Cam Newton is one of my favorite athletes of the 21st century. Despite being an Atlanta Falcons fan, I’ve found myself rooting for Cam in moments when the Falcons weren’t doing all too well. Particularly, during his 2015 MVP season, where he took the league by storm and made the “dab” a household dance for […]
Read MoreMichael Irvin’s attorney has stuck to his word and released a video that he believes will exonerate his client from the sexual assault allegations made against him. CC Off English If you haven’t been paying attention, the week leading up to the 2023 Super Bowl has haunted NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin. He was […]
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Rihanna performs onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images) It’s safe to say that everyone watching the Academy Awards tonight was definitely rooting for Rihanna to win Best Original Song for “Lift Me Up” from the soundtrack for Black Panther: Wakanda […]
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Start Slideshow Photo: Kevin Mazur / Contributor (Getty Images) The most anticipated performancea of the year was Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime Show and the 2023 Oscars! The billionaire Barbadian singer and businesswoman, Rihanna, has been in the entertainment industry since 2005. The nine-time Grammy Award winner has reached icon status and has years of smash […]
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Photo: Jesse Grant (Getty Images) With NFL teams examining their rosters ahead of the 2023 Draft, one player is taking things into his own hands and not waiting for the phone to ring. ESPN is reporting that free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is holding a workout for teams in Arizona. After suffering a […]
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Photo: Patrick Smith (Getty Images) Lamar Jackson is a generational talent. I know sports fans throw that word around a little too often, but despite not being able to win a Super Bowl yet, Jackson has accomplished so much already in his career at the young age of 26. CC Off English In 2019, he […]
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Photo: Christian Petersen (Getty Images) Though it’s been almost a month since Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show, we’re still obsessed and apparently, so are the residents of Arcadia Senior Living. Their cute reenactment of the “Rude Boy” portion of the performance went viral on TikTok and now, we’re finding out that one of their 30 […]
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Be Alive (Original Song from the Motion Picture “King Richard”) (94th Academy Awards Performance) Beyoncé recorded the song “Be Alive” for King Richard in 2021. Not only did she perform the song for the opening of the 2022 Grammy Awards, but the song was nominated for an Academy Award, Critics’ Choice Award, Golden Globe, and […]
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Be Alive (Original Song from the Motion Picture “King Richard”) (94th Academy Awards Performance) Beyoncé recorded the song “Be Alive” for King Richard in 2021. Not only did she perform the song for the opening of the 2022 Grammy Awards, but the song was nominated for an Academy Award, Critics’ Choice Award, Golden Globe, and […]
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Photo: David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire (Getty Images) While the events that occurred during the 2023 Super Bowl weekend are in the rearview mirror for nearly everybody that attended, the consequences of that weekend are still lingering for former Dallas Cowboys great Michael Irvin. CC Off English In the days leading up to Super Bowl Sunday, […]
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Rihanna performs during the halftime show at the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. Photo: Matt Slocum (AP) Though Rihanna’s Super Bowl 57 halftime show performance was nearly two weeks ago, it’s still causing a stir. At first, there […]
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Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic (Getty Images) With the whole world still buzzing about her gravity-defying Super Bowl Halftime performance, Rihanna is set to conquer another big stage. On Thursday, Oscars executive producers/showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner announced that the Grammy winner will perform her nominated song “Lift Me Up” at the awards show. RiRi is the […]
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L to R, Cari Champion, MJ Acosta-Ruiz, Elaine Welteroth and Kelsey Nicole NelsonPhoto: CIROC During the weekend of February 11 and 12, most people were laser-focused on the Super Bowl (and Rihanna’s performance, of course). But while all of that was going on, CIROC was hosting an important conversation about Black women in sports journalism. […]
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Photo: Kevin Mazur / Contributor (Getty Images) Rapper, Lil Uzi Vert, and Blue Ivy posed together on the sidelines before the Super Bowl. Uzi wore bedazzled, flower-designed denim shorts, a blinged-out leather jacket with a black hoodie underneath, and a Philadelphia Eagles hat. Blue Ivy, Beyoncé’s twin, looked cute and comfy in a Tupac t-shirt, […]
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Photo: Kevin Mazur (Getty Images) One week after Super Bowl LVII has come and gone, there still seems to be significant social media chatter surrounding Sheryl Lee Ralph’s historic performance of Lift Every Voice and Sing, the masterpiece written by James Weldon Johnson and composed by his brother, John Rosamond Johnson, in 1900. Despite some […]
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Photo: Gilbert Flores, Emma McIntyre, Jeff Kravitz (Getty Images) Having your own wax figure is a part of celebrity life. Of course, it can be a double-edged sword. Either it’s so perfect, it’s creepy, or it comes out so bad, it’s offensive. For Black celebrities—unless they’re personally involved in the creative process—wax figures can be […]
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Photo: Gregory Shamus (Getty Images) Rihanna has been on everyone’s mind for the past week. Her Super Bowl Halftime show was great to watch, she revealed her second pregnancy during the performance and she just revealed the first pictures of her baby son while teasing a new album in 2023. CC Off English Despite all […]
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Photo: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage // Unique Nicole/WireImage (Getty Images) It’s just the way of the world, every celebrity probably has family ties to another popular and talented celebrity. They’re usually cousins, and sometimes siblings. Here are the Black celebs you didn’t know were related.
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Rihanna performs during Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.Photo: Kevin Mazur for Roc Nation (Getty Images) While there’s no doubt many fans of Rihanna were elated to see her make her grand return to music during the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show, some […]
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Wayne Washington II, Rodney Washington, Vernon Washington and Wayne Washington at Rodney’s home in Northern Virginia.Photo: Courtesy of Wayne Washington In the weeks before this year’s Super Bowl, my 29-year old son, Wayne Washington II, got our tickets. CC Off English We weren’t going to the game. We were heading to something far more important: […]
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A$SAP Rocky, left holding he and Rihanna’s (right) son on the March 2023 Cover Issue of British Vogue.Screenshot: British Vogue Rihanna may be fresh off an epic Super Bowl Halftime performance and still navigating her way through new mommyhood, but that doesn’t mean she hasn’t found the time to still make music. In fact, in […]
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A$SAP Rocky, left holding he and Rihanna’s (right) son on the March 2023 Cover Issue of British Vogue.Screenshot: British Vogue Rihanna may be fresh off an epic Super Bowl Halftime performance and still navigating her way through new mommyhood, but that doesn’t mean she hasn’t found the time to still make music. In fact, in […]
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Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson performs during halftime of Super Bowl XXXVIII Sunday, Feb. 1, 2004, in Houston. Photo: ELISE AMENDOLA (AP) In case you were wondering what Tom Brady thought about Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction at the hands of Justin Timberlake back in 2004, you’re in luck. For some reason, the athlete […]
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Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson performs during halftime of Super Bowl XXXVIII Sunday, Feb. 1, 2004, in Houston. Photo: ELISE AMENDOLA (AP) In case you were wondering what Tom Brady thought about Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction at the hands of Justin Timberlake back in 2004, you’re in luck. For some reason, the athlete […]
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Photo: Kevin Mazur / Contributor (Getty Images) Rapper, Lil Uzi Vert, and Blue Ivy posed together on the sidelines before the Super Bowl. Uzi wore bedazzled, flower-designed denim shorts, a blinged-out leather jacket with a black hoodie underneath, and a Philadelphia Eagles hat. Blue Ivy, Beyoncé’s twin, looked cute and comfy in a Tupac t-shirt, […]
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Justina Miles performs “Lift Every Voice and Sing” in American Sign Language prior to Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. Photo: Rob Carr (Getty Images) On Sunday night, Justina Miles made history as millions of Americans watched the Super […]
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Photo: Christian Petersen, Michael Loccisano, Daniel Boczarski (Getty Images) Even though our brains are still on fire from Rihanna’s awesome Super Bowl halftime performance, we’re already thinking about next year. With Super Bowl LVIII set to take place Sunday, February 11, 2024 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev., the entertainment options are endless. The […]
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GLENDALE, AZ – FEBRUARY 12: Sheryl Lee Ralph performs prior to Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.Photo: Cooper Neill (Getty Images) As people throughout the United States tuned into the Super Bowl this year, they may have been […]
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Photo: Gregory Shamus (Getty Images) With most of the world expressing an overwhelmingly positive reaction to Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime performance, some viewers had interesting thoughts on the show. Everything from the production set up, to the set list, to her surprise pregnancy reveal was the subject of conversation throughout Sunday night. CC Off English […]
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NEXT LEVEL CHEF: L-R: Mentor Nyesha Arrington, mentor/Executive Producer Gordon Ramsay and mentor Richard Blais in the season premiere episode of NEXT LEVEL CHEF.Photo: FOX If you were watching FOX on Sunday night, Super Bowl LVII wasn’t the only big event on the network. After the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35, Season […]
Read More NEXT LEVEL CHEF: L-R: Mentor Nyesha Arrington, mentor/Executive Producer Gordon Ramsay and mentor Richard Blais in the season premiere episode of NEXT LEVEL CHEF.Photo: FOX If you were watching FOX on Sunday night, Super Bowl LVII wasn’t the only big event on the network. After the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35, Season […]
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