As HBCUs continue to get the respect (and funding) they deserve, the schools are still hitting many first-time milestones. That now includes Xavier University of Louisiana which has just inked an agreement with Ochsner Health to establish a medical school. The number of HBCUs with medical schools has been slowly growing, making Xavier only the […]
Today is one of the better days in the life of ascending rap star ScarLip. A year ago, a photo shoot for her very own magazine cover seemed out of reach by more than 365 days. Although the La Bodega NY Studio, where she’s currently being photographed, stands in the same Bronx borough in […]
While it remains unclear how Brendan Paul went from college student to a member of Diddy's entourage, once thing that is clear is that he's now in serious trouble.
Last Friday, disgraced R&B icon R. Kelly lost an appeal after a federal appeals court upheld his 20-year sentence, which he received in 2022 after he was convicted of three charges of producing child sexual abuse images and three charges of enticement of minors for sex, according to the Associated Press. Attorneys for Kell, born […]
For decades, the official “Women in Hip-Hop” discussion focused on the scarcity of female MCs with record deals. As the story went, (straight) men didn’t want to hear women rap; at best, they wanted to f*ck them. The added cost of their makeup and hair was a popular cop-out. And despite valiant displays of unity, […]
Just a few days into the NBA playoffs and there’s already a sweep. The Phoenix Suns were the first team swiftly booted from the bracket after losing four straight games to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Anthony Edwards scored 40 points, and his teammates joined in with Karl-Anthony Towns dropping 28 points. The Phoenix Suns tried their […]