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TikTok Rival Triller Promised Black Creators Millions, But Left Many In Debt

Last fall, Triller, a short-form video app similar to TikTok, offered as many as 300 Black content creators contracts totaling $14 million. “The largest ever one-time commitment of capital to Black creators,” the company bragged in a November 2021 ne...

Sheree Zampino Says She ‘Bumped Heads’ While Co-Parenting With Ex, Will Smith, and Wife Jada

On Monday, the audience of the Behind the Velvet Rope podcast got the scoop from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, Sheree Zampino, about her experiences co-parenting with her ex-husband Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith. According to P...

Meet Tracy Christian: Hollywood’s Only Black Talent Agency Owner Expands While Other Agencies Cease To Exist

Just ahead of our second annual National Black Business Month Block Party, BLACK ENTERPRISE is spotlighting talent agent Tracy Christian, an undeniable force in a male-dominated industry. We are celebrating Christian’s trailblazing moves as the only...

Groupon and Social Media Star Shermann ‘Dilla’ Thomas Team up for National Black Business Month

Groupon, the e-commerce marketplace offering discounts on a bevy of activities, is teaming up with social media star, Shermann “Dilla” Thomas, to celebrate National Black Business Month. According to a press release, the pair will help co...

‘It’s The Voice For Me’: Sabrina Dhowre Elba’s Morning Routine Video Goes Left After Fans Get Distracted by Idris Elba

Fans are always taking notice of Idris Elba and his mysteriously sexy voice, which some prefer over his looks. After voice-over roles in “Finding Dory,” “Sonic the Hedgehog 2,” and EA sports game NBA 2K20, the British actor l...

U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Shameful Visit With Uganda’s Murderous Dictator Museveni

(Photos: YouTube\Kakwenza Rukirabashaija)The United States’ hypocrisy takes me with chagrin and I wonder why leaders of such a great nation preach water and then turn around to drink wine without shame.The claim of having noble beliefs than is the ca...

102-year-old WWII veteran from segregated mail unit honored

By JAY REEVES MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Millions of letters and packages sent to U.S. troops had accumulated in warehouses in Europe by the time Allied troops were pushing toward the heart of Hitler’s Germany near the end of World War II. This wasn’t j...

‘Woody Said We Ain’t Getting Canceled Today’: Toy Story Character Becomes Internet Hero for His Determination to Get the Attention of Fellow Cast Member Jessie After Black Girls Were Screaming Her Name

A Disneyland “Toy Story” character marching in the theme park’s daily parade made sure his partner was not the next costumed-cartoon player to be ostracized for seeming to ignore a Black child. Video captured him going out of his way to...

Beyoncé’s Renaissance Breaks Souls and Records in Historic Debut

FILE – Beyonce appears at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, on March 14, 2021. Beyoncé has been reborn again; this time it’s on a shimmering dance floor. But in her seventh studio album, “Renaissance,” released on July 2...

Beauty and Brains: Russell and Kimora Lee Simmons’ Daughter Aoki Addresses Criticism Over Decision To Pursue Modeling

Aoki Simmons is not here for TikTok’s peanut gallery questioning her life choices. Currently a Harvard student, Aoki was blessed with intelligence, beauty, height, and a svelte build, all of which came from both her parents Kimora Lee Simmons...

Amazon Selects Morgan State University as First 4-Year HBCU Education Partner for Employee Career Choice Program

Morgan State University announced a new partnership with Amazon naming Maryland’s largest Historically Black College and University (HBCU) as a new ‘Education Partner’ for the technology company’s Career Choice program. Offere...

Two Daycare Workers Charged With First Degree Cruelty To Children, Mother Says ‘I Trusted These People With My Child’

Two women who worked at Clarkston First Baptist Academy, a church daycare in Georgia, are now facing charges of child abuse after they were caught on video abusing a 3-year-old child, according to The New York Post. The toddler’s mother, Kryst...

Woody Gets It! Video Shows Little Black Girl Getting A Hug From Toy Story Character At Disney World

Disturbing headlines have multiplied following the recent racial discrimination claims against mascots and costumed characters at theme parks, including Sesame Place, for snubbing Black children. Social media can be the bearer of bad news, but in a r...

DeMar DeRozan Allegedly Signs Deal With Nike To Be Face Of Kobe Bryant’s Sneaker Line, Vanessa Bryant Balks at the News

Earlier this week, based on a report by The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Nike signed a new deal with the Chicago Bull’s DeMar DeRozan, reportedly intending to make him the face of future Kobe Bryant sneakers. Fresh off making All-NBA second team, Chic...

Monica Lewinsky Faces BeyHive Backlash After Asking Beyoncé to Change ‘Partition’ Lyrics

After learning about Beyoncé removing an ableist slur from her new Renaissance album, Monica Lewinsky decided to enter the chat and ask for a lyric change on Bey’s 2013 self-titled album.On Beyoncé’s 2013 single “Partition” the acclaimed artist sang...