Fans Think Rihanna is hiding a Baby bump, Peek Inside the House Billy Porter had to Sale, Oprah Wants to Discuss Ozempic and More News for The Culture

Besides her record-breaking Super Bowl halftime performance in 2023, it’s been over five years since fans have seen pop princess Rihanna perform live on stage. And we’re not even going to talk about the last time she dropped new music – although I guess she has been raising children and running a fashion and beauty empire. - Angela Johnson Read More

Last week, we told you how financial pressure from the SAG-AFTRA strike forced multi-hyphenate entertainer Billy Porter to put his home up for sale. The “Pose” star told The Standard that he’s still living check-to-check, which means months without work forced him to make the difficult decision. - Angela Johnson Read More

In 1988, while revealing her shocking weight loss on her talk show, Oprah Winfrey famously wheeled out a wagon containing 67 pounds of fat. She explained how she’d been on a “medically supervised” liquid protein fast. This was the beginning of a decades-long emotional roller coaster involving Oprah’s weight. Her popularity and influence meant that not only was the audience deeply invested in her weight loss journey, if she recommended a diet, product or method, it usually became the hottest trend in the industry. - Stephanie Holland Read More

Even if you’re in your “abolish all billionaires” bag, it’s kinda tough to apply that to Rihanna: How could you not want to see her win big?

In our on-going series on Black business, we take a look at how Ri-Ri started and built her billions: The Barbadian beauty became the youngest self-made female billionaire and youngest female billionaire in 2022. She’s worth about $1.4 billion today, placing her among the top five richest Black women in the world. Though Rihanna has numerous music accolades – second highest-selling woman artist of all time behind Madonna and nine-time Grammy winner – the music alone didn’t make her a billionaire. - Dustin J. Seibert Read More

Earlier, we told you about Rihanna’s multi-million-dollar payday to perform at a pre-wedding party for the son of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani. Now, some are suggesting the “We Found Love” singer’s decision to take the gig was less about the music and more of a calculated business move. - Angela Johnson Read More

Mike Tyson will be in new territory when he fights Jake Paul come July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas. Not because it’s his first live fight in nearly four years or because it’s the first time Netflix will broadcast a boxing match. But because of the audience that will be watching him: old boxing fans who know him as Iron Mike Tyson, and a new generation sports fans who have learned everything they know about boxing from social media star and champ, Paul. - Noah A. McGee Read More

Just across the bay from San Diego, Coronado, California, is a community known for beautiful beaches. But in the 1930s, it was also known as a community that wasn’t exactly welcoming to families of color. The Dongs, a Chinese American family, learned that the hard way in 1939 when they had trouble finding a place of their own. - Angela Johnson Read More

Move over, Will and Jada. It looks like New York City may have its own polyamorous power couple – former mayor Bill de Blasio and former first lady Chirlane McCray, who have been doing things their way for nearly three decades. - Angela Johnson Read More

Tareasa “Reesa Teesa” Johnson and her 50-part TikTok series went viral beyond belief. Now, she literally turning her pain into gold. Johnson has officially signed with the prominent Los Angeles-based talent agency Creative Arts Agency for representation. - Candace McDuffie Read More

Since winning her first Grand Slam at the 2023 US Open, tennis star Coco Gauff has not only become the No. 3 player in the world—making her the top-ranked American—she’s reached a new level of stardom. Case in point, she graces the April cover of Vogue, where she’s featured in a glamorous photo shoot. In the accompanying interview, she discusses that instant classic final at the U.S. Open, her battle with perfectionism and the influence of tennis greats, Venus and Serena Williams. - Stephanie Holland Read More