culture
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Professor: How Bad Bunny Became Famous By Gentrifying Black Music
OPINION: Go ahead and tweet about representation while the NFL sells you a sanitized remix of a Black sound. It’s heartwarming to watch Afro-Latinx pioneers get sidelined while Benito takes a victory lap on the track they paved.
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Inside the Explosive Delineation Debate Picking Apart Black Folk’s Identity, History, and Who ‘Belongs’
From ancestry and reparations to defining identity, the delineation movement is sparking conversations, and controversy, across Black America.
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Why the Netflix Diddy Doc Has Everyone Furious at This Black Woman Juror From the Trial
After watching the Netflix Diddy documentary, fans call out Juror 160 on behavior which may have impacted the court ruling.
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The Heartbreaking Life and Death of Danielle ‘Dee’ Spencer
Behind all the laughter, actress Danielle Spencer endured a life riddled with extraordinary highs, devastating lows, and battles that would test even the strongest spirit.
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Black Inventor Who Allegedly Created Clean Fuel System Goes Missing, Internet Fears the Worst
After claiming he was “under attack,” Julian Brown’s sudden absence has raised red flags online.
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Professor: Ray J Might Be Messy, But Here’s Why You Can’t Blame His Mother
After Ray J was arrested on Thanksgiving, folks trolled his mother, Sonja Norwood, online. But this professor shares why she isn’t to blame.
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13 Strategic, Powerful Moves Black Folks Are Making Amid Dark Times
Black folks aren’t just surviving, we’re strengthening, and defying marginalization at every turn. Here are 13 powerful examples of our extraordinary growth and rising intelligence, even as we stare adversity square in the face.
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The Tea Behind Tamar and Toni Braxton’s Explosive Clash
What was supposed to be a peaceful family dinner quickly turned into a showdown between Toni and Tamar. We got the tea.
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Jailhouse Call Reveals Charlotte Man’s Strange Motive for Stabbing Ukrainian Woman to Death—It’s Not What You’d Expect
In a jailhouse call shared by his sister, 35-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr. reportedly claimed the government implanted “materials” in his brain before fatally stabbing 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, Iryna Zarutska, on a Charlotte light rail.
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Why Black Folks Treat Troubling ‘Dr. Umar’ Better Than Talented Amanda Seales
Dr. Umar and Amanda Seales can both be frustrating, but Why Is Black America Harder on Seales?