Trump Wants YOU, ‘Uncle Sam!’
*The origin of “Uncle Sam” took on a whole new meaning when it was used as a recruitment slogan during the outbreak of …
Pam Grier Talks Pamela Anderson, Her Famous Ex’s, Her Love Life, Surviving Rape, and Why Foxy Brown is a Feminist Icon | VIDEO
*On the latest episode of the Allison Interviews podcast host and entertainment journalist, Allison Kugel sits down with …
‘Low IQ?’ How Trump Targets America’s Most Educated Black Women | VIDEO
*Donald Trump’s public record reveals a consistent pattern: when Black women hold power and challenge him, he responds …
Steven Ivory: How to Know Things
*Tia is one of the most informed people I know. She has a wealth of knowledge on many subjects and a deep understanding …
From Porch Plants to Full Ride: 10-year-old Farmer Gets Scholarship Offer from SC State | WATCH
*ORANGEBURG, S.C. — She’s 10. She’s a farmer. And she’s already got a full ride to college. Atlanta resident Kendall Rae …
Steven Ivory: I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching Me
*One afternoon a year ago, I came home to find something that scared the hell out of me: wedged in the crack between my …
The Fading Southern Accent: How Culture, Race, and Change Are Rewriting the South | WATCH
The Southern Accent Is Fading in Cities Across the South *In 2025, new research confirms what many Southerners have …
Steven Ivory: How to Keep a Secret
*I once knew a man who used that old phrase, “Quiet as it’s kept,” ad nauseam. “Quiet as it’s kept,” he’d say, …
Steven Ivory: Let Me Turn You On (to a Song)
*From the tone of his “What’s up,” I sensed something was off. Typically enthusiastic and chatty, Jonathan was …
Steven Ivory: How to Survive (and Thrive!) During Trump 2.0
*It’s amusing in a way that lacks any semblance of humor: You’ve just processed the latest absurd news from Donald …
Steven Ivory: Tito Jackson: Grief Knows No Deadline
*It’s a shame Tito Jackson’s recent passing didn’t receive more national TV news coverage. That second assassination …
Steven Ivory: Back to School
*Right about now, I’d be shaking in my boots. That’s an ancient figure of speech, and I didn’t wear boots back then …
Steven Ivory: Kamala Harris is Standing on the Verge
*My brain connects almost every thought I have with music. Anything—an emotion, a conversation, a situation, or an …
A Troubling Trend: The Erasure of Black Media and Black Culture
*The business of mass media and journalism has always been tumultuous. With each transitional period in history, …
The Ultimate Mother’s Day Gift with the Queen of Soul, The Exclusive Release of ‘Aretha Cool: The Intimate Portraits’
*This Mother’s Day, present a gift as unique and soulful as The Queen of Soul, with the release of Aretha Cool: The …
