The 2026 ESSENCE Festival of Culture, presented by Coca-Cola, opened at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans on July 3. Built around the theme “We Love Us,” the festival celebrated ...

Starlink built its reputation on bringing fast internet to places where no one else would go. But as the satellite network grows, so do the complaints from the very customers it was designed to serve.

Tomi Adeyemi is publicly separating herself from the upcoming film adaptation of her bestselling novel, Children of Blood and Bone, despite holding executive producer and co-screenwriter credits on ...

One person has died and at least six others were struck by gunfire in downtown Pensacola early Sunday, according to police, following a night of Fourth of July celebrations that drew large crowds to ...

The Oscar winner traded subtlety for sheer denim audacity at a recent Audi racing event — and the internet can’t stop talking about it.

Lil Wayne had plenty to address this week. In a new video, the rapper confirmed that he and 23 year old social media personality Madi Cannon have split, pushed back on weeks of engagement rumors, and ...

Brian McKnight has once again found himself at the center of a family dispute that refuses to fade, this time through an episode of his own making. On a recent installment of his Fatherhood Fridays ...

A wave of online criticism has followed Vellesiya Wiley, the mother of 1 year old Kohen Wiley, after images from her son’s funeral began circulating widely on social media. Kohen was laid to rest on ...

Rihanna was photographed arriving at a Los Angeles recording studio for a late-night session amidst online criticism directed at A$AP Rocky following explicit ...

More than three weeks into the 2026 World Cup, the group stage drama and round of 32 chaos have given way to a leaner, more dangerous field. As ESPN noted, all three co-hosts, the United States, ...

Exxon Mobil Corp is getting a new name for the first time in more than 25 years, following the completion of a corporate reorganization that shifts the company’s legal home from New Jersey to Texas.

Queen Latifah arrived at the 2026 BET Awards at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night making an immediate statement. The Oscar-nominated actress and recording artist chose a look from German ...