Valerie Jarrett

Valerie Jarrett was one of the most trusted advisers in President Obama’s administration, and in the years since,…

As if you didn’t already know, Michelle Obama is the gift that keeps on giving. Since leaving the White House, she’s…

If you ask me to tell you my favorite event of Essence Fest 2019, it might surprise you. While I still can’t believe…

On a sunny Saturday morning in one of Chicago’s trendiest neighborhoods (Fulton Market in the West Loop), passersby…

Obama’s top adviser, Valerie Jarrett, opens up about her new book, Finding My Voice, her journey to the White House,…

Dear beautiful black Queens,

Fun fact: Despite voting early, I’ve been proudly holding onto my unworn “I Voted, Did You?” wristband for two weeks…

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After being called out for a collection of racist social media posts echoing the sentiments of noted Twitter…

ABC canceled Roseanne on Tuesday after its star Roseanne Barr sent out a tweet saying that former Barack Obama…

This week, Roseanne Barr—a bona fide racist—was outed, fired and hung out to dry.

Sterling K. Brown, Keegan-Michael Key and Brian Tyree Henry shared their thoughts on Roseanne Barr’s racist tweets…

By now you have probably already heard that ABC canceled Roseanne after its star, actress-comedian Roseanne Barr,…

My capacity for being surprised by white people acting white is shrinking at an exponential rate. It was never a…

Updated: Tuesday, May 29, 2018, 10:42 a.m. EDT: Of course Roseanne Barr issued an apology after yet another show of…

In the nine years of BET Networks’ Leading Women Defined summit, Jeanine Liburd, chief marketing and communications…

Valerie Jarrett, the most trusted woman in former President Barack Obama’s Cabinet, has signed a book deal. The…

On Tuesday, a typical, but no less still unnecessarily combative, Omarosa Manigault spoke with MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts