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Multiple HBCUs across the US receive threats a day after Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at a university

Multiple historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) across the U.S. are on lockdown Thursday after receiving threats.

Treola Summer Session : SORCIÈRES • KYMRIS • HERT

19 juil. 2025, 19:00:00 - GMT+2 - Rue Barthélémy Delespaul, Lille, France - Cette année pas de gros évènement Folk Metal durant l'hiver pour le Treola Winter Fest, mais une petite soirée estivale avec 3 groupes, dont: Sorcières(Nord), qui revient répandre son black folk metal…

Missy Elliott’s music shows a queer and non-binary future | Press Play

This year, Missy Elliott will become the first woman rapper inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. KCRW looks at her influence from the 2000s to today.

WATCH: ‘Bad Hair’ Cast Unpacks Camp Thriller With Shadow And Act At Sundance - Blavity

Shadow And Act Managing Editor Brooke Obie moderated the MACRO Lodge Bad Hair panel while at Sundance. The panel, featuring director Justin Simien and cast members Ashley Blaine Featherson, Kelly Rowland, Lena Waithe, Yaani King Mondschein, James Van Der Beek and Elle Lorraine, discussed the social and cultural narratives told within what on the surface appears to be a campy story about killer hair. Simien said that the film started after conversations about a particular style of Asian horror film. “There’s like a bunch of hair horror movies…but it felt like there was a truly American story to be told in that kind of premise, and I went looking for one and there wasn’t one,” he said. He also referenced psychological thrillers from the late 1960s to the 1980s, such as Rosemary’s Baby, The Shining , Body Double , Carrie and others. “I love those movies…but there are no Black people in them,” he said. “I felt like I could really play with that genre but make it Black and say something...

Black Designers At NYFW AfroFuturism Event Pay Homage To Fashion Icons Of The Past Through Today's Fashion

Featuring designers Aaron Potts, Carlton Jones, and Tori Nichel, the preview was organized by Maison Black and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan.

‘Black AF History: The Un-whitewashed Story of America’ has Houstonians talking

Readers view Michael Harriot's 'Black AF History: The Un-whitewashed Story of America,' as powerful.

How One Small Business Owner Kept Her Tea Shop Dreams Alive During the Pandemic

Tipple and Rose Tea Parlor and Apothecary has seen its fair share of struggles, especially during the pandemic. But owner Doria Roberts just opened up a new brick-and-mortar location in Princeton, NJ for tea lovers to enjoy.