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

Wellness

Candace Parker on wellness, family and what comes next

Candace Parker has won three WNBA championships, played 16 seasons, and recently became the first openly LGBTQ analyst to call a Men's March Madness game. On March 31, she was announced as a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee. In a recent episode of the interview series Chill Chat, she talked about what a regular…

ByGesi LloydApril 4, 20260Comments

Sports

Dawn Staley towers above women’s basketball, 30 years on

Thirty years ago this month, a 67-foot-by-100-foot mural of Dawn Staley went up on the side of a building in Philadelphia, around the corner from where she grew up, across the street from her elementary school and directly facing the recreation center where she first developed her game. She was 26 years old, fresh off…

ByGesi LloydApril 3, 20260Comments

Career

Yolanda Renee King is ready for Columbia and everything that follows

On the surface, Yolanda Renee King's recent weekend looked like what it was for many 17-year-olds, a prom followed by a formal ceremony marking the transition to adulthood. But for the sole grandchild of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, every milestone carries a particular kind of weight, and this one was…

ByGesi LloydApril 1, 20260Comments

TV & Movies

Million Dollar Secret returns to Netflix with a wilder season 2

When 'Million Dollar Secret' debuted on Netflix, it distinguished itself from the crowded reality competition field with a premise that inverted the usual structure. Rather than building toward a winner, the show handed one contestant a million dollars on the very first day. The catch was that this person had to survive a gauntlet of…

ByGesi LloydApril 1, 20260Comments

Entertainment

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce make their first award show appearance

The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards took place March 26 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and Taylor Swift arrived as the evening's most nominated act with nine nominations. She left with seven wins, including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Pop Song of the Year, Pop Album of the Year, Best Lyrics,…

ByTresa TopperMarch 27, 20260Comments

Music

Chappell Roan sparks a debate that goes well beyond one hotel breakfast

The incident began on March 21 at a hotel in Brazil during Lollapalooza Brasil, where Chappell Roan was performing. According to Jorginho, the former Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder who is married to singer Catherine Harding, his 11-year-old stepdaughter spotted Roan at the hotel breakfast and smiled at her from a distance. What followed, he says,…

ByGesi LloydMarch 27, 20260Comments

TV & Movies

Bridgerton season 5 puts a queer romance front and center

Netflix confirmed on March 24, 2026, that production on the fifth season of "Bridgerton" has officially begun in London. The announcement came alongside a cryptic message on the show's social media reassuring fans that a certain countess would not be without love for long, which sent fans into an immediate spiral of speculation. For those…

ByGesi LloydMarch 25, 20260Comments

Music

Lizzo Faces Her Demons in a Striking New Video

Lizzo is back, and she brought company. The 37-year-old singer released her new single 'Don't Make Me Love U' on Friday along with a music video that is as emotionally layered as the song itself, marking the beginning of what she describes as a new musical chapter. The video features Lizzo alongside an alter ego…

ByGesi LloydMarch 21, 20260Comments