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Dr. Jennifer Ellis is in a very exclusive sorority. She is one of only five board-certified, Black female cardiothoracic surgeons in the U.S. The Washington,…

Do you know what makes me happy? The feeling of the sun on the back of my neck, lazy Sunday afternoon barbeques and the laughter of my children. And a really good book. All of that and more is achieved in Deborah Johnson’s The Secret of Magic.  Her phrasing is impeccable and her characters are […]

It has been three years since the untimely passing of R&B legend Whitney Houston, and yet she’s still touching many lives around her. Whitney’s death…

Leah Still isn’t letting cancer slow her down. The daughter of Cincinnati Bengals player Devon Still strutted her stuff for Fashion Week with her proud…

The CEO of your favorite place to get a white chocolate mocha (or is that just us) has gone from admirable coffeehouse entrepreneur to impassioned orator. Howard…

Where there is a fine hunk of man like Shawn Bullard and 20+ women all desperately wanting his attention, there’s conflict and lots of it.…

Although Demetria McKinney is a newcomer to the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” clan, she’s made it known that she’s not one to be messed with. After…

Pairing the debut with the release of his new Adidas Yeezy 750 Boost shoe, Kanye West shared a new song called “Wolves” featuring Sia and Chicago rapper Vic Mensa earlier today. “Wolves”…

Take Harlem’s heartbeat/ Make a drumbeat/ Put it on a record, let it whirl…- Langston Hughes Gina Prince-Bythewood, writer and director of Beyond The Lights…

Toya Wright and Memphitz reportedly broke up a few months ago, but we never really found out why. Well, Gary With Da Tea is telling us…

Since 1940, the United States Postal Service has paid homage to the countless achievements made by African-American men and women through stamps that immortalize those individuals who had…