What a year for hip-hop — or was it? Take a look at our picks for the best rap releases to drop in 2025. You agree or nah?
Who kept R&B alive in 2025? We looked at a jam-packed year of awards and touring and compiled a list of the best soul records released this year.
Recap of 2025 events: NAACP LDF fights injustice, Nicki Minaj controversy, tax tips, new holiday film celebrates Black stories.
Rapper/actor A$AP Rocky generated acclaim this year for his roles in movies like Highest 2 Lowest and If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. But nobody’s celebrating him more than the residents of his old apartment building in Harlem. In partnership with Bilt, a rewards program that offers benefits and credit boosts for every rent […]
The 19 monks, led by Bhikkhu Pannakara, began their journey Oct. 26 at the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
With her election to the Public Service Commission, Alicia Johnson also becomes one of the first Democrats to win statewide office in 19 years.
Fashionistas and style lovers are quietly shifting their attention away from flashy, overpriced designer bags and toward something as luxurious, personalized, and far more meaningful. Pierre Laborde’s handmade leather bags have become a covetable symbol of taste, intention, and cultural awareness. Pierre Laborde is a Hattian-born fashion designer who graduated from the Fashion Institute of […]
The actor best known for his roles in HBO's iconic drama series The Wire and other films will be knighted in a ceremony in the U.K., as part of the 2026 New Year's Honors, according to Variety.
After months of buzz, whispers, and watchful fans of their Pride Rock romance, Teyana Taylor and Aaron Pierre have reportedly parted ways. PageSix reports that the couple has quietly split after less than a year of dating. While unconfirmed rumors about a breakup began circulating on social media earlier this summer, sources told the outlet […] The post ‘One Battle’ Breakup: Teyana Taylor & Aaron Pierre Reportedly Split After Less Than A Year Together appeared first on Bossip.
As we’ve come to understand year after year, day after day even, death is unfortunately an inevitable part of life. Still, as much of a fact as that may be, the blow of experiencing loss never gets any easier, nor does reporting on the subject in Black culture.
Janet Jackson Brings Kehlani’s “Folded” Into Her Live Set R&B doesn’t announce its next chapter loudly — it reveals it. And right now, all signs are pointing to Kehlani standing firmly in that moment. The internet went into a quiet meltdown on December 30 after a viral post highlighted Janet Jackson seamlessly blending Kehlani’s “Folded” […]
Veteran actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., known for 'The Wire' and Spike Lee films, passed away at 71 after a short illness.
