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Coco Gauff and Fellow Tennis Stars Help Secure Historic $5M Prize for U.S. Open Winners

A record $5 million will be awarded each to the women’s and men’s singles champions at the 2025 US Open.
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Naomi Osaka Advances To The Final Round Of The Canadian Open

Osaka is set to take on Victoria Mboko in the championship round.
08/07/2025

Why the Fight for Civil Rights Now Belongs as Much Online as in the Streets

Hashtag activism built movements like Black Lives Matter—but without digital safeguards, those same platforms can erase us overnight.
08/07/2025

The 40th Stellar Gospel Music Awards Returns With BeBe & CeCe Winans, A Star-Studded Lineup, and a Powerful Theme

Gospel’s biggest night airs August 30 on the Stellar Network and August 31 on BET, celebrating “Our Music, Our Voice, Our Culture” with performances by top artists and a Lifetime Achievement Award for founder Don Jackson.
08/07/2025

Tennessee Executes Byron Black Amid Legal Fight Over Possible Torture

The 69-year-old inmate reportedly expressed severe pain during his lethal injection, raising new questions about the constitutionality of his execution due to an active heart device.
08/06/2025

The First Look at 'Him' Is Here and Marlon Wayans Has Never Looked Scarier

Jordan Peele’s new thriller puts the pressure of greatness under a microscope with a story that’s part sports drama, part psychological breakdown
08/06/2025

Controversial Confederate Statue to Be Reinstalled Near U.S. Capitol

The National Park Service will return the statue of Confederate diplomat Albert Pike—toppled and set on fire during 2020 protests—to public view, despite decades of calls for its permanent removal.
08/06/2025

Aiyana-Lee on Healing Through Art and Finding Power in Pain for Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’

Aiyana-Lee opens up about turning heartbreak into art, channeling raw emotion into ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ and why working with Spike Lee felt like divine alignment.
08/06/2025

Lizzo Joins the Conversation Around Sydney Sweeney’s Denim Ad

She shared an AI-generated image of herself in the campaign and captioned it with a pointed play on words.
08/06/2025

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