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Save Room For These Black-Owned Restaurants in NYC!

Save Room For These Black-Owned Restaurants in NYC!

If you’re planning on traveling to New York City, bring your appetite. We’ve rounded up our favorite Black-owned restaurants in the Big Apple.

Isiah Whitlock Jr. and Other Black Celebs We Lost In 2025

Black History Month Culture

Isiah Whitlock Jr. and Other Black Celebs We Lost In 2025

We are recognizing the Black celebs who left us in 2025.

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Culture Food/Drink

50 Cent, Regina King and Other Black Celebrity-Owned Alcohol Brands to Explore for New Year’s Eve!

New Year’s Eve got you thirsty and searching for a cool new quencher? Let these

Oprah Breaks Silence on Her One Unexpected Side-Effect of Popular Weight Loss Drug

Oprah Breaks Silence on Her One Unexpected Side-Effect of Popular Weight Loss Drug

After losing and regaining weight on and off for years, Oprah feels that what’s working

Culture, Technology

Despite Bans, Extremist Groups Are Alive and Thriving on Facebook

I feel like the reason Facebook was so resistant to implementing restrictions on white supremacists and conspiracy theorists is because that’s largely who its consumer base is now. While the social media company began implementing restrictions on pages that advocate violence and hate, a recent report has found that many extremist groups are still actively…

By

Joe Jurado

Published

March 23, 2021
Culture, Sports

14th Lawsuit Filed Against Deshaun Watson for Sexual Assault, Bringing Total Number of Accusers to 24

Oh, boy. Either NFL superstar Deshaun Watson has secretly been Darren Sharper this entire time or this is one of the greatest smear campaigns in the history of professional sports. I have no idea what the hell is going on, but as accusations of sexual assault and inappropriate conduct continue to pile up, it doesn’t…

By

Jay Connor

Published

March 23, 2021
Culture, Sports

Houston Rockets End 20-Game Losing Streak, But Please Keep Coach Stephen Silas In Your Thoughts and Prayers

Stephen Silas doesn’t deserve this. After 20 seasons on the NBA’s sidelines, concealing other coaches’ deficiencies and orchestrating the most efficient offense in the history of the league, the 48-year-old son of Paul Silas was rewarded with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that far too often eludes his Black peers: He finally became a head coach. But…

By

Jay Connor

Published

March 23, 2021
Culture, Sports

It's a Bird! It's a Plane! No, It's—Blake Griffin Is Dunking Again?!

Thanks to a global pandemic that has completely defecated on how we conceptualize time, December 2019 feels like eons ago. Hell, I don’t even remember what I got for Christmas that year. But with a little help from Blu Ivy’s Internet, I can tell you some of the biggest moments from that month: Google co-founders…

By

Jay Connor

Published

March 22, 2021
Culture, Sports

It Was Fun While It Lasted: LaMelo Ball Out for Season With Fractured Wrist

Unlike his obnoxious-ass daddy, Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball is a welcomed sight on my 85-inch TV screen and an absolute joy to watch on the court. But because the basketball Gods won’t allow us to have nice things, this happened on Sunday against the Los Angeles Temecula Clippers: And per ESPN, after being diagnosed…

By

Jay Connor

Published

March 22, 2021
Culture, History

Highlighting the Contributions of an 'Unknown Unknown' This Women’s History Month

The great journalist and civil rights activist, Ida B. Wells once said, “The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” This Women’s History Month, I want to turn the light of truth on three women whose lives intersected to right the wrong of segregated public transportation. These women deserve…

By

Genetta M. Adams

Published

March 19, 2021
Culture, Sports

Age Ain't Nothing But a Number: Rookie Anthony Edwards Makes NBA History With 42-Point Explosion

I don’t know what in the hell Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Anthony Edwards ate for breakfast on Thursday. But if it makes him play like he did last night, trust and believe his teammates and coaches will be force-feeding it to him every morning for the rest of his life. It’s been a bumpy ride for…

By

Jay Connor

Published

March 19, 2021
Culture, Sports

'I Should Have More Than Four': LeBron James Offers His Two Cents on the MVP Debate

Sustained excellence has its perks, but it can also be a bit of a curse. Because when you routinely excel at something, the general populace tends to take it for granted. Enter LeBron James, who last I checked, is somehow averaging 25.8 points, eight dimes, and eight assists per game in his 18th season in…

By

Jay Connor

Published

March 19, 2021
Culture

'Kinder, Gentler Cages Are Still Cages': How Prison Abolitionists Are Working Towards a Less Carceral Future

“We’re not saying that people are not responsible for the harm that they commit. What we’re saying is that prisons aren’t the way to resolve those harms.” — Kim Wilson, Ph.D., Co-host and producer, Beyond Prisons podcast text Last summer’s racial reckoning was the first time many people in the United States ever heard of…

By

Jessica Moulite

Published

March 19, 2021
Culture, Family Matters

I Miss My Imagination

One of the funnest things to do as a parent is to simply watch your kids. Over the course of every single day (and when I’m not trying to make sure they’re not about to break something or each other) I find myself watching how two of my sons play. One of my sons, in…

By

Panama Jackson

Published

March 18, 2021