Celebrities

Black and brown Americans have faced an upward battle when trying to start a business. They've historically experienced, among other challenges, getting start-up funding. This snuffs out the possibility of success for a brand before it’s even taken…

When the internet learned that rapper Ice Cube had worked with President Trump’s re-election campaign, condemnation from “F-ck tha Police” fans — not to mention a broad swath of progressive voters — was swift. Just as swiftly came the biting wit,…

Kanye West's presidential campaign continues to be marred by allegations of fraud and deceptive tactics. Voters in several states allege that they were fooled into signing to put him on the ballot. Now, a Mic investigation has uncovered evidence…

Privacy is an extremely valuable resource — and when it comes to celebrities, it's the one thing fame and fortune can’t buy. Having your personal business become tabloid fodder can wreak havoc on a person's mental state, rich and famous or not. Yet,…

Last year, Allyson Felix, a nine-time Olympic track and field medalist, made headlines when she wrote a New York Times op-ed about how her then-sponsor Nike refused to provide her or other female track athletes with the maternity protections they…

People may call Viola Davis “the Black Meryl Streep,” but when they shared a screen, Davis arguably stole the show. In 2008’s Doubt, she played a mother in denial that a priest is abusing her son. Streep, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and Amy Adams all…

My, my. What a difference time and a little perspective can make. Pro-football player Colin Kaepernick was first vilified by the president and conservatives four years ago for kneeling during the national anthem at NFL games, and their criticism has…

They say money can’t buy happiness. But most people would be pretty stoked to be as wealthy as the Kardashian-West clan. Imagine riding one of your 14 gorgeous Friesian horses through the 10,000 acres of literal mountains and canyons you own in…

It's a strange feeling, watching reality slide sideways and knowing that you're living through an inflection point in history — the sort of moment that will divide everything that happens next from all that's come before. And for an hour on…

It’s officially vote-casting time, and tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang is calling in the big guns. The Democratic candidate with the unorthodox plan for a universal basic income of $1,000 a month for every American adult has released an ad with one of…

With crises tied to climate change happening across the world, people are tracking how their favorite celebrities react. Recently, Drake decided to show public support for the cause. The rapper and his official merchandise company, TourLife, shared…

Today, during their annual hardware event, Amazon announced numerous additions to their Echo product line, including a new smart oven, wireless ear pods, and even glasses frames. (Somewhere, Google Glass quietly weeps.) Among the announcements was…

Every year, awards shows such as the Video Music Awards aim to curate entertaining, watchable TV featuring some of the world’s biggest stars. Awards shows are — if nothing else — a constant attempt at staying culturally relevant and a good way to do…

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson got married, secretly, in Hawaii! In two photos posted to his Instagram this morning, the film star announced his nuptials with bride Lauren Hashian, a singer and music producer. The couple shared a gleeful expression in…

After a month-long saga, A$AP Rocky’s fate has been determined. In July he was arrested on charges of assault after footage of an altercation between Rocky and a man named Mustafa Jafari on the streets of Stockholm, Sweden surfaced. Rocky was found…

Laura Dern! Meryl Streep! Saoirse Ronan! Timotheé Chalamet! The trailer for "Little Women" just dropped and with it, two-and-a-half minutes of incredible, frilled, collar-centric outfits to draw inspiration from. The original Little Women is set in…

An upcoming Latinx music festival in Texas will feature some of the biggest stars in reggaeton, while raising funds for the victims of the recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. The lineup for Uforia Latino Mix Live, occurring on…

In less than 13 hours between August 4 and August 5, 30 people were killed in two mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Among the dead were children, young parents, and senior citizens. Many of the victims were black and brown; both of…

For more than two weeks now, Puerto Ricans have been protesting. The uprising that began as #RickyRenuncia has evolved into #WandaRenuncia after the rallies successfully ousted the island’s governor, Ricardo Rosselló, and turned their focus to Wanda…