By Donna M. Owens In the nation’s capital, where a plethora of cultural institutions dot the landscape, a new arrival pulses with a go-go beat. The Go-Go Museum & Café, the world’s only collection dedicated to the celebration, study and preservation of all things
By Lisa Respers France, Rihanna’s homeland wants her to continue to “shine bright like a diamond.” The singer was honored Monday in her native Barbados during its presidential inauguration, which served to mark the country becoming a republic. Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley
By Joseph Ataman, Black, American-born, a woman, and arguably best known for her exotic dancing: Josephine Baker hardly fits the profile of France’s historical heroes. But today, the performer from Saint Louis, Missouri, was granted one of France’s highest honors: A tomb in the Pantheon
By Toyin Owoseje, Kanye West honored his late friend, barrier-breaking designer Virgil Abloh, by dedicating the latest installment of his Sunday Service series to the cultural icon as tributes poured in from around the music and fashion world. Abloh, the acclaimed menswear designer for
By Jason Hanna, Omar Jimenez and Bill Kirkos, The long road in the Jussie Smollett case finally reached trial Monday in Chicago, more than two years after police first alleged the actor lied about being the victim of a hate crime and wrongfully diverted
By Caitlin Hu and Eric Levenson, Virgil Abloh, the acclaimed menswear designer for Louis Vuitton and founder and CEO of Off-White, died Sunday of cancer, according to a post from his verified Instagram account. He was 41. “We are devastated to announce the passing
By Leah Asmelash, An alum of Beyoncé’s media and management company will lead one of the country’s most prestigious ballet companies — a significant move in a historically White-dominated world. Janet Rollé, formerly the general manager of Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment for five
By Skylar Mitchell, In September, when the New York fashion scene converged for the city’s full return to live runway shows since the Covid-19 pandemic, one highly-anticipated brand was visibly absent from the runway. Months after being awarded a CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund
By Zachary B. Wolf, We’re living through a life-changing pandemic, an assault on democracy and a reckoning with racial justice. But it’s the economy and inflation souring the overall mood for Americans. There’s plenty of cause for concern on social, political and
By Chris Cillizza, Almost 7 in 10 Americans say they plan to spend Thanksgiving with the same number of people (63%) or even more people (5%) than they did pre-Covid, according to new Monmouth University poll numbers — data that suggest people are getting
By Dean Obeidallah Legendary Black radio host Joe Madison is two weeks into a hunger strike that could become a risk to his health. Madison, 72, is doing it for one reason: To pressure President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress to pass voting
