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Barack Obama Says Everyone Should Have LGBTQ+ Friends for True Empathy

In a powerful convo with Michelle and Craig Robinson, Obama explains how his college professor changed his perspective.

By Ty Cole

July 22, 2025 / 9:11 AM

Barack Obama is all for having a diverse friend group. 

The former president did not hold back during an interview on his wife, Michelle Obama’s, podcast, “IMO” podcast, which she hosts with her brother Craig Robinson and reflects on his relationship with his gay mentor.

“One of the most valuable things I learned as a guy was, I had a gay professor in college at a time when openly gay folks still weren’t out,” he began to share with Michelle and Craig. … Read more

Jermaine Dupri Says Quavo & Offset Shine Brighter Together Than Apart

In a recent podcast, Jermaine Dupri shared his thoughts on the breakup of Migos and said he believes Quavo and Offset are better as a duo than on their own.

“The Migos breaking up was a bad situation for Atlanta,” he said. “They was moving, and I think they’re better together anyway, me personally.” He also spoke about how shocked he was when Takeoff died, saying, “It felt crazy to me.” Dupri explained that losing someone like Takeoff didn’t feel real and hit the city hard.… Read more

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Who Played Son Theo on The Cosby Show, Dies at 54 After Drowning on Family Trip

The actor died while on a family trip, a source confirms to PEOPLE

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Julia Moore

Updated on July 21, 2025 01:34PM EDT

Malcolm-Jamal Warner has died. He was 54.

The actor was in Costa Rica on a family vacation and drowned while swimming, a source confirms to PEOPLE.

A rep for Warner did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

Warner’s career began with his role as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show.

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9 Brands You Thought Were Black-Owned But REALLY Aren’t

9. Black Entertainment Television (BET)
“Black” is literally in the name. BET was founded by media mogul Robert L. Johnson in 1980 and quickly became the go-to channel for Black music, culture, and entertainment. But in 2001, Johnson sold BET to Viacom for a whopping $3 million, the media giant behind MTV and Nickelodeon. The sale made Johnson America’s first Black billionaire, a major win, but also a major ownership change. Today, BET is owned by Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS), not a Black-owned company.… Read more

T-Mobile Removes DEI Programs Just In Time For FCC To Approve Mergers

Boy, I tell ya, 2025 has really been the year of finding out how many companies don’t value Black dollars. Cell service provider T-Mobile is the latest company announcing an end to its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives to appease the Trump administration.

Last week, T-Mobile sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr stating it was ending its DEI initiatives “not just in name, but in substance.” T-Mobile has removed any mention of DEI on its website and employee training manuals, and no longer has any positions or teams dedicated to DEI.… Read more

Opening Doors: One Summer Chicago Connects Over 28K Youth To Jobs And Opportunity

During a visit to the Hope Center Foundation in Roseland, Illinois, last week, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson revealed that over 28,000 young Chicagoans were hired this summer thanks to his One Summer Chicago youth employment program, according to the Chicago Defender. The city-backed initiative—which gives youth ages 14 to 24 the opportunity to work six weeks of paid employment and training during the summer— hired an astounding 28,839 young employees to work at various positions across the city.… Read more

Protect Black Women: Shaq Defends Angel Reese, Slams Robert Griffin III For Talking Sideways

Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal is heavily in his protect Black women bag, as he recently came to the defense of Chicago Sky star Angel Reese in the wake of the online racist attacks she received from former football player-turned-commentator Robert Griffin III.

During a recent appearance on the Off The Record podcast, O’Neal made it very clear that he does not play when it comes to Reese, who he has been a mentor to since she was a college athlete.… Read more

Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé NFL Concerts Get Emmy Nominations

On Monday (July 14), nominations for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced, and two of music’s superstars in Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé received nominations for their respective NFL halftime concerts. Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX Apple Music Halftime Show, which featured his hit single “Not Like Us”, was nominated for Outstanding Variety Special (Live), Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special, Outstanding Music Direction and Outstanding Choreography (Variety/Reality).

The Super Bowl halftime show in February was produced by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and Jesse Collins Entertainment, and garnered a record-setting viewing audience of 133.5 million viewers.… Read more

Sean “Diddy” Combs Enrolls In Domestic Violence, Drug Abuse Programs

Sean “Diddy” Combs is on the path of rehabbing not only his image but also doing away with some of his past behaviors. A new report says that Diddy has entered a program addressing domestic violence and another for drug abuse as part of his journey behind bars.

TMZ reports that Sean “Diddy” Combs entered the aforementioned programs recently, according to sources close to the outlet. It isn’t known exactly when Diddy took on the classes, but it comes in the wake of his recent trial, where he was found guilty on two counts of prostitution charges.… Read more

Heirs’ Property And Black Land Loss: A Hidden Threat To Generational Wealth

For many Black American families, land ownership has long represented more than financial security; it symbolizes survival, self-reliance, and freedom. Yet a quiet crisis has steadily eroded Black landownership across generations. That crisis is known as heirs’ property, a legal and cultural issue deeply rooted in America’s racial history. It could single-handedly diminish Black land wealth if left untreated.

The origins of Black land ownership

To understand how we got here, we must take a look back at history.… Read more

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