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The former first lady finally shared what was in that Tiffany & Co. box.

"No Political Genius” further explains her stance against her critics, including film director Spike Lee and The Roots member DJ Questlove.

The day has come. Donald J. Trump is officially President of the United States of America. Here's Twitter's reaction.

R&B songstress Chrisette Michele has reportedly signed on to perform at president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration this Friday. According to The New York Daily News, event organizers reached out to Michele’s camp a week ago, but planned to keep it “a big secret” following scrutiny artists like Jennifer Holliday faced. Organizers allegedly approached Michele to perform […]

We've had one of helluva week with black men flip-flopping —yes, we're talking to you Charlemagne and Trevor Noah— so why not add Ne-Yo to the list?

Did Beyonce lip sync her way through her performance of “The Star Spangled Banner” at President Obama’s swearing in? Yes? No? Who cares! Beyonce can sing. We know that. Hell, we’ve always known that since she led Destiny’s Child into girl-group superstardom. So what’s the big damn deal with her lip-syncing at the Inauguration? Beyonce […]

I remember the impact President Barack Obama had on the world (specifically people of color) the day he was sworn in, in 2009 on that cold January day. As I watched from my warm Harlem apartment, tears rushed to my eyes’ surface and the pools lingered, as if they were afraid to leap over the […]

There’s no possible way you could have missed Michelle Obama giving Speaker of the House, John Boehner the first history-making First Lady side eye. It was the shade throwing felt around the world. Whatever the conversation taking place behind Michelle at the Inauguration Lunch; she didn’t find it entertaining in the least. Must Read: What […]

We are just moments into the Inauguration Day festivities, and the world has already begun obsessing over Michelle Obama‘s style. As I expected, she plans to wow us with each look. The FLOTUS stepped out wearing a custom navy Thom Browne coat and dress. “The First Lady is wearing a navy Thom Browne coat and dress. […]

If there is one person from history whose impact on the Black woman’s self-image rivals that of Oprah Winfrey, it is the hair mogul Madame C.J. Walker. Walker was the first successful Black female entrepreneur. Her insistence on involvement in both the business world and civic affairs predates Oprah’s story, and to the extent that […]

When slavery was finally outlawed during the Civil War, few Americans took the removal of the slaves’ shackles to mean that the African should be accorded equal status with the white man. Yet, in 1903, just 40 years after the Emancipation, one man dared to envision such a future. W.E.B. Du Bois’s book, “The Souls […]