Besties Oprah and Gayle Share Candid Advice and Stories in New Series: ‘The OG Chronicles’
Photo: Matthew Imaging/FilmMagic Our favorite besties are coming together to share their tips, advice and life-lessons on a monthly basis! And they have the best name for it – The OG Chronicles! Get it? O -prah and G-ayle! Genius! According to O Magazine, they’ll respond to user submitted questions while offering more insight into who […]
Regina King Lifts Up Regina Hall As She Becomes The First Black Woman To Receive The NYFCC Award For Best Actress
Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Regina Hall officially became the first Black woman to receive a New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress when she accepted the honor on Monday night at the NYFCC awards gala. Hall broke the 83-year-old glass ceiling with her role in the comedy ‘Support the Girls,’ sharing in an Instagram post, “So […]
After Regaining Their Voting Rights, Formerly Incarcerated People In Florida Start Registering To Vote
Photo: John Raoux / AP John Lewis once said that “the vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool that we have.” With it, we raise our voice and decide the fate of our communities and our country. During last November’s elections, 64 percent of Florida voters agreed to restore the voting rights of ex-incarcerated people in […]
New Rutgers Law School Dean Makes History Three Times As First Woman, First African American, First LGBTQ To Hold The Position
Photo: Elizabeth Robertson Last week, Kimberly Mutcherson made history as the first woman and first African American to be named co-dean of Rutgers–Camden Law School. She is also the first member of the LGBTQ community to be appointed to the role. Chancellor Phoebe Haddon shared in a statement to the Courier Post, “Kim Mutcherson is a collaborative leader […]
Phi Beta Sigma Founder Gets His Own Day In Home State Of Massachusetts
In 1914, Reverend Leonard F. Morse founded Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated along with A. Langston Taylor and Charles I. Brown on the campus of Howard University. Now, 105 years later, Morse is being honored with his very own day in his hometown of New Bedford, Massachusetts. “We’re looking forward to the celebration on Jan. 12, knowing it […]
Marsai Martin Brings A Big Dose Of Black Girl Magic In First Trailer Of ‘Little’
Photo: Eli Joshua Ade/Universal Pictures ‘Black-ish’ star Marsai Martin is making a transition from the small to big screen – and she’s doing with a story idea that she pitched. The 14-year-old’s latest project, ‘Little,’ also starring Regina Hall and Issa Rae, hilariously tells the story of bossy tech mogul Jordan Sanders (Hall) who turns little following […]
Making A Way Out of No Way: Two Furloughed Sisters Start Cheesecake Business
Photo: ABC 7 News – WJLA After Maryland sisters Nikki Howard and Jaqui Wright were furloughed from their government jobs due to the government shutdown, they tapped into a gift passed down from the ancestors: making a way out of no way. “It’s either cry or get up and do something, so we decided to get up […]
New Graphic Novel Celebrates The Legendary Apollo Theater In Harlem
Photo: Abrams ComicArts The historic Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York has served as one of the world’s main stages on which a ‘who’s who’ of Black entertainment excellence showcased and honed their talents. This month, the Apollo will celebrate its 85th anniversary. Just in time to recognize this significant milestone, will be the release […]
For Susan Kelechi Watson, It’s A Full Circle Moment To Have Phylicia Rashad Play Her Mother On ‘This Is Us’
Our favorite television mother, Phylicia Rashad, has landed the role of Beth Pearson’s mother on the award-winning series ‘This Is Us.’ The character Beth is played by Susan Kelechi Watson, who like Rashad, graduated from Howard University. As a matter of fact, while Watson was studying at Howard, it was Rashad who made sure that […]
With Her Daughter By Her Side, Ilhan Omar Was Sworn In As The First Somali American Congresswoman
Photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP When Ilhan Omar was sworn in as the first Somali American member of Congress last Thursday, another powerful moment simultaneously happened. Omar’s daughter Ilwad raised her right hand along with her mother to take the oath of office. “Ilwad got sworn in with me, seeing her little hand held up just like mine warms […]