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Gesi Lloyd

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Entertainment

Five Black joy moments that deserve more than a scroll

Keshia Knight Pulliam marked her 47th birthday this week with a throwback video shared on Instagram that featured Malcolm-Jamal Warner, her on-screen brother from 'The Cosby Show.' Warner recorded a personal birthday message for Pulliam, and the exchange drew warm reactions from the black community who grew up watching the two of them together. Pulliam…

ByGesi LloydApril 11, 20260Comments

TV & Movies

Euphoria season 3 cast, characters and what to expect

From Zendaya running drugs in Mexico to Sharon Stone joining as a Hollywood showrunner, here is every returning and new face heading into the final season on HBO. Euphoria returns April 12 on HBO at 9 p.m. ET, with new episodes streaming simultaneously on Max every Sunday through May 31. The four-year gap between season…

ByGesi LloydApril 11, 20260Comments

Career

The 3-part framework that makes procrastination feel manageable

Procrastination is one of those words that has a way of making you feel bad before you have even done anything. For me, the moment a task starts to feel overwhelming, I am already spiraling. The anxiety hits, the avoidance kicks in, and somehow the thing never gets done. I have tried every tip, trick,…

ByGesi LloydApril 10, 20260Comments

Politics

Kamala Harris hints at 2028 run at civil rights conference

Kamala Harris told a packed ballroom of civil rights activists on Friday that she is actively considering another run for the presidency in 2028, offering her clearest public signal yet that a third White House campaign is very much on the table. The moment came during a conversation with the Rev. Al Sharpton at the National…

ByGesi LloydApril 10, 20260Comments

Music

Stacked week in new music Kehlani, Chris Brown and Snoop

The music generating the most buzz this week is 'Back and Forth' by Kehlani featuring Missy Elliott. On paper it sounds like a collision of two very different energies, and in practice that is exactly what makes it work. Kehlani's vocals carry the melodic weight while Missy slides in with the kind of effortless rap…

ByGesi LloydApril 10, 20260Comments

Celebs

Oprah Winfrey showed up to Colbert in Chloé denim and won the night

When Oprah Winfrey walked out onto the set of 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,' she did not arrive in the kind of formal gown or sharp blazer you might expect from a media figure of her standing. She arrived in denim. Head to toe, Chloé denim, and she looked completely in command of it.…

ByGesi LloydApril 10, 20260Comments

Dating

Dating as a Black woman without losing yourself in the process

There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes with dating as a Black woman. It sits somewhere between the pressure to be strong and the quiet longing to be held. Between navigating double standards and refusing to let them win. Between wanting love and not wanting to lose yourself chasing it. None of that…

ByGesi LloydApril 9, 20260Comments

Celebs

Cardi B tracked down her $60,000 credit card thieves

Cardi B has had enough. The Grammy Award-winning rapper took to Instagram Live this week to announce that her American Express card had been stolen and used for more than $60,000 in fraudulent purchases, and that the people responsible should start preparing for the consequences. The card went missing approximately two weeks ago. By the…

ByGesi LloydApril 9, 20260Comments

Celebs

Marsai Martin brought the house down at the 2026 Essence Hollywood Awards

There's a version of a celebrity hosting debut that plays it safe. Marsai Martin did not take that version. On March 12, the 21-year-old actress stepped onto the stage at the Fairmount Ballroom in Los Angeles for the 19th annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards and delivered a performance that felt less like a…

ByGesi LloydApril 9, 20260Comments

Fashion

Spring 2026 fashion trends that make dressing feel exciting again

For a season that typically arrives on a gentle wave of florals and pastels, spring 2026 is showing up with something far more interesting. Designers across the board have abandoned the safe middle ground this year, delivering collections that feel charged, a little strange, and — surprisingly — very wearable. Seven trends in particular have…

ByGesi LloydApril 9, 20260Comments

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Five Black joy moments that deserve more than a scroll

Euphoria season 3 cast, characters and what to expect

The 3-part framework that makes procrastination feel manageable

Kamala Harris hints at 2028 run at civil rights conference

Stacked week in new music Kehlani, Chris Brown and Snoop

Oprah Winfrey showed up to Colbert in Chloé denim and won the night

Dating as a Black woman without losing yourself in the process

Cardi B tracked down her $60,000 credit card thieves

Marsai Martin brought the house down at the 2026 Essence Hollywood Awards

Spring 2026 fashion trends that make dressing feel exciting again

Hairline microblading is solving thinning hairlines one pigment stroke at a time

The queer films worth watching before the summer is over

Five steps to makeup that won’t melt off your face this summer