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The 2025 NBA Playoffs opened with the league’s most-watched first weekend in a quarter-century, drawing an average of 4.4 million viewers across eight games, the NBA announced Monday. Viewership was up 17% compared to the same period in 2024. The weekend featured coverage across ESPN, ABC, TNT, truTV, and Max. ESPN platforms, including ABC and…
Relationship expert Michelle Annalèise Coles will release her debut book, Unapologetically You: The Path to Unshakable Self-Love, on Friday, April 26, through her publishing imprint, Annaleise Affirms. The book presents a guided approach to self-worth and personal growth, drawing on Coles’ experience as a relationship coach, wellness advocate, and entrepreneur. It is the first major…
Dawn Richard will headline the fourth annual Springfield Pride Parade Weekend, scheduled for June 5 to 7 in downtown Springfield, organizers announced. Richard, who first gained national attention on MTV’s Making the Band and later performed with Danity Kane and Dirty Money, will appear throughout the weekend’s events. She will be featured in a VIP…
Repping the 305, Miami-based rap sensation Oya Baby covers Urban Magazine’s spring issue. Signed and managed by international hip-hop superstar Flo Rida, she has taken the southern region by storm, with a co-sign from the iconic Queen of the South, Trina. “She has such a wonderful personality and truly embraces hard work and discipline, which…
A crowd of music and art enthusiasts gathered at The Blueprint University, owned by Kaila Cherie Wright, for a special “Rooted in Rhythm” showcase hosted by the Millennial Maven Creative Foundation on April 18th. The free event featured Pynk Beard, who performed his entire EP, Sugar and Salt, and premiered his new single, “I Lived,”…
Hailey Kilgore, known for her breakout performance as Ti Moune in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island, continues to expand her creative reach with the release of her latest single, “Dangerous Game.” Kilgore, who currently stars in Broadway’s Hadestown, described the track as a personal reflection written during the final moments of an…
In a saturated marketplace where women’s health is often overlooked or commercialized, Salt XO has emerged as a bold, disruptive force—placing integrity, natural ingredients, and community at the center of feminine care. Now, seven years since its humble launch with just $67 and a vision, Salt XO is commemorating its rise with a private anniversary…
Marvel Studios has released the final trailer for Thunderbolts, offering fans a last look at the high-stakes action and unlikely alliances ahead of the film’s theatrical debut. In “Thunderbolts*” Marvel Studios assembles an unconventional team of antiheroes—Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, Red Guardian, Ghost, Taskmaster, and John Walker. After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap set by…