/23/19 11:25AM
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Since his retirement from the NBA in 2011, NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal has been just as dominant as he was on…