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Get ready for The “Detroit Gospel Legends” tour featuring a star-studded lineup of gospel artists with performances scheduled for October and November 2025.  This event will also celebrate and feature multi-Grammy, Stellar, and BET Award-winning artists who grew up together in Detroit.  The tour includes stops in various cities, including Detroit, Chicago, and National Harbor, Maryland.  […]

Mayor Brandon Johnson is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago. 

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.

Supporting Black-owned businesses isn't just a trend; it's a responsibility that starts with where we decide to spend our money.

Lyle Menendez, convicted in the 1989 murders of his parents with his brother Erik, has been denied parole in the case.

Make no mistake -- MAGA isn’t a movement; it’s the Confederacy reborn, and if we don’t fight back at every turn, America as we know it will not survive.

Vivian Ayers Allen, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet, scholar, and artist who was also the mother of Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad, has died at 102. On Thursday, Debbie Allen shared the news with a poetic tribute that reflected her mother’s own creative spirit. A native of Chester, South Carolina, Vivian Ayers Allen was a trailblazer […] The post Vivian Ayers Allen, Pulitzer Prize-Nominated Poet & Mother Of Debbie Allen & Phylicia Rashad, Passes Away At 102 appeared first on Bossip.

ATLANTA, GA (August 19, 2025) — Maverick City Music celebrates its third #1 single on the Billboard Gospel Airplay chart as its popular single, “Constant”— with Jordin Sparks, Anthony Gargiula, and featuring Chandler Moore— hits the top spot for this reporting week. The song, released by Tribl Records, is also the highest-streaming song currently at […]

In this op-ed, Lawrence Ross discusses the political imprisonment of Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier and the need to be brave enough to resist fascism.

Fibroids affect 26 million American women, disproportionately impacting Black women. The Fibroid Fighters Foundation, created by Dr. Yan Katsnelson, works to end the epidemic of unnecessary hysterectomies and educate women

(St. Louis, MO – August 18, 2025) – As we celebrate the 46th Anniversary of Black Music Month, the Gospel Music Hall of Fame (GMHOF) today announces its 2025 Induction Gala Ceremony and Expo, the two-day event is scheduled during Gospel Music Heritage Month on Friday, September 5, and Saturday, September 6, 2025 from 10:00 […]

Morgan State University has been named a Top 10 HBCU in LinkedIn’s inaugural Top Colleges rankings, spotlighting alumni success, career mobility, and Baltimore’s role in shaping future leaders.