Rep. Hakeem Jeffries often displays his deep knowledge of Hip-Hop music and culture during hearings and public speaking engagements. The New York native did so once more in Chicago during his speech at the DNC, aiming at Donald Trump and putting the presidential hopeful on notice. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who serves as the House Minority leader, used his time onstage to voice not only his support for Vice President Kamala […]

Source: Keenan “HIGz” Higgins / Reach Media As we slowly come to the end of Black Business Month for 2024, it was only right to take some time and talk shop with a certified expert in their field of biz. Who better than veteran comedic actor Lamorne Morris? Known for making a name for himself throughout the 2010s in projects like Barbershop: The Next Cut, 7 great seasons on New […]

Source: Elizaveta Shishlyannikova / Getty The weather is changing and fall will soon be knocking on your door, which means it’s time to refresh your closet and upgrade your wardrobe. Let’s swap out the trendy pieces this upcoming season with something a bit more sustainable and simplistic: a capsule wardrobe. Capsule wardrobes are known for taking a minimalist approach to fashion while creating a fresh and functional wardrobe with fewer […]

Source: ROBERTO SCHMIDT / Getty Congratulations are in order for Ashanti and Nelly, who just announced the birth of their first baby together. Ashanti, 43, and Nelly, 49, shared the arrival of their son Kareem Kenkaide Hayes a little over a month after his July 18 birth date. A rep for the couple shared the good news with PEOPLE, stating, “The proud and happy parents are so in love with […]

Source: Courtesy / Amazon MGM Studios This week’s What to Watch film list is packed with thrilling dramas and powerful stories you won’t want to miss. From Zoë Kravitz directorial debut with thrilling film Blink Twice to a captivating Colman Domingo performance in Sing Sing, we have curated our top picks of the week to add to your watchlist. Check out the trailers inside. One of our favorites on the […]

Source: The Washington Post / Getty Vice President Harris has ensured her long-standing commitment to protecting reproductive rights is a central theme at the Democratic National Convention (DNC), which opened in Chicago on Aug. 19. On the first night of the convention, courageous women took to the stage and shared their personal, powerful and painful stories of pregnancy as a result of pre-teen rape and the devastation of miscarriages followed […]

All eyes were peeled to the stage at the 2024 Democratic National Convention where delegates, senators, statesmen, and fans eagerly awaited Michelle Obama to appear. What would she say? What would she wear? How would she wear her hair? Would it be pressed and curled with a side part and swoop, like her 2021 inauguration look? Or, in a teased coif? Neither. When her husband Barack bid adieu to the […]

Source: Tom Williams / Getty You could feel her power before she ever said a single word, Michelle Obama, our Forever First Lady in her 2025 Monse pants suit, her Jimmy Choos and that sensual all down her back single braid. But none that rivaled that signature walk of hers, that walk that carries so much information. So much wisdom. And so much healing.  I watched her, wondering: had I […]

U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, Democrat from Delaware, speaks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago on August 21, 2024. | Source: MANDEL NGAN / Getty Delaware Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester — soon to be the fourth-ever Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate — delivered an inspiring speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on Wednesday night by emphasizing the […]