“I’m great, honestly. At the finish line,” Serayah (or Ray, as he calls her) says about the journey of carrying her first child with Joey (or Jo-Vaughn, as she calls him). This is his second child, as ...

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At its best, flags can be powerful symbols. Flags can represent pride, hope, resilience, history, and the future. At the worst, they are symbols of hate and can incite fear and trigger trauma.

At press time, Michael is still dominating theaters across the country. Audiences (especially our people) showed up in full, drawn by the music, the performances, and the chance to see Michael Jackson ...

While October 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense, the history, the lessons and the impact remain with us. Created by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton in 1966, the ...

Whether the mainstream likes it or not, Black actors and actresses are breaking down barriers that held them back for so long. In the past year we’ve seen shows like Atlanta, Master of None, Insecure, ...

Black love and marriage have always been cornerstones of resilience and identity in our community—but the story is constantly evolving. Whether we’re navigating societal pressures or redefining ...

As if it wasn't heartwarming enough to see Zahara Jolie choose Spelman College as her school of choice in 2022 with full support from her mom, actress Angelina Jolie, she's gone ahead and taken things ...

Most people who leave JP Morgan end up at another bank, a hedge fund, or something in fintech. Especially in this economy, where people are looking for something safe and adjacent (if that even exists ...

“We all kind of share the same story,” said panelist Ava Pearl. On the live taping of Pearl’s Between Us Curls podcast at this year’s ESSENCE Festival, “there wasn’t a lot of representation growing up ...

If you are one of those people who just cannot get themselves to save money for a rainy day, a sou-sou may be just what you need to build up that little nest egg you have heard your girlfriends brag ...