Two years after the Supreme Court banned the use of race in college admissions decisions and in the wake of the Trump administration’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion, colleges’ use of ...

Taraji P. Henson is returning to Netflix with another collaboration alongside producer Tyler Perry, and this time she’s bringing rapper-turned-actor Joey Bada$$ along for the journey. The ...

Taraji P. Henson (Straw) and Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott (aka Joey Bada$$) have signed on to star in ‘Tis So Sweet, the second film being made under a faith-based partnership between producers DeVon ...

In a new essay collection, the novelist and critic offers her observations on artists, technology and a vanishing public commons. By Megan O’Grady Megan O’Grady is a professor at the University of ...

Rapper Joey Bada$$ recently cancelled his Dark Aura Tour with MCs Ab-Soul and Rapsody to his fans’ surprise. The reason, he divulged, is that the artist wants to focus on his mental health. During an ...

Joey Bada$$ recently revealed the true reason why he canceled his Dark Aura Tour with Ab-Soul and Rapsody. On Oct. 22, the Brooklyn, N.Y., rapper sat down for an interview with the Earn Your Leisure ...

I’m Scott Carlson, a senior writer at The Chronicle covering higher ed and where it’s going. Learning to write clearly is one of the more difficult skills a person will learn through school and ...

In the high-stakes world of college admissions, there’s one lesson every hopeful applicant should learn early: sometimes, what you leave out of your essay matters more than what you put in. As Sophie ...

Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Fall 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the XXL website. Rappers often face a paradoxical situation when they take a break ...

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. In the dog-eat-dog world of New ...