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Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Beyoncé‘s artistic work, specifically from 2013 to 2024, will be the focus of a new class at Yale. Beyoncé Makes History: Black Radical Tradition History, Culture, Theory & Politics through Music will be taught by Daphne Brooks, professor of African American studies and music, as a byproduct of her class at Princeton […]
Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Saweetie teamed with Femme IT Forward and Live Nation for the third annual Give Her FlowHERS Awards Gala Friday, where she served as host and was honored with the Give Her FlowHERS Award. “I’d like to thank God because without prayer and faith, I would have lost my mind a long time ago,” Saweetie […]
Michael Yarish/CBS Essence Atkins stars on the new sitcom Poppa’s House with Damon Wayans Sr. and his namesake son, Damon Wayans Jr. As one would imagine, her experience working with the comedians on set has been nothing short of laughter. “It’s fun. We laugh all day. We try to make each other laugh all day. […]
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Pharrell Williams‘ nonprofit Black Ambition is returning for its fourth annual Demo Day, during which over $2.7 million will be given to the winners of the 2024 Black Ambition Prize Competition. The applicants were first narrowed down to 250 of the most compelling Black and Latinx entrepreneurs, then to 40 people who got pitch […]
Bonnie Britain/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Jackson 5 member Tito Jackson has been laid to rest at the same cemetery where his brother Michael Jackson is buried. According to the Associated Press, Tito was buried Nov. 4 in a private ceremony at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. In addition to Michael, who died […]
NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images A North Carolina town is honoring the Queen of Christmas. Cary, North Carolina, changed its name for one day to honor Mariah Carey. The town’s mayor, Harold Weinbrecht, announced on the local radio station Mix 101.5 that on Nov. 1 the town would be renamed Carey in honor of […]
Disney+ and The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Jennifer Hudson is really leaning into her self-proclaimed title of Princess of Christmas. Her holiday album, The Gift of Love, has been succeeded by her “Love is in this House” Old Navy campaign. In it, she hosts family, friends and Old Navy’s Magic the Dog as they prepare […]
Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Beyoncé treated fans to a visual for her song “BODYGUARD” Tuesday. The Pamela Anderson-themed video features Beyoncé wearing two looks inspired by some of Anderson’s most iconic roles — one from the 1996 film Barb Wire and one from the TV series Baywatch. “BEYWATCH,” Beyoncé captioned the video. The clip, which […]
Tyka Nelson in 2017; Greg Doherty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Tyka Nelson, the only full sibling of Prince, has died, ABC News has confirmed. She was 64. A musician, songwriter and author, Nelson died Nov. 4 at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. She’s survived by her two sons, Sir and President, as well as […]
Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Celebrity Fight Night The death of Grammy-winning producer Quincy Jones has been met with tributes from many, including LL Cool J, Colman Domingo and Victoria Monét. “You were a father and example at a time when I truly needed a father and example. Mentor. Role model. King. You gave me opportunities […]
