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Who is Loreal Palmer? Keke Palmer sister

Keke Palmer’s sister Loreal discusses mental health struggles, divorce and ‘Claim to Fame’ in new memoir

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He feared coming out. Now this pastor wants to help Black churches become as welcoming as his own

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Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg reflects on how cocaine use affected her personal life and career

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Cover: Simon & Schuster; Photo: Shaquille O'Neal and Shaunie O'Neal during 2005 MTV Video Music Awards - White Carpet at American Airlines Arena in Miami. (Photo by KMazur/WireImage)

Shaquille O’Neal ‘understands’ ex-wife Shaunie questioning whether she was in love with him

As Shaunie Henderson debuts her memoir, ex-husband Shaquille O'Neal says he understands her feelings toward him.
/ May 9, 2024
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Alice Randall speaks during the Black Opry 3rd Anniversary Event at City Winery Nashville on April 25, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images for Black Opry)

Country music pioneer Alice Randall gets to the roots of the genre in ‘My Black Country’

Author Alice Randall, the first Black woman to write a number-one country hit, talks Beyoncé and her new book, "My…
/ May 9, 2024
This July 2022 photo shows WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner speaking to her lawyers from inside a cage in a courtroom in Khimki, outside Moscow, Russia. Griner continues her efforts to settle into a normal routine following her release from a Russian prison 17 months ago. (Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP, pool, file)

Brittney Griner still adjusting after Russian prison ordeal. WNBA star details experience in book

Life isn't what it once was for Griner, the perennial WNBA All-Star. The 6-foot-8 center's long hair is gone, and…
/ May 6, 2024
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Cover: Simon & Schuster; Photo: Jared Soares

Christine Platt, ‘The Afrominimalist,’ wants to help you live intentionally

Christine Platt, author of "The Afrominimalist’s Guide to Living With Less," talks about the abundance of living simply
/ May 5, 2024
Author LaDarrion Williams poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on Thursday, April 25, 2024, to promote his book “Blood at the Root.” (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

It started with a tweet. What if Harry Potter attended an HBCU? Now it’s a book series

In 2020, LaDarrion Williams was thinking about the lack of diversity in the fantasy genre. Now, his first book in…
/ May 4, 2024
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(Left to right) Law Roach and Zendaya attend the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 27, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

‘Image architect’ Law Roach on pivoting to education and Zendaya’s 2024 Met Gala look

After announcing his retirement in 2023, Law Roach is not only still styling "fashion soulmate" Zendaya, but is expanding his…
/ May 4, 2024
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Gabrielle Union attends the Prime Video's "The Idea Of You" New York premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

Gabrielle Union says marriage to ‘a younger man with a big life’ inspired her involvement in ‘The Idea of You’

In helping to bring Robinne Lee’s novel “The Idea of You” to the screen, Gabrielle Union found inspiration in her…
/ May 3, 2024