CultureCultureCultureCultureMichelle Obama Finally Breaks Her Silence on Why She Didn't Attend Trump's InaugurationThe former First Lady discussed why she is choosing peace over everything.ByB.Kadijat TowolawiPublishedApril 24, 2025
CultureCultureCultureCultureBarack and Michelle Obama Continue to Shut Down Divorce RumorsOur forever First Couple got the rock star treatment from other guests dining at the Georgetown restaurantByAngela JohnsonPublishedApril 23, 2025
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CultureCultureCultureCultureMichelle Obama's Brother Had Issues With Barack Obama When They First Met?In an episode of their IMO podcast, former First Lady Michelle Obama and her brother Craig Robinson talk about his…ByAngela JohnsonPublishedApril 17, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsTrump Ditches Obama's White House Portrait, Hangs His Own — You'll Never Guess WhichThe president just made an unprecedented decision that breaks with White House norms.ByAngela JohnsonPublishedApril 14, 2025
CultureCultureMichelle Obama Finally Breaks Silence on Divorce Rumors, The 'Queen of Pakistan' Gets a Glow-Up, Church Takes Offerings Via Credit and Apple Pay, 15 Black Holidays You Might Not Know About and Other Cultural Stories From the WeekA collection of our best posts of the week in culture.PublishedApril 12, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsHow Kamala Predicted What Trump Would Do, 15 Regretful MAGA Folks, Black America on the April 5 Protests, People and Entities Trump Plans to Crush With a Vengeance, 14 Examples of Resistance White Folks Can Learn From Black Folks and More Political News From the WeekA collection of our best posts of the week in politics.PublishedApril 11, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsUgh...A List of Black MAGA 'Leaders' and the Foolishness They've SpewedJournalist Don Lemon said Black 'rational MAGA' fans don't exist... and maybe there's some truth to the statement.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedApril 11, 2025
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OpinionOpinionClown Keep Your Job! Stephen A. Smith Is No Barack Obama, But Here's The Real Reason He Should Never Run For PresidentIt isn’t just buffoonery for Stephen A. to spout off about running for president; it’s insulting.ByWayne WashingtonPublishedApril 9, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsAll the People and Organizations Trump is Planning to Crush in His Presidential Term of VengeanceTrump’s second term is settling the score with enemies while dismantling legacies and re-writing historyByB. Kadijat TowolawiPublishedApril 7, 2025
OpinionOpinionBlack Leaders Are Finally Speaking Out Against Trump, But Here's What Took So Damn LongThey may be late as can be, but better late than never, we guess.ByLawrence WarePublishedApril 7, 2025
PoliticsPolitics Whew Child! Barack Obama Went There, Regarding President Trump"Imagine if I had done any of this,'' Obama said, slamming Trump-era overreach and GOP silence.ByB. Kadijat TowolawiPublishedApril 5, 2025
EntertainmentEntertainmentEntertainmentEntertainmentMichelle Obama Reveals Her Truth About Dating a Flat-Broke Barack Back in the DayThe former First Lady shared a surprising detail about the early days of their relationship on the latest episode of…ByJared AlexanderPublishedApril 3, 2025
CultureCultureCultureCultureWhy Black Folks Face Decades (Not Four More Years) of Racial Hatred, Sparked by Trump's Recent ActionsTrump’s defeat of Obama’s secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, ushered in a new era. And if history is any guide, it…ByByron Washington-DouglassPublishedApril 3, 2025
NewsNewsHow Barack Obama Hilariously Photobombed Two Adorable Black Kids...and It's a Story!The former president of the United States was the star of a photo he wasn't even meant to be a part of.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedApril 2, 2025
Beauty + StyleBeauty + StyleForget Ashton Hall...Here Are 15 Black Celeb Morning Routines That Aren't So Cray but Still InspiringWith all the chatter over morning routines, here are some realistic ways your favorite celebs start their day.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedApril 1, 2025
CultureCultureWhite Man Calls Woman 'Fat Black B---h,' Black Folks Sitting Down For April 5 Trump Protest, Black Twitter Lit Up White Woman Commentator Comparing Game to BET Awards, LeBron Beefs With Stephen A. Smith and More From the Week in CultureA collection of our best posts of the week in culture.PublishedMarch 29, 2025
OpinionThe CalloutOpinionThe CalloutWhy Sherri Shepherd, 'The Breakfast Club' Going Too Damn Easy on Jonathan Majors at the Expense of Women is No SurpriseShepherd had far more aggressive energy for a Black celeb who didn't deserve it.ByShana Pinnock-GloverPublishedMarch 24, 2025
CultureCultureBlack Celebs Who Created Terrible Things That We Can't Get Enough Of: Tyler Perry, Juvenile and And OthersThese influential figures are, surprisingly, important to Black culture. Who knew?ByLawrence WarePublishedMarch 24, 2025