Culture Atlanta Honors The Legacy of John Singleton Ribbon Cutting for Seven John Singleton Soundstage Tuesday, January 6 at 3:00 PM EST, members of the press, creatives, cultural leaders, and the Atlanta community are invited to attend a special Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Seven John Singleton Soundstage, located at 1904 Harvard Ave, Atlanta, GA 30337. The event honors the life, vision, and lasting By Dr. Christal Jordan • 3 min read
After Countless Losses in Court, Diddy Finds His First Win on Zeus The day after Christmas, it was announced that Justin and Christian Combs would be partnering with Zeus to release a documentary centered on their personal experience navigating the public fallout surrounding their father, Sean “Diddy” Combs. Not long after that announcement, it also became public that Justin spent part of By Dr. Christal Jordan • 5 min read
Matthew Lawrence and Chilli (1/3 of trio TLC) When Love Isn’t a Competition: Chilli and Matthew Lawrence Offer Honesty in Second Chance Love Spending time in Sardinia, Italy alongside Chilli and Matthew Lawrence as part of their internal team while they filmed Second Chance Love was an unexpected gift for me. It felt especially meaningful because I’ve always considered myself a hopeful romantic, even in seasons when love feels complicated, delayed, or By Dr. Christal Jordan • 3 min read
“If You Come for Me, I’ll Send Jesus After You”: The Cult of the Real Housewives and the Case of Mary Cosby By the time the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Day, Real Housewives fans won’t just be raising a glass—they’ll be confronting a very different kind of reality. TLC’s three-hour documentary event, The Cult of the Real Housewives, premieres with a focus on one By Dr. Christal Jordan • 3 min read
Nicki Minaj Deactivates Instagram After Appearing With Erika Kirk Culture From Queen to Cautionary Tale: Nicki Minaj, JD Vance, and the Dangerous Politics of Crossover Fame How Nicki Minaj’s alignment with JD Vance and Erika Kirk exposes the one-way bridge of crossover fame and the political consequences of abandoning a core audience Black celebrity has always come with conditions, but crossover fame comes with consequences few are willing to name out loud. For Black By Dr. Christal Jordan • 5 min read
Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable / courtesy of Netflix Culture Dave Chappelle: Comedy’s King Solomon Brings Perspective to a Year of Racial Polarization, Political Chaos, and Black Disillusionment After a year that marked the quiet dismantling of DEI initiatives across many Fortune 500 companies and the loss of more than 300,000 jobs held by Black women, the final reckoning arrived through an uncomfortable mirror. Political chaos and inflation formed the backdrop, but culture delivered the hardest truth. By Dr. Christal Jordan • 3 min read
Why it’s Important to Release Sherrone Moore From the Burden of Us When the news about Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore broke, my first reaction wasn’t shock, it was annoyance. Because as a Black woman, I already knew what was coming. The Facebook threads, TikTok rants and IG memes with quiet disappointment turned inward, heavy with the familiar references or By Dr. Christal Jordan • 4 min read
SHHH show The SHHH Show: Atlanta Steps Into It's Apollo Era If you know anything about Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theater, you know the audience has zero hesitation cheering on the gifted and sending the not-so-gifted home with a quickness. Atlanta, of course, had to put its own cultural spin on that legacy — and that spin is The SHHH By Dr. Christal Jordan • 3 min read
ChatGPT Image Dec 6, 2025 at 11_33_28 AM Lifestyle Your Netflix Bill Is About to Go Up — But the Streaming Shake-Up Might Actually Be a Win for Black and Brown audiences Let’s just rip the Band-Aid off now: your Netflix subscription is going up in 2026. I can almost guarantee it. Anytime a company drops over $82.7 billion to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, someone has to cover that tab — and no surprise, they’re looking straight at our By Dr. Christal Jordan • 3 min read
Copy of POST COVER-2 Culture Lamont Pete on Sean Combs: The Reckoning, Cultural Responsibility, and Why Truth Still Matters For millions of people who grew up watching Sean “Diddy” Combs on Making the Band, dancing in glossy Bad Boy videos, or witnessing his reign as hip-hop’s ultimate showman, the most shocking part of The Reckoning isn’t the allegations—it’s seeing him stripped of the power By Dr. Christal Jordan • 4 min read
Sean Combs / courtesy of Netflix Culture The Real Reckoning Isn't About Diddy— It's About Us How the backlash to 50 Cent’s Netflix doc exposes a culture still loyal to celebrity power over truth, accountability, and the safety of women. When 50 Cent announced he was producing a docuseries on Sean “Diddy” Combs, most people treated it like another chapter in a long-running feud. By Dr. Christal Jordan • 6 min read
Untitled Culture Leslie M. Greene, The Heartbeat Behind The Characters We Connect To, Inside The Intuitive Artistry Of Lifetime's Newest Hit And The Woman Who Cast It With Purpose Some people in this industry move loudly. Others move intentionally. Leslie M. Greene moves with heart—and that is what makes her one of the most respected casting directors working today. As Lovers and Friends premieres on Lifetime, Greene closes out 2025 with a project that felt deeply personal and By Dr. Christal Jordan • 2 min read
