African Fashion and Spike Lee’s keepsakes at the Brooklyn Museum; Jay Z gives major inspo at the Brooklyn Library; Leslie Odom Jr. and Ossie Davis and African braiders on Broadway; too classy for The Cheesecake Factory; new memoirs from the Slutty Vegan Founder, America’s first Black woman billionaire and Brittney Spears; Mo’Nique minds her business and Will Smith DGAF.

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Demi heads to wine country; Gayle cover the SI Swimsuit issue; The Luther Vandross doc has a home;  Angel Reese graduates; Shonda delivers Black Barbie; Dj Akademiks sued for rape; Sean Combs is headed to the hottest part of hell.

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Black Power

Dr. Maurice and that BMF Finale; Dreaming Whilst Black; review of Whoopi’s new book; MJB is finally ready to take our money; A'ja Wilson has a Nike shoe (Thank God!); Kendrick Lamar goes gold for a song about an (alleged) pedophile; Anita Baker bails on Mother’s Day; King Combs chooses beef with the worst adversary on Earth.

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Lucille

Met Gala updates; Lovers & Friends x Essence Fest?; Shaunie Henderson was never in love with her ex; Pastor Henderson hushes a congregant;  Whoopi Goldberg is fresh out of ——s in her new book; Game 2 is more important than the birth of your child. 

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Manna from Heaven

Demi sleeps thru the night (mostly); The First Monday in May; EP 3 of “Never Mets”; Detroit vs Brian McKnight  

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Honey Chipotle

Essence announces (two) festival performances; Kendrick responds again (and again); OWN’s “Never Mets” is a must-watch train wreck; Brittney Griner survived hell on earth...

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