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What This Florida Mother Forced Her Daughters to Drink Under a ‘Voodoo Spell’ Will Infuriate You

Joanne Zephir now could face the ultimate punishment after losing one child and injuring another and her husband.

By

Emell Adolphus

Published

April 26, 2024
Entertainment, Music

The Black Messiah (aka D’Angelo) Made His Verzuz Debut to Close Out Black History Month and I’m Still Not Over It

Y’all. I’m still not over it. No, seriously—I’m not. It’s been nearly 48 hours since the ever-elusive artist D’Angelo blessed us all with his “D’Angelo and Friends” Verzuz battle at the legendary Apollo Theater and I have yet to come down from that high (not a literal high, but you know what I’m saying). The…

By

Shanelle Genai

Published

March 1, 2021
Entertainment, Music

30 Days of Iconic Music Video Blackness With VSB, Day 10: D'Angelo 'Untitled (How Does It Feel)'

There are no-brainers and then there are no-brainers. This one: is a no-brainer. For starters, I VIVIDLY remember when D’Angelo’s Voodoo dropped in January 2000. We’d been waiting for a new D’Angelo album since he came through and crushed the buildings with 1995’s Brown Sugar. When Voodoo dropped, I remember the constant debate over which…

By

Panama Jackson

Published

June 10, 2020
Entertainment

2019 Tribeca Film Festival: How Does it Feel to Make a Comeback After 14 Years? Devil's Pie – D'Angelo Explores Just That

“What feeds your soul?” D’Angelo asks. For him, it’s God. It’s Yahweh. And for any fan who wonders why an artist decided to take a 14-year-long hiatus at the height of his career, maybe the answer rests in his gut—maybe, even with the superfluous reinforcement, he was starving. Directed by Carine Bijlsma, the documentary Devil’s…

By

Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

April 30, 2019