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The 2026 U.S. Open is bringing more than world-class tennis to New York City. Black stars are already showing up, showing out and turning the tournament into one of the summer's biggest cultural events. Fan Week brought music, fashion, sports and entertainment to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, Queens. Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Remy Ma, Tinashe, Jermaine Dupri and E-40 were among the familiar faces trading the red carpet for the U.S. Open's signature blue carpet for the festivities.

Trap Lore Ross is putting a disturbing collection of rumors about Chrisean Rock under the microscope, but his video does not provide verified proof linking the reality personality to multiple deaths.

As the 2026 Miss USA Pageant prepares to crown its next winner, we wanted to take a look back at all the gorgeous and talented Black women who have won the title over the years. From notable names like Kenya Moore and Deshauna Barber to a few you may have never heard of, these women truly brought beauty, brains and some much-needed melanin to the annual pageant.

Kanye West is making moves to stop a jury from hearing about his past antisemitic social media posts in a case brought by Benjamin Provo, who claimed he was a victim of race-based discrimination when he was fired from Donda Academy for having dreadlocks. Kanye argues his old posts should not be used as evidence against him, saying they have nothing to do with the case at hand.

D4vd, born David Anthony Burke, faces charges of murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 and unlawful mutilation of human remains. The defense has maintained that Burke believed Celeste was 18.