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Remember when you weren’t even old enough to buy cigarettes or alcohol? Or how about not being old enough to rent a car? Yea, those days are behind us, Millennials. We’re — dare I say it — full blown adults. Time is moving pretty fast, and if you don’t stop to look around every once […]

Boosie, Boosie, Boosie! SMH. It’s seems as though every other day, the Baton Rouge rapper makes headlines for his unfiltered and low-key disrespectful behavior. It’s almost as if he does it on purpose. Ya know, for clout. But I digress. Earlier this week, Boosie posted a video on Instagram shaming Dwyane Wade for allowing his […]

It’s been two years since budding actress Tiffany Boone abruptly existed the critically acclaimed Showtime series The Chi, and we haven’t heard much from her about the incident since then. That is, until now. The 33-year old Baltimore native took to Instagram on Wednesday to speak out about her departure from the show after alleging […]

It feels weird to even be able to come up with a list of people we’ve lost this year, and it’s not even March. Only 49 days out of 365 and we’ve already mourned the loss of so many people, famous and unfamous, as a collective. The energy of the world is just heavy overall. […]

Just like most things in history, Black folks have managed to turn something monotonous and dull into something creative and fun. Along with honoring the achievements of great African Americans throughout history this month, February is also observed to celebrate #28DaysOfBlackCosplay. People dress up as their favorite character or cosplayer, all while letting their melanin […]

We can talk all day about how tired we are of seeing remakes to popular TV shows and films from before back in the day — but when something is good, you gotta give credit where it’s due. Like Hulu’s remake of the 2000 John Cusack film High Fidelity. The highly anticipated remake (which is […]

We often talk about the fear, depression and anxiety that’s heavily plaguing millennials all across the globe. But we don’t give enough attention to the millions of young folks out here suffering from a broken heart. Sure, we live in a tangible world with people who don’t believe in something unless they actually see it. […]

Dr. Dre turns 55 years old today and he’s definitely earn the title of one of the greatest to ever do it in the music game. We all know the Compton native is responsible for some of the greatest songs and talent we’ve experienced — like Eminem and N.W.A. — but there are some bangers […]

Today marks two years since Hollywood, the Marvel Universe and Black cinema was changed….forever! Black Panther hit theaters on this day two years ago and the Ryan Coogler directed film cemented itself into the history books immediately. It made over $1 Billion at the box office in just 26 days of it’s release after breaking […]

Everyone loves a good ol’ comeback, but the resurgence of the entity that is Janet Jackson is way more than that. Miss Jackson (if you’re nasty) recently announced that she’s set to kick off her Black Diamond World Tour in arenas across North America this summer, and fans couldn’t be more excited!   According to CNN, the […]

Megan Thee Stallion is nothing short of a talented, eclectic mega star on the rise! Her bars are fire. Her style is crazy. And the hair…it’s just next level. When it comes to the hair game, Meg may be on another level than a lot of her peers. It’s like, she can rock any color, […]