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Vic Mensa says criticism aimed at Megan Thee Stallion, Young Miami and Janet Jackson reflects a double standard against Black women, sparking even more online debates.

On what would have been her 77th birthday, we're looking at Phyllis Hyman's pain in her own words.

On what would have been her 77th birthday, we're looking at Phyllis Hyman's pain in her own words.

Chris Brown just got dealt another unlucky legal hand to the tune of a $13 million ruling. Let's take a look at how he got there!

After Jerry Blasingame was rendered quadriplegic after a Georgia cop tasered him, an appeals court just affirmed a massive $21 million award.

ESSENCE Festival of Culture 2026 brought together some of the biggest names in Black Hollywood over the weekend. Here are all the icons we spotted.

As fewer Black students apply to white colleges, our HBCUs are seeing a rise in enrollment driven by the repeal of DEI and Affirmative Action.

The world has come to love Cardi B for her raw, unfiltered personality. But she may have been a bit much here recently!

The world has come to love Cardi B for her raw, unfiltered personality. But she may have been a bit much here recently!

Fifty years after the death of a 15-year-old Black girl, investigators have finally identified her and are focused on finding the killer connected to one of the longest Jane Doe cases in Iowa.