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Source: Anthony Barboza / Getty Dear Ms. Sonia Sanchez, By the time I sat in a crowded room in c and heard you recite one of your majestic poems, your magic had already pulled me in.  Your poetry taught me early that poems are strong enough to hold our humanity, our fears, and our hope, carried in a cadence flexible enough that we can break it and then rebuild it. […]

Source: Taylor Polidore Taylor Polidore Williams is making a name for herself as a rising actress on the scene. With roles on top shows like Reasonable Doubt and Tyler Perry’s Beauty In Black, she is quickly becoming a household name. This weekend, Taylor served sporty chic at the the annual HBCU and D9 Night at the State Farm Arena. The budding actress showed off her pride in a custom Da […]

Source: Steph Chambers – FIFA / Getty For JAŸ-Z, 2026 has looked a lot like one long celebration of a career that helped reshape Hip-Hop. This year marked the 30th anniversary of his debut album, Reasonable Doubt, and the 25th anniversary of The Blueprint, giving Hov a perfect excuse to revisit two of the most important records in his catalog. Reasonable Doubt officially turned 30 on June 25, while The […]

Source: Omar Vega / Getty There aren’t many people who have built a résumé quite like Shaquille O’Neal’s. The NBA legend has gone from dominant center to rapper, actor, businessman, television personality and DJ, seemingly treating retirement like an excuse to find even more things to try. But one of Shaq’s more unusual interests isn’t a new hobby at all. Long before he hung up his sneakers, O’Neal was serious […]

Hip-Hop icon Master P joined Rickey Smiley’s podcast to discuss his rise to fame, entrepreneurship, the reality of firing family members, and his brother, C-Murder’s life sentence. Source: It’s undeniable that Hip-Hop culture owes a great deal to the South, and part of that is thanks to Master P. The New Orleans, Louisiana native helped put his city on the map in the 1990s with No Limit Records, making his […]

✕ When gospel R&B artist J. Pyles stepped into The Nightly Spirit, the warmth was instant. Host Darlene McCoy welcomed him like family, calling him “nephew” and celebrating an artist she has quietly cheered on for years. “God is doing his thing, opening up doors, making some really dope connections,” J. Pyles shared. “I’m just trying my best to be a good steward over everything God is blessing me with.” […]

Astrida Valigorsky / Johnny Nunez / Phillip Faraone / Getty Music might truly be the gift that keeps on giving. Not only can it provide a sonically pleasing melody for the ears, our favorite songs could also spark the idea for your next big business venture. The combined genius minds of Pusha T of hip-hop duo Clipse and rap mogul Pharrell Williams came up with quite a catchy business model […]

Getty Images / Daphne Joy / Brittany Renner Brittany Renner, of all people, has a problem with the lifestyle Daphne Joy is currently living. Daphne Joy has been the talk of social media due to her involvement in Diddy’s sexual exploits and the sextape that eventually hit the internet. Looking to make the most of her 15 minutes of fame, she is appearing on podcasts and talking about the lifestyle […]

TheStewartofNY / Hideo Kojima The fallout between Sony and Hideo Kojima continues as the legendary game director breaks his silence on the shenanigans that led to the high-profile split between PlayStation and Kojima. The video game world is still processing PlayStation seemingly fumbling the Kojima bag, after news broke that Sony would no longer be publishing Kojima’s spiritual successor to Metal Gear, PHYSINT, allowing Asha Sharma and XBOX to swoop […]