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June 18, 2026Partnering with one of the world’s largest brand licensing firms could significantly expand OVO’s global licensing and retail footprint.As Drake continues to dominate music charts with the success …
Vellesiya Wiley, Kohen Kartier Wiley’s mother, has released a video explaining of her side of what happened at the Senatobia, Mississippi Walmart.The fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Kartier Wiley by …
Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media has signed a multi-year deal with Netflix to exclusively develop television series after its previous agreement with Disney expired.Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media is expanding its television …
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Frida Orupabo creates collages from historical images. Her Baby in Belly (2020) references the prejudice that pregnant Black women often experience Photo: Mario Todeschini; courtesy of the artist and Stevenson Cape …
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June 17, 2026Say their namesToday, BLACK ENTERPRISE honors the nine remarkable souls lost on June 17, 2015, during a Wednesday evening Bible study at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, …
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Demonstrators continue to demand body camera, dash camera and surveillance footage following the death of the Mississippi toddler.A Mississippi police officer involved in the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley …
A view of June art fair in 2025Photo: June Art FairJust one day before Basel Art Week kicked off, one of the city’s satellite fairs announced that it would not …
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Debbie Allen, Felicia Pride, and Maleah Joi Moon open up about reimagining “A Different World” for an audience today.The team behind Netflix’s upcoming sequel to “A Different World” says the …
“For Black Americans, I think the call to action is clear,” U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo (D-R.I.), a former Obama White House official, told theGrio.The city of Chicago came alive on …
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This year’s New Curators fellows © Ruth SamuelsA new generation of curators from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds is set to benefit from a £3m grant from the Russian-born billionaire philanthropists Anastasia and …
Rendering of the Memphis Art Museum, as seen from the Front Street sidewalk Courtesy of Herzog & de MeuronThe Memphis Art Museum will begin its next chapter, in a Herzog …
“Men are talking about these products online because we’re creating intentional buzz,” Crowned Skin founder Darrell Spencer said of the brand.Father’s Day is days away, and if you’re still searching …
Jordyn joked about the rule on the Today Show – and kept it cute and classy.Jordyn Woods is not one to kiss and tell. But our girl did have a …
Teotihuacán Mask (around AD450-AD650) Courtesy Sotheby’sThe Mexican government has published a statement calling on Sotheby’s in New York to withdraw two pre-Columbian artefacts from its Art of Africa, Oceania and …
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Donald Trump claimed Iranians “laughed at Obama” as he defended his memorandum of understanding in a long and winding effort to end the U.S. war in Iran. President Donald Trump …
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