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February 25, 2026
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has unveiled “Costume Art” as the official theme for the 2026 Met Gala and added Angela Bassett to the host committee.
After closing out 2025 with news of Beyoncé’s highly anticipated return to the Met’s red carpet and as a first-time co-chair (though she has served as an honorary chair in the past), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has unveiled “Costume Art” as the official theme for the 2026 Met Gala.
The star-studded event, often called fashion’s biggest night, will take place May 4 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, with a dress code of “Fashion is Art,” Vogue reports. The theme announcement comes after Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour were revealed as the event’s official co-chairs, and as Angela Bassett was added to the host committee.
The “Fashion is Art” dress code reflects the vision behind “Costume Art,” an exhibition that examines the “centrality of the dressed body” through interpretations of the human form drawn from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s vast collection. Featuring nearly 400 pieces, the show will fill the museum’s new Condé Nast Galleries near the Great Hall, pairing Costume Institute fashion with paintings, sculptures, and artworks spanning roughly 5,000 years.
This year’s theme encourages guests to treat fashion as a canvas, exploring how designers shape identity and expression through the body.
“What connects every curatorial department and what connects every single gallery in the museum is fashion, or the dressed body,” Andrew Bolton, the curator in charge of the Costume Institute, said. “It’s the common thread throughout the whole museum, which is really what the initial idea for the exhibition was.”
As previously revealed, Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour will be joined by a Gala Host Committee co-chaired by Anthony Vaccarello and Zoë Kravitz. The committee includes stars such as Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Gwendoline Christie, Alex Consani, Misty Copeland, Elizabeth Debicki, Lena Dunham, Paloma Elsesser, LISA, Chloe Malle, Sam Smith, Teyana Taylor, Lauren Wasser, Anna Weyant, and A’ja Wilson, as well as Yseult.
Newly announced co-chairs include Adut Akech, Angela Bassett, Sinéad Burke, Rebecca Hall, Aimee Mullins, Tschabalala Self, Amy Sherald, and Chase Sui Wonders, while lead sponsors Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos will serve as honorary chairs for the gala and exhibition.
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The exhibition In Minor Keys will take place in the Central Pavilion in the Giardini (pictured) and the Arsenale Photo: Francesco Galli
The curatorial vision of Koyo Kouoh, the late artistic director of this year’s Venice Biennale, has been announced at a briefing in the city. The 61st International Art Exhibition, titled In Minor Keys, will include 111 artists and artist collectives, with many participants coming from the Global South. The 2026 Biennale is scheduled to run from 9 May to 22 November.
Kouoh, a giant of the contemporary art world who tirelessly championed African artists, was the first woman from the continent to be selected to curate the Venice Biennale; she died last May in Basel, Switzerland.
At the briefing, Kouoh’s five-strong curatorial team elaborated on the themes of In Minor Keys, which was described as “neither a litany of commentary on world events, nor an escape from compounding or continuously intersecting crises”. Rather, it “proposes a radical connection with art’s natural habitat and role in society”.
“The artists [selected] are channels to the minor keys,” said one of the team, research assistant Rory Tsapayi. “[They all] stand as a collective score… artists who work at the boundaries of form. These are artists whose practices seamlessly bleed into society.” Gabe Beckhurst Feijoo, another member of the team, said that the the structure is “not abstractly determined… it is not organised in sections but in respect to undercurrent priorities.”
Another curator, Rasha Salti, described how the curatorial structure was devised. “After months of meeting online to discuss artists, [Kouoh] convened us in Dakar [at the arts centre she founded, Raw Material Company]. We gathered in April for an intense week of work. She was our conductor… she composed as we improvised. We noticed that fruit fell [from a mango tree] when the name of an artist was spoken. This happened often enough that when a name was spoken and no fruit fell, we paused, in expectation.”
The motifs of Kouoh’s show, which will be held in the Arsenale and Central Pavilion in the Giardini, are Shrines, Procession/Invocation, Schools, Enchantment, Physical and Spiritual Rest, the Threshold and the Creole Garden. Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved and Gabriel Garcia-Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude are touchstones for the exhibition also.
The Shrines area will be in the Central Pavilion with tributes to the late Senegalese artist Issa Samb and the late African-American artist Beverly Buchanan. Artists whose work relates to the motif of Procession/Invocation include Nick Cave, Alvaro Barrington, Daniel Lind-Ramos, Ebony G. Patterson, Johannes Phokela, Tammy Nguyen and Kaloki Nyamai of Kenya. “Visitors are invited to become part of these assemblies,” said another curator, Marie Hélène Pereira.
The Schools motif will incorporate organisations dedicated to “networks that sustain artists” added Pereira. These bodies include the Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute, the GAS Foundation in Lagos founded by the artist Yinka Shonibare and Denniston Hill in New York State.
“Can an exhibition on the scale of the Biennale offer a place to rest your body?” asked Tsapayi, referring to the Creole Garden motif. Artists named here include Wangechi Mutu, Otobong Nkanga, Carsten Höller and Sandra Knecht.
“Performance and innovation” will also be a curatorial strand. A procession of poets will take place in the Giardini, drawing inspiration from Koyo’s Poetry Caravan, a voyage of nine African poets that she curated in 1999. “Poetry was to her the guiding light of curatorial gesture,” said Salti.
Special mention was also given to the catalogue which will highlight a “collaborative mode of making”, said editor-in-chief Siddhartha Mitter. Each artist will have a four-page spread with sketches and photographs highlighting studio spaces and artistic processes.
Born in Douala, Cameroon, Kouoh was the executive director of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town. She gained recognition as a champion of Black artists from Africa and the diaspora. Her death in a hospital in Basel prompted a wave of tributes from across the art world. Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, the president of the Biennale, described her as “a thinker who whispers from another place” and “a drawer of new maps”.
The acclaimed curator was due to present her plans for the exhibition next week
The focus of the show will be foreign artists—including refugees, émigrés and members of a diaspora
The Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand artistic director is the first Latin American curator to take up the position
The exhibition titled “In Minor Keys” will be realised by her core team “in strict accordance with the plan she defined”, it was announced at a press conference today

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Andrew Turner was born in l944 in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was a graduate of Temple University’s Tyler School of Art. Andrew’s work has been widely acclaimed, with many solo exhibitions and participation in group exhibitions. He has taught art in grades K-1 2 in the Chester, Pennsylvania Public Schools and in correctional centers. His appointments include Artist-in-Residence and Curator, Deshong Museum, Chester, PA; Lecturer, Widener University; Lecturer, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; and, he toured and lectured in The People’s Republic of China. Collections which hold Andrew’s paintings include Woody Allen, Dr. Maya Angelou, ARCO Chemical Company, Bell Telephone Company, Dr. Constance Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cosby, Edie Huggins, Eric Lindros, Mr. and Mrs Louis Madonni, Moses Malone, Penn State University, the artist formerly known as Prince, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sorgenti, Swarthmore College, Mrs. Marilyn Wheaton, and Widener University Deshong Museum, just to name a few. He has been featured in numerous solo exhibitions and group exhibitions in the United States and abroad. His Philadelphia commissions include: WDAS FM (1996); Marco Solo, (published by J. Schwinn and G. Harlow, illustrated by Andrew Turner) Reverse Angle Productions, Inc. (I 995); and Robin Hood Dell, Fairmount Park (1985).

“My paintings combine the drama inherent in seventeenth century Dutch painting with the brush work and the economy of the Impressionists. However, I look to the jazz idiom more so than to other contemporary visual artists for guidance and inspiration. I tend to measure the success of my pieces by how they stand up technically, emotionally and innovatively to a Coltrane solo or whether I’ve captured the spirit of the occasion, a la Ellington. The subject matter, sometimes nostalgic recollections of my days as a young tough, covers a myriad of common folk activities. The setting usually my native Chester, is a beehive of creative stimulation or a deteriorating ghetto depending on my state of mind. At the very least, hopefully, these vignettes of experience will help to provide insight into some African American lifestyles and serve as an inspiration to my students and others to continue the legacy of African American participation in the arts.”

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Andrew Turner was born in l944 in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was a graduate of Temple University’s Tyler School of Art. Andrew’s work has been widely acclaimed, with many solo exhibitions and participation in group exhibitions. He has taught art in grades K-1 2 in the Chester, Pennsylvania Public Schools and in correctional centers. His appointments include Artist-in-Residence and Curator, Deshong Museum, Chester, PA; Lecturer, Widener University; Lecturer, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; and, he toured and lectured in The People’s Republic of China. Collections which hold Andrew’s paintings include Woody Allen, Dr. Maya Angelou, ARCO Chemical Company, Bell Telephone Company, Dr. Constance Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cosby, Edie Huggins, Eric Lindros, Mr. and Mrs Louis Madonni, Moses Malone, Penn State University, the artist formerly known as Prince, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sorgenti, Swarthmore College, Mrs. Marilyn Wheaton, and Widener University Deshong Museum, just to name a few. He has been featured in numerous solo exhibitions and group exhibitions in the United States and abroad. His Philadelphia commissions include: WDAS FM (1996); Marco Solo, (published by J. Schwinn and G. Harlow, illustrated by Andrew Turner) Reverse Angle Productions, Inc. (I 995); and Robin Hood Dell, Fairmount Park (1985).

“My paintings combine the drama inherent in seventeenth century Dutch painting with the brush work and the economy of the Impressionists. However, I look to the jazz idiom more so than to other contemporary visual artists for guidance and inspiration. I tend to measure the success of my pieces by how they stand up technically, emotionally and innovatively to a Coltrane solo or whether I’ve captured the spirit of the occasion, a la Ellington. The subject matter, sometimes nostalgic recollections of my days as a young tough, covers a myriad of common folk activities. The setting usually my native Chester, is a beehive of creative stimulation or a deteriorating ghetto depending on my state of mind. At the very least, hopefully, these vignettes of experience will help to provide insight into some African American lifestyles and serve as an inspiration to my students and others to continue the legacy of African American participation in the arts.”

Andrew Turner 1944 – 2001

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Andrew Turner was born in l944 in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was a graduate of Temple University’s Tyler School of Art. Andrew’s work has been widely acclaimed, with many solo exhibitions and participation in group exhibitions. He has taught art in grades K-1 2 in the Chester, Pennsylvania Public Schools and in correctional centers. His appointments include Artist-in-Residence and Curator, Deshong Museum, Chester, PA; Lecturer, Widener University; Lecturer, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; and, he toured and lectured in The People’s Republic of China. Collections which hold Andrew’s paintings include Woody Allen, Dr. Maya Angelou, ARCO Chemical Company, Bell Telephone Company, Dr. Constance Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cosby, Edie Huggins, Eric Lindros, Mr. and Mrs Louis Madonni, Moses Malone, Penn State University, the artist formerly known as Prince, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sorgenti, Swarthmore College, Mrs. Marilyn Wheaton, and Widener University Deshong Museum, just to name a few. He has been featured in numerous solo exhibitions and group exhibitions in the United States and abroad. His Philadelphia commissions include: WDAS FM (1996); Marco Solo, (published by J. Schwinn and G. Harlow, illustrated by Andrew Turner) Reverse Angle Productions, Inc. (I 995); and Robin Hood Dell, Fairmount Park (1985).

“My paintings combine the drama inherent in seventeenth century Dutch painting with the brush work and the economy of the Impressionists. However, I look to the jazz idiom more so than to other contemporary visual artists for guidance and inspiration. I tend to measure the success of my pieces by how they stand up technically, emotionally and innovatively to a Coltrane solo or whether I’ve captured the spirit of the occasion, a la Ellington. The subject matter, sometimes nostalgic recollections of my days as a young tough, covers a myriad of common folk activities. The setting usually my native Chester, is a beehive of creative stimulation or a deteriorating ghetto depending on my state of mind. At the very least, hopefully, these vignettes of experience will help to provide insight into some African American lifestyles and serve as an inspiration to my students and others to continue the legacy of African American participation in the arts.”

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The remarks made by Texas voter Sonya Bernhardt highlight the ongoing discussion about Jasmine Crockett’s electability, which some say is rooted in racial and gender bias.
A Texas voter’s tearful admission that she didn’t vote for Jasmine Crockett in the upcoming Texas U.S. Senate primary election because she didn’t think the fiery U.S. congresswoman could win in the general election against the Republican nominee has gone viral.
“We need a fighter. And I was so ready to vote for Jasmine Crockett, because I love her, but I voted for Talarico because we need somebody who can win,” said Sonya Bernhardt, a Houston voter who cast her early ballot ahead of the March 3 primary contest between Crockett and Texas State Rep. James Talarico.
Bernhardt explained that she loved Crockett’s fiery style as a politician and her ability to go toe-to-toe with Republicans, particularly in committee hearings on Capitol Hill. She told CNN, “That was one of the most difficult votes I’ve ever voted in my entire life.”
Bernhardt’s admission enraged Crockett’s supporters online, who called out what they saw as a continued issue of white women voting against their own interests and the prevailing bias against female candidates and candidates of color.
“The question that she’s posing that we’ve seen throughout the course of this primary is the question around electability, and how electability is being framed, potentially through a racial lens, but also through a political lens,” said Jamarr Brown, a Democratic strategist and former executive director of the Texas Democratic Party. “I think that some of them are looking at race of the candidate, gender of the candidate, and then also maybe some of her records.”
He told theGrio that Crockett’s reputation for “fighting Republicans in Congress” is likely causing some Texas voters to think Crockett “may not be able to appeal” to more moderate or disgruntled Republicans who are “suffering at the hands of the Trump administration.”
However, Brown noted that, contrary to some beliefs, a Democrat pulling out a win in a traditionally Republican state like Texas doesn’t have to rely solely on conservative voters, or even white Democratic voters like Sonya.
“White Democrats vote the lowest among any constituency in the party,” he told theGrio. “You have to look at Independents and whether they will cross over for either Democratic candidate? And I think they will, but it depends on who it is.”
Ultimately, Brown said the pathway to victory for any Democrat in the general election will rely on the party’s base, which includes Black, Hispanic AAPI voters and young voters.
In a state with the highest population of Black Americans in the country, the Texas operative explained, “I think that we’ve got to bank on working in a Democratic Party that is deepening their base and deepening their bench with a strong coordinated campaign.”
In an interview with theGrio, Jasmine Crockett expressed frustration with critics who question her electability simply because she is a Black woman.
“We know that the most loyal voting bloc, when it comes to Democrats, no matter what part of the country you look at, is actually Black women. And it is all good for us to labor…we allow this party continue to say, yes, yes, yes, we need Black women, go ahead and pull up [but] we’re not even going to focus on spending our dollars to you, because we know y’all are gonna hold it down,” said Crockett. “No one is looking at the credentials. Like, holler at me and say that you have an issue as relates to my credentials.”

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Lil Kim says a movie about her life and her relationship with the Notorious B.I.G. is in the works and ‘coming.’
Lil Kim is ready to tell her side of the story when it comes to her relationship with the Notorious B.I.G. During a recent appearance on Nick Cannon’s “Big Drive” show, the “Jump Off” rapper called out the inaccuracy of the storytelling in the 2009 biopic about the Brooklyn rapper. 
“[Notorious] was not accurate,” she said. “A lot of it was not accurate. I’m going to show everybody [what really happened between me and Biggie] in the Lil Kim movie because it’s coming.”
Though she’s tempted to do more of a documentary than a biopic, Lil Kim emphasized that the project is “100% in the works.” Now, this is not the first time the female rapper has shared her desire to tell her story, and she knows exactly who she wants to play her.  
“I want people to know the real Kim,” she said in a 2021 interview. “All the stories that everybody else tells, chile, don’t listen to it.”
“I love Teyana, she’s my only other thought. There’s nobody else in the industry at all, but Teyana,” Kim continued, thinking about who would portray her.  “But even before Teyana — I love Teyana, but she’s from Harlem — before Teyana, I would love to give some little girls from Brooklyn a chance so I can connect. Really connect.”
Lil Kim and Biggie were rumored to have been in a romantic relationship before his untimely passing in 1997. A legend in the music industry, in 2009, Voletta Wallace Films, Bystorm Films, State Street Pictures, and Bad Boy Films produced a biopic on the “Big Poppa” rapper entitled “Notorious” starring Naturi Naughton as Lil Kim, Jamal Woolard as Biggie, Angela Bassett as Biggie’s mother, Voletta Wallace, Anthony Mackie as Tupac Shakur, and more. Since its release, Lil Kim has heavily criticized the film.
“The film studio and producers involved were more concerned about painting me as a ‘character’ to create a more interesting storyline instead of a person with talent, self-respect, and who was able to achieve her own career success through hard work,” she wrote in a 2009 statement, per CBS News. “Even though my relationship with Big was at times very difficult and complicated (as with most relationships we have all experienced at one time or another), it was also genuine and built on great admiration and love for each other. Regardless of the many lies in the movie and false portrayal of me to help carry a storyline through, I will still continue to carry his legacy through my hard work and music.”
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Cardi B can’t stay away from the drama, literally! 
Cardi B is letting her success speak for itself and making sure critics hear it loud and clear. The Grammy-winning rapper has been celebrating the momentum of her Little Miss Drama Tour, pushing back at social media skeptics who questioned whether she’d commit to a nationwide run just over three months after welcoming a son with Stefon Diggs of the New England Patriots. She also recently slammed Trump advisor Alex Bruesewitz for dragging her name into some more controversy with longtime nemesis Nicki Minaj. 
On Feb. 23, during a break between performances, Cardi took to X to spotlight the success of the Little Miss Drama Tour. Now 12 shows deep after kicking off Feb.11, she confronted critics directly, boasting to those who were skeptical she’d have the stamina to tackle a nationwide tour so soon after giving birth.
“The fact of the matter is, so far every single show of mine has been sold out. Packed from top to bottom! They said I wasn’t gonna commit after I gave birth, they said I wasn’t gonna take it seriously, but I take it very seriously,” she wrote alongside footage from a recent stop.
According to People, Live Nation recently announced that Cardi—born Belcalis Almánzar—became the first female rapper to sell out two consecutive nights at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles during her Little Miss Drama Tour. 
Reflecting on her work ethic, she added, “I perform for two hours and don’t complain. Not only do I treat my shows like concerts, I treat them like parties and have a good time wit my people that’s why I get REAL reviews from REAL attendees whether that’s my fans, celebrities, or just people that wanna have a good time. Thank you!!”
The tour continues through major cities this month, including San Francisco, Phoenix, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia, before wrapping April 18 in Atlanta. Special guests so far include GloRilla, Kehlani, Tyla, and Blueface.
Cardi was working overtime, because that same day, she fired back at Alex Bruesewitz, a Trump adviser who mentioned her name while disputing a report about Nicki Minaj and alleged bot activity tied to political posts on X.
The report, published by Politico on Monday, Feb. 23, cited research from Cyabra titled “Inauthentic Amplification of Political Discourse on Nicki Minaj’s X Account.” It alleged that a “sophisticated army of bots”—more than 18,000 accounts—amplified Minaj’s political content, noting that supportive comments were often repetitive and low in originality.
After Bruesewitz labeled the findings a “total scam” and pointed out that Cardi’s agent, Mike G, is affiliated with Cyabra, implying a connection, Cardi B responded forcefully.
“Listen, you involved me in something that has nothing to do wit me so now we’re gonna talk about the facts,” she clapped back.
“Cyabra is a data company with a lot of investors like Mike G, customers like Elon Musk and Pepsi that use that company for data and even has Mike Pompeo on the board of advisors,” Cardi explained. “So what you need to focus on is the fact that data is VERY real and leave me out of your bulls—.”
She continued,
“I did not have anything to do with that and I don’t give AF!! Now lie and say that’s not true!!! See what happen when you involve me in s— that don’t have nothing to do with me? I get down to the GRISTLE of it!!”
Before signing off, the rapper warned Bruesewitz, “And btw I am still gonna sue you, you wet dirty dog”.
Cyabra’s analysis reportedly found that 33 percent of roughly 55,000 accounts that interacted with Minaj over two months were inauthentic, a rate significantly higher than the typical baseline. On Dec. 26 alone, the company claimed that 56 percent of comments on Minaj’s political posts came from fake accounts, concluding that coordinated amplification had occurred during the timeframe studied, the Politico report noted. 
Yikes! Cardi B can’t stay away from the drama, literally! 
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Nicki Minaj is never one to hold her tongue, and this time she’s coming at Gavin Newsom.
Nicki Minaj is never one to hold her tongue, and this time she’s coming at Gavin Newsom.
During a recent speaking engagement in Atlanta alongside Mayor Andre Dickens, the California governor attempted to connect with Black voters by joking about his academic shortcomings.
“I am like you, I’m a 960 SAT guy. I can’t read,” Newsome said.
SMH…
Social media wasted no time reacting, but the leader of the Barbz made sure her voice rang loudest. Nicki took issue with what she perceived as a tone-deaf attempt at relatability.
“His way of bonding with black ppl is to tell them how stupid he is & that he can’t read. This means my first read on him was correct. He’s been handed so many things & put in high positions he never earned or deserved.”
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She didn’t stop there. The Queens rapper also accused Newsome of altering his cadence while talking to the crowd, suggesting that he was intentionally slowing down his speech in a way she found offensive.
“Do you wanna know the craziest part of this footage that will haunt him forever? He’s literally slowing his speech down & talking in a sporadic cadence. He’s not just TELLING them that they’re all probably stupid & probably can’t read, he’s LITERALLY SLOW-ING-DOWN-HIS-SPEECH to make them understand the words that are coming out of his mouth!!!!”
After backlash began, the California governor responded, denying that his comments carried any racist intent and pushing back against claims that he was mocking Black voters.
“You didn’t give a sh*t about the President of the United States of America posting an ape video of President Obama or calling African nations sh*tholes, but you’re going to call me racist for talking about my lifelong struggle with dyslexia? Spare me your fake f*cking outrage.”
This isn’t the first time the Super Bass rapper has criticized Gavin Newsom. In the past, she has been vocal against the California governor over his support of transgender youth.
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Sapp, who became a widower in 2010 had been friends with Cole for a decade before their relationship became serious.
Congrats are in order to Marvin Sapp!
The gospel singer revealed that he is engaged to Dr. La’Boris Cole, using a birthday party as cover for him to drop to one knee and pop the question in front of family and friends.
Sapp and Cole were friends for years before taking their relationship to the next level, wanting things to feel honest and real before letting people in.
For years, Sapp stated he was devoted to his children following the tragic loss of his wife, MaLinda Prince Sapp, to colon cancer in 2010. In 2022, Sapp was on a radio interview in Nigeria when he confirmed he was open to dating again, 12 years after the death of MaLinda.
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“I really just sought God and said ok, listen, just give me life enough that after I see my children are grown and healed, which was most important to me, allow me to have enough life so that I can share life with someone else one day,” Sapp said. He added that he had been dating but hadn’t found the right woman yet.
“What I’ve learned in this dating space, strangely enough, is I’ve learned that 20th-century women are definitely different from 21st-century women,” Sapp said. “I’m just being a student in this season and really trying to learn how to navigate, how to deal with [it]. Prayerfully, hopefully, one day I’ll find her, and we’ll live out the rest of our days and make them the best of our days.”
Cole is a licensed therapist and leader in ministry. She founded and serves as the executive director of the Born 2 Danz Worship Arts Conference. She is also the CEO at Cole Associates & Counselors of Texas, a behavioral health practice.
Congrats to the happy couple!
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Trump has a history of taking swipes and making unfair statements about Michelle and Barack Obama. 

President Donald Trump’s newfound bestie Nicki Minaj must be rubbing off on him because, much like her rivals remain constant online targets and seem to live rent-free in her mind, he can’t seem to get the Obamas off his.
Just two weeks after posting a video depicting them as apes, on Saturday, Feb. 21, Trump reshared a post to his Truth Social account calling Michelle Obama an “anti-White racist.”
The post, from Laura Loomer, called for Netflix to fire Susan Rice from its board after Rice warned corporations about those who have “taken a knee to Trump.”
Loomer wrote that if the proposed Netflix–Warner Bros. merger is approved, “positive messaging of the Democrats’ upcoming witch hunts against Trump from Barack Hussein Obama @BarackObama and his anti-White racist wife Michelle @MichelleObama would likely be blasted across all streaming services as the Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions continues to grow within Netflix.”
In resharing the post, Trump added, “Netflix should fire racist, Trump Deranged Susan Rice, IMMEDIATELY, or pay the consequences. She’s got no talent or skills – Purely a political hack! HER POWER IS GONE, AND WILL NEVER BE BACK. How much is she being paid, and for what??? Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
The posts followed Rice’s Feb. 19 appearance on a podcast hosted by former U.S. attorney Preet Bharara, where she cautioned private corporations about bowing to pressure from the Trump administration.
“If these corporations think that the Democrats, when they come back in power, are going to play by the old rules and say, ‘Oh, never mind. We’ll forgive you for all the people you fired, all the policies and principles you’ve violated, all the laws you’ve skirted,’ I think they’ve got another thing coming,” Rice, 61, said.
“Companies already are starting to hear they better preserve their documents. They better be ready for subpoenas. If they’ve done something wrong, they’ll be held accountable, and if they haven’t broken the law, good for them,” she continued.
The statements have sparked outrage, with critics arguing that statements like these coming from such a high platform can inflame tensions and potentially lead to harassment or real-world danger for the people being targeted.
Trump’s demands of a streaming platform he does not control come just weeks after, on Feb. 5, he posted a digitally altered clip portraying the Obamas as apes running through a jungle.
At the time, a White House spokesperson said the backlash was misplaced, arguing the video was being taken out of context. The renewed attacks also follow Trump’s accusation that former President Obama leaked classified information about aliens after Obama said during a recent appearance that while he believes extraterrestrial life may exist, he saw no evidence of it during his presidency.
“He gave classified information, he’s not supposed to be doing that,” Trump told reporters Feb. 19 aboard Air Force One, calling the comments a “big mistake.”
Last month, Trump also compared First Lady Melania Trump’s documentary to the Obamas’ various media ventures. And at this point, it’s less a question of if he’ll mention them again in March and more a matter of what he’ll say when he does.

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After a less-than-enthusiastic invite from President Trump, the “Fight The Power” rapper offered to host a real celebration for Team USA’s women’s hockey team
During the Olympics, there are two things you’re almost always guaranteed to see: stellar athletic performances and Flavor Flav supporting Team USA. And this year’s winter Olympics are no different.
After Team USA’s women’s hockey team won the gold medal over Canada, President Trump was heard extending a not-so enthusiastic invitation to the women’s team while inviting the men’s hockey team to the White House and State of the Union in celebration of their win. 
After the conversation, during which Trump alluded to having to invite the women’s team at risk of getting impeached if her didn’t, players declined his invitation to attend his State of the Union address. 
“We are sincerely grateful for the invitation extended to our gold medal–winning U.S. Women’s Hockey Team and deeply appreciate the recognition of their extraordinary achievement,” a spokesperson for USA Hockey told the outlet. Due to the timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments following the Games, the athletes are unable to participate.”
While the president did not seem excited to celebrate the women’s hockey team’s win, rapper and unofficial Olympic hypeman, Flavor Flav, is. So much so that the rapper extended a formal invitation to the team to host an Olympic celebration.
If the USA Women’s Hockey team wants a real celebration and invite ,,, I’ll host them in Las Vegas. Do some nice dinners and shows and good times. I’m sure I can get a hotel and airline to help me out here and celebrate these women for real for real. pic.twitter.com/NhtRJ8UxKE
He followed the social media invitation with a formal invitation via email, which read: “I am reaching out on behalf of Flavor Flav. First, massive congratulations on the gold!! We saw the story about the men’s invite to the White House, and the not-quite invite for the women’s team. Flav recently posted on social media an idea and an invitation for the women’s hockey team to Las Vegas for a real celebration. He always stands behind everything he says and does. If there is an interest for the team to come to Las Vegas and celebrate with Flav, we will figure it out on our end and make it a lovely experience.”
Formal invitation sent to the women’s hockey team,,; but if anyone knows someone with them,,, have them reach out to my great at the email in my bio.

Let’s do this,!!! pic.twitter.com/WIMbdGSEym
Through the years, the rapper has been an advocate for women’s sports, sharing his support for Team USA’s Jordan Chiles and the women’s water polo team last year during the Summer Olympics. 
“There are a lot of women, I’m saying that all they want is just a chance,” he told PEOPLE at the time. “And all they want to do is feel like they got a chance. So I just wanted to help out and help give women that chance that they are looking for.”
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The Ahmaud Arbery Foundation is hosting its annual run in Ahmaud Arbery’s honor after he was killed five years ago.
Five years ago on February 23, 2020, 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery set out for a jog near Brunswick, Georgia, and was shot and killed after being chased and confronted by three white men. Today, others run in his honor.
For the past five years, the Annual Ahmaud Arbery Foundation has gathered just after dusk to continue the fight for safety for all runners. On Monday, Feb. 23, at 5:30 p.m., participants plan to meet at the City of Brunswick’s City Hall.
“The heart of the A is moving with purpose as we honor the life of Ahmaud Arbery. It’s been years since he was taken from us while doing what he loved, but we continue to turn our strides into a statement for justice and safety,” reads a Facebook post from the foundation. “This is more than a jog—it’s a movement. We don’t run in fear; we run for change.”
On Feb. 23, 2020, Arbery was jogging in a neighborhood outside Brunswick when he was pursued by three white men in two vehicles as he ran through the suburban community less than two miles from his home. Travis McMichael, 36, fired a shotgun, killing Arbery. Gregory McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan also participated in the deadly encounter.
His death —which occurred during a year of multiple high-profile killings of unarmed Black people, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd — renewed calls for safety and accountability from the authorities and highlighted the continued danger many Black people face seeking recreation outdoors.
As public outcry intensified nationwide, investigators initially declined to file charges. It was not until months later, in May 2020, that the three men were arrested and later indicted.
In November 2024, a jury found Travis McMichael guilty on nine counts, including malice murder and four counts of felony murder. Gregory McMichael was found guilty of felony murder and other charges. Bryan, who recorded video of Arbery’s death, was found guilty of three counts of felony murder along with additional charges.
Before the verdict, in March 2024, the three men asked the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn their convictions, arguing that past racist text messages and social media posts cited by prosecutors did not prove the killing of Arbery was racially motivated.
The convictions were upheld in November 2025, with the court finding there was sufficient evidence that Arbery’s race was a determining factor in the deadly chase.
In 2022, Feb. 23 was officially designated Ahmaud Arbery Day following a resolution passed by the Georgia House of Representatives. 
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Kerry Washington, who has struggled with an eating disorder for much of her adult life, opens up about her lifelong recovery.
Warning: This article contains descriptions of disordered eating and suicidal ideation.
Recovery from an eating disorder never quite ends for some. Just ask Kerry Washington.
The 49-year-old actress, who has long been open about living with and managing an eating disorder, spoke candidly about the ongoing nature of healing during a virtual luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 19, for eating disorder treatment startup Equip Health. For Washington, recovery is not about achieving perfection.
“That idea of perfectionism is impossible in this recovery, because you can’t perfect something that’s ever-evolving,” she said, per USA Today. “I have to just be willing to continue to be curious and loving and show up.”
The “Scandal” alum, who joined Equip Health as an advisor and investor in 2025, added, “When I’m in recovery, my disease is outside, doing push-ups waiting for me.”
For her, addressing the mental health and behavioral aspects of the disorder has always been complicated.
“My substance is not something that I can put down,” the “Little Fires Everywhere” star explained. “I have to take this tiger out of the cage and pet it three times a day.”
Washington, who first began opening up about her eating disorder in interviews in the mid to late 2000s, endured a toxic cycle of bingeing, followed by extreme starvation and overexercising that began in her early adulthood, including during college in the 1990s. Alongside body dysmorphia, she has described turning to food for comfort like a “best friend.”
In her 2023 memoir “Thicker Than Water,” she also revealed that the “abusive” behaviors, based on feelings of a lack of control stemming from childhood, led to deep depression and suicidal ideation. Today, she is in a far more stable place, though she acknowledged during last week’s luncheon that she is still learning “how to live in some sort of harmony” with the struggle.
Her candidness over the years has helped to highlight how eating disorders do not discriminate. Although research, treatment narratives, and media portrayals have historically centered thin, white women, eating disorders affect people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds at similar rates, including Black women.
Medical bias and long-standing misconceptions have contributed to Black women being historically underdiagnosed and undertreated. Binge eating disorder, the form Washington has described struggling with, is one of the most common eating disorders impacting Black women, according to HealthCity, a health equity news source from Boston Medical Center. Meanwhile, the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders estimates that roughly 9% of the U.S. population, or 28.8 million Americans, will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime.
Still, help and recovery are possible. And while Washington says her relationship with her body continues to evolve, her philosophy today is one based on respect rather than punishment.
“This is a place where art happens,” she said of her body. “It’s not a place where I come to hurt myself or take myself out of life.”
If you or someone you know is struggling with body image or eating concerns, you can reach the National Eating Disorders Association’s toll-free and confidential helpline by phone or text at 1-800-931-2237 or by click-to-chat message at nationaleatingdisorders.org/helpline. For 24/7 crisis situations, text “NEDA” to 741-741.
For culturally competent non-emergency care, head to Therapy for Black Girls.  
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Preview the upcoming New Balance MADE in USA Spring/Summer 2026 Collection before the first set of sneakers drop this week.
It’s always a treat when you can get a good preview in before making any purchase, especially when it comes to a fresh pair of the latest kicks. That’s why we decided to take on the grand task of making that search a little less harder with “Sneak Treat,” our official hub for the investigative sneakerhead — we hope you like the play on words!
To kick things off (every pun intended), it was only right to start at home here in America with the Spring/Summer 2026 collection by New Balance for its fan-favorite MADE In USA imprint.

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In addition to boasting a domestic value of 70% or more due to the homebound construction, MADE also helps New Balance stand out when it comes to the U.S. economy — $3.1 billion contributed in 2024, a 23% increase from the $2.5 billion in 2023. Of the 2024 earnings at NB headquarters, MADE was reported to be responsible for a hefty portion, totaling at $479 million.
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So yeah, your dollar definitely goes a long way, but especially when you cop the New Balance MADE in USA line. The SS26 offering focuses on the 990v4, 992, 993 and 1300 signature silhouettes. Each has its own unique color palette that will ultimately speak to the individuality of its wearer. The nine-way rollout will begin with olive iterations of the 990v4 and the 992 for Delivery 1, followed by the sole purple-coded 993 offering in Delivery 2, a collegiate purple/royal blue combo on the standout 992 of the set with Delivery 3, another peach-themed 992 paired with a 1300 described as “green apple, maize and sea stone” for Delivery 4, the same silhouettes for Delivery 5 in muted-out grey hues and finally the elite 990v4 an eye-grabbing orange that makes for a truly fitting finale drop in Delivery 6.
The first four drops will also include a wide range of athletic apparel in matching hues. Expect the gear to run you between $65 USD to $285 USD, meanwhile the footwear is priced between $185 USD and $220 USD depending on the silhouette.

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