Not every empowered woman of color reaches the heights of visibility that Viola Davis has achieved, but when they do, you rejoice because you know they will represent us well. The 54-year-old Academy Award-winning actress is the new face of L’Oréal Paris, and we say yes, please!

The federal government will act to ban thousands of flavors used in e-cigarettes, President Donald Trump said, responding to a recent surge in underage vaping and breathing-related illnesses. The multi-billion dollar industry sells flavored nicotine formulas like “grape slushie” and “strawberry cotton candy.”

City of Hope, a world-renowned independent research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases, has called upon GRAMMY® Award-winning singers Yolanda Adams, Alicia Keys and more to honor decorated philanthropist, Sylvia Rhone.

Tracee Ellis Ross is flaunting her melanin magic and juicy curls, and is inspiring textured-hair women everywhere to embrace their fierce, fabulous, flawless crowns, too. The Golden Globe-winning actress is a curly-haired queen on the cover of Essence, as she celebrates the journey to where she is today!

President Donald Trump gives major love and attention to the conservative Christian community, which has resulted in their unflinching support for his administration despite the myriad scandals. During a rally, he slammed democrats for not being “big believers in religion.”

The government in the Bahamas says the death toll from Hurricane Dorian has risen to 44. Health Minister Duane Sands confirmed the toll. Officials have warned that the number of deaths is likely to rise as security forces and other teams search devastated areas of the northern Bahamas.

GRAMMY® Award-winning gospel singer, Le’Andria Johnson, is celebrating a huge milestone—9 months of sobriety—and she is sending up praises to God for this huge accomplishment. The gifted songbird confessed to being on “Iyanla: Fix My Life” in March. But now, she’s back on track.

The husband of Sarah Jakes Roberts, Touré Roberts, is her lover and “best friend”— and the happy wife wants everyone to know it. In a sweet online birthday tribute posted on Instagram Sunday, Sep. 8, the first lady of Potter's House at One LA waxed poetic about the man she adores.

President Trump is upset with two vocal social justice advocates for their failure to publicly recognize his administration’s efforts to reduce racial disparities in the criminal justice system. Online, he called out “boring” singer John Legend and his “foul-mouthed” wife Chrissy Teigen, setting off a war of words.

In Jeremiah 23:16, God warned against false prophets, saying, “They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord.” Christian actress, Niecy Nash, can personally testify to this truth. She recently shared the most bizarre false prophecy she ever received—and it had to do with money.

NFL quarterback Drew Brees is distancing himself from a conservative Christian organization after appearing in their video to promote “Bring Your Bible to School Day.” The initiative, led by Focus on the Family—a nonprofit that does not support the gay and transgender community—sparked major backlash.

You may not agree with everything Wendy Williams says or does, but there is a lesson to be learned from her behavior amid a painful divorce. The straight-shooting host of “The Wendy Williams Show,” who rarely minces words, refuses to publicly lambast her estranged husband, Kevin Hunter.

A woman named Octavia said Atlanta mega church officials have tried to intimidate her into silence for revealing that she was drugged and raped by one of its ministry staffers four years ago. Pastor E. Dewey Smith’s House of Hope Atlanta, which boasts 15,000 members, is now under scrutiny.

Get your hot chocolate, snugly pajamas and favorite holiday treats ready to enjoy Christian actress Tamera Mowry-Housley, Hallmark Channel’s new star. The 41-year-old confirmed that she is producing and starring in A Christmas Miracle—her first ever Christmas movie for the family-friendly network.

GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer, LaShawn “Big Shiz” Daniels, has died at age 41. The cause of death has not yet been confirmed. Although no formal statement has been issued by the family, close friends and industry insiders have taken to social media to express their grief.

Last month, actress Lela Rochon’s film director husband, Antoine Fuqua, was photographed locking lips with another woman in Italy, and the story went viral. The 55-year-old deactivated her Instagram page. But over the weekend, she resurfaced with a simple message: “God is good.”

Naomi Osaka looked across the net after ending Coco Gauff’s U.S. Open in the third round Saturday night and saw the tears welling in the 15-year-old’s eyes. Osaka comforted Gauff with a hug and words of consolation, then encouraged her to address the those who had been pulling for the young American.

Gospel singer Kierra Sheard said she was “nervous as jacks” while paying tribute to one of her biggest vocal inspirations, R&B singer Brandy Norwood, and prayed to God for help. She took the stage at the 2019 R&B/Hip-Hop Awards where Brandy received the BMI President's Award.

Dr. Bernice King, youngest daughter of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., admits she has an issue with some of her white Christian counterparts that seem okay with the racially divisive climate of the day. “I’m struggling real bad with my brothers and sisters in the white evangelical church,” she confesses.

One of the biggest-named Sudanese-Australian models in the world is airing out her personal grievances against an Australian publication that printed an image of a different black model next to her feature. 19-year-old Adut Akech says she feels “disrespected” after Who magazine made the error.