Today: July 31, 2025
When Jubilee Media uploaded its now viral Surrounded Mehdi Hasan Jubilee Debate debate episode, “1 Progressive vs 20 Far‑Right Conservatives,” on 20 July 2025, the premise seemed simple: place the sharp‑tongued progressive journalist Mehdi Hasan in a room with 20 young conservatives and let them…
This summer, Essence Festival—once heralded as the crown jewel of Black cultural celebration—has become the eye of a storm. For three decades, it’s been the rare institution that blends joy and politics, wellness and worship, celebrity and community. But this year, something…
Twenty-five years after Girlfriends debuted and helped redefine what Black sisterhood looked like on screen, Tracee Ellis Ross has brought the beloved cast back together—not for a reboot, but for a brand commercial. Yes, a commercial. While we can’t ignore the power…
The DMV diaspora community has long dreamed of a marquee gathering that feels equal parts block party, cultural summit and music festival. That vision finally touches down on Sunday, July 20, when AfroPicnic transforms Arlington Beer Garden into a five-hour immersion in…
By Geneva Greene and Cameron Poles Drums sounded throughout the Go-Go Museum in Washington, DC as bands Colombia Negra and Black Alley conversed in a rhythmic, diaspora dialogue through Colombian and Go-Go music. The cultural exchange, held in celebration of Afro-Colombian Week…
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners holds up a haunting mirror to America’s unfinished history.America’s deepest scars are once again in full view, and Coogler’s vampire horror film Sinners refuses to let us look away. Set in 1932 Mississippi during Jim Crow, this isn’t just…
“No sleepovers,” immigrant parents often firmly state, driven by a protective love shaped by their challenging journeys and experiences of being strangers in a new land. Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini, a dynamic Nigerian-British playwright and screenwriter from East London, transforms this simple yet…
The music world is mourning the loss of Irv Gotti, the influential producer and co-founder of Murder Inc. Records, who passed away on February 5, 2025, at the age of 54. Born Irving Lorenzo Jr. on June 26, 1970, in Queens, New…
On February 8, 2025, the Washington Wizards hosted the Atlanta Hawks at Capital One Arena in a game that concluded with a 125-111 victory for the Hawks. The evening was notable not only for the on-court action but also for the Wizards’…
The 2025 Grammys marked a monumental shift in the way the music industry recognizes and celebrates multicultural and Black talent. As the event unfolded, it was evident that the spotlight was not just on the glittering performances and star-studded red carpet but…
