Culture One Golden Summer Forces America to Reconsider Jackie Robinson There’s something deeply unfair about watching children become the face of a controversy adults created for them. That feeling stays with you while watching One Golden Summer, now streaming on Max and airing on OWN. The documentary revisits the rise and fallout of Jackie Robinson West’s historic 2014 By Giovanna Traconis • 4 min read
Culture The Rich Girl Problem Nobody Wants to Talk About Stormi Steele is the primary of Belle Collective Birmingham, the cast built around her either idolizes, envies, or quietly antagonizes, exposing the uncomfortable truth about wealth, friendship, and female insecurity. There’s a reason wealth changes the temperature of a room, especially among women, because it has a way of By Dr. Christal Jordan • 3 min read
Creator: Kevin Winter | Credit: Getty Images Culture Netflix Turned Kevin Hart’s Roast Into a Public Lynching of Black Women Netflix’s stage was not just comedy, but the modern repackaging of anti-Black female stereotypes dating back to Sarah Baartman, “Mammy,” Aunt Jemima and America’s long obsession with humiliating Black women for entertainment. There was one reason I watched Netflix’s roast of Kevin Hart, and surprisingly, it had By Dr. Christal Jordan • 5 min read
Culture Before Instagram Breakdowns and Public Meltdowns, There Was Brandi Webb Lynn Whitfield Shares Brandi's Message for Today’s Women Before Instagram gave us luxury real estate girlies with "boss chick” branding, and perfectly curated glimpses into high-end lifestyles, there was Brandi Webb. Ninety-nine percent of today’s real estate influencers still can’t hold a candle to By Dr. Christal Jordan • 4 min read
Culture When Housewives Shade Crosses the Line: Pinky Cole, Angela Oakley, and Why Menopause Is Not the Read Real Housewives of Atlanta has always been a guilty pleasure for many of us. I can admit, as a writer, I have covered the franchise, specifically the Atlanta franchise, more times than I can count. Part of the fascination is that the show often feels like a grown-woman version of By Dr. Christal Jordan • 5 min read
Culture Joi-Lin Hunt, Your Business Bestie, Redefines the Level Up When I sat down with Joi Hunt, what stood out immediately wasn’t her success as a multimillionaire helping entrepreneurs structure and scale their businesses. Nor was it her beauty, poise and charisma although she possesses all of that. What resonated with me immediately was her honestly and authenticity in By Dr. Christal Jordan • 3 min read
Culture Queen Bey’s Triple Crown Signal: Negro League Roots, Derby Legacy, and the Clues Pointing to a Pre-Juneteenth Return Beyoncé doesn’t just release music, she restores memory, and if you’ve been paying attention, something is already in motion. There’s a certain kind of excitement building around her right now, the kind that doesn’t come from announcements, but from energy. You feel it in the return By Dr. Christal Jordan • 4 min read
Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson What Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson’s Breakup Reveals About How Black Men and Women See Love Differently “Klay smart. Bag Meg to get more hoes then when you tired of Meg, just cheat so she can break up with you. 😂 Very well played." That was comedian Lil Duval’s take. Quick, matter-of-fact, and to a lot of men, completely rational. Across the timeline, a very different By Dr. Christal Jordan • 5 min read
A’ja Wilson with Princess Tiana and Disney Dreamers Travel WNBA Star A'ja Wilson Shows 2026 Disney Dreamers Academy Class That Dreams are Limitless A’ja Wilson knows all about making your dreams come true. The WNBA standout is a four-time MVP for the Las Vegas Aces, two-time Olympic and World Cup gold medalist. The South Carolina native is also a New York Times Best Selling author, and in her book, Dear Black Girls: By Brenda Alexander • 7 min read
Culture Black Rom-Coms Return to Theatrical Magic With You, Me & Tuscany Will Packer has proven himself to be a cultural architect who understands how his stories must be introduced to the communities that have long carried them in their hearts. That truth was felt the moment he addressed the Atlanta audience and shared a statistic that stopped the room cold: there By Dr. Christal Jordan • 6 min read
Events Ye Reclaims the Throne: Inside the "Bully" Experience at SoFi Stadium The numbers don’t lie: 70,000 people. A sold out show. But those figures only tell half the story of what went down at SoFi Stadium. If you have ever doubted the gravity of a Kanye West—now simply Ye—performance, or if you’ve been on the fence By O’neal Mcknight • 4 min read
Culture Tasha K Is Not What You Expect, And That Might Be Her Greatest Power Tasha K is not what you expect, at least not what I expected. When you hear her name, it arrives with noise, headlines, controversy, and a reputation that precedes her like a siren. This is the woman known for pouring, not spilling, tea across the timelines of some of the By Dr. Christal Jordan • 5 min read
