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January 13, 2022

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The Good, The Wild and The Whew, Chile

Twitter went into a tizzy after Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa announced their divorce and the reactions captured our thoughts exactly. Meanwhile, Young Dolph’s partner Mia Jaye shared that the couple was planning their wedding before his death.

British Vogue is being praised for understanding and nailing the assignment with their February cover featuring all African models. A South African health minister is being accused of telling school girls to “open your book and close your legs.” We’ll let y’all talk about that among yourselves. And India.Arie aired out the music industry in a series of posts on Instagram. She said, “the industry made me feel like I wasn’t beautiful.”

The Political Is Ever-Personal

The U.S. House passed the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. Here’s what that means for our constitutional rights.

All Black Lives Matter

A pregnant Kentucky mom of seven was fatally shot in front of her family.

A contributor says multicultural centers at PWIs are useless if Black and Brown students aren’t protected.

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It's The Black Excellence For Me: 10 Legendary Grammy Awards Performances Throughout The Years

The 2022 Grammy Awards may be postponed due to the COVID-19 Omicron variant or the “Omarion” variant, as many call it, but that isn’t stopping our fun. While the new date has yet to be determined, we’re still reminiscing on some of the award show’s greatest performances to date.

Regardless of the impending new date, it’s no secret that Black musicians have had a larger-than-life impact on the Grammys’ stage. Whether it was Beyonce fabulously sauntering around the stage with Tina Turner on her journey to becoming the most-awarded woman in Grammy history or Rick James’ 1982 performance where he left the stage ablaze in his fabulous sequined jumpsuit, there’s so many to choose from.

While we await details on the new date, check out our list of the greatest performances from Black musicians at the Grammy Awards.