Culture
Commentary
Friend or Foe: What’s behind Jay-Z’s surprising partnership with the NFL
There are a million and one questions about the new alliance. The answers are a combination of money, power and the movement.
NFL
Joining forces with Jay-Z is just what the NFL needed
The musical legend gives credibility to a league struggling with its image among African Americans
CulturePlay
Miami sports superfan Sheaun McKinney was going to be a cop before he caught the acting bug
‘The Neighborhood’ actor on working with Cedric the Entertainer, his new movie ‘Boss Level’ and his embarrassing audition
Television
OWN’s ‘David Makes Man’ melds surrealism with the everyday oddities of Florida
A new drama from ‘Moonlight’ scribe Tarell Alvin McCraney remixes poverty, danger and adolescence with a setting that seasons it all with a little strange
Hip-Hop
Happy birthday to Kurtis Blow, the original ‘King of Rap’
‘The Breaks,’ ‘Christmas Rappin,’’ ‘If I Ruled the World’ made him rap’s first major solo star
We Remember Toni Morrison
Movies
With ‘Brian Banks’ and ‘Clemency,’ actor Aldis Hodge finds the humanity in men society wants to discard
‘Banks’ tells the story of a football star falsely accused of rape
Toni Morrison
Oprah and ‘Moonlight’s’ McCraney on the inspiration of Toni Morrison
New OWN series ‘David Makes Man’ strives to carry on her legacy
Community
Rapper 21 Savage is helping Atlanta youth learn financial literacy
‘I didn’t really learn about that type of stuff until I got older’
Style
Fashion designer Dapper Dan can thank boxers for his career – and some of his problems
The Mike Tyson-Mitch Green fight in front of his Harlem boutique put him in an uncomfortable spotlight
Commentary
Lil Nas X and Blanco Brown show that cultural appropriation ain’t nothin’ but a G thang
In the debate over profiting from black creativity, these country singers prove that turnabout is fair play
Sneaker Stories
Nike brings Giannis Antetokounmpo’s favorite film to life with ‘Coming to America’-inspired sneaker
‘It’s a nod to Giannis’ background — his true journey’
Hip-Hop
In 1989, The D.O.C. woke up hip-hop with ‘No One Can Do It Better’
This album and his later work set the stage for careers of Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and others
Music
Janet Jackson trained like a sprinter for her new show
Her personal trainer reveals how the 53-year-old star got herself into Vegas shape
Television
HBO’s new ‘Black Lady Sketch Show’ is both funny and long overdue
All you need to survive the apocalypse is a headscarf and a League of Extraordinarily Funny Black Women