On Watch The Throne ’s “New Day” Jay-Z famously rapped about his fear of becoming an absent dad to a future son: “If the day ...

It’s been 100 years since Malcolm X was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and 60 years since he was assassinated. His expansive legacy is the focus of a new book written by journalist Mark Whitaker. He sat ...

Pearlman has spent nearly three years researching Shakur for his forthcoming book Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur. He says none of Bryant’s accounts hold up. “Literally n ...

His book, Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur, takes a very different look at the rapper’s life and that of his mother, Afeni Shakur, a former member of the Black Panther ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs’s federal sex-trafficking trial continues on Day 7, with former assistant David James, a personal chef and ...

May saw the death of a retired U.S. Supreme Court justice who came the high court as a Republican but became a favorite among ...

With more women over 40 giving birth than ever before, I reflect on how this milestone is reshaping motherhood—especially for Black women like me.

Gene Brown's Beatdowns mark a three-year anniversary with a three-night event on May 16-18 in the new Event Masterz space on ...

Oprah Winfrey is christening a new title into her coveted monthly book club, and this time it’s the highly anticipated new release from poet and novelist Ocean Vuong. “The Emperor of ...

Joss was best known as the voice of John Redcorn on "King of the Hill," which ran from 1997 to 2008. A reboot is scheduled to ...

Mark Kriegel's new book, "Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson," hits shelves today, and while it packs all the expected ...