I truly understand how you feel…and that’s exactly why I chose to apologize publicly because the disrespect became public. On that call I didn’t even mean to call you that, I didn’t mean any harm.. There’s a difference in what I said vs what I meant. What I could have said was you was too forgiving and gave too much mercy in that situation.. But it was a heated conversation and I let my mouth get the best of me. When the call came out I was eight months pregnant, had just released my album, and was extremely overwhelmed and emotional. Thats not to excuse what I said but to let you know where I was in my head. I genuinely felt bad about what happened. In 2025 and 2026 I made multiple attempts to connect…I spoke with your manager, your sister, and even texted you directly to take full responsibility. I always had love and respect for you ! I always wanted to make it right but making it right looks different for the both of us… I wanted to connect with you but you wanted to address it on your album
It doesn't matter if it was 6 years ago or 26 years ago, a lot people just don't "get over" the death of a parent or loved one, we press on. We all grieve differently. I grieve my Dad who I lost 10 years ago, every day.
Happiest 18th Birthday grandson!!!! 🎂🎉🎊 Boy has time fly'd. 🤯 I thank God for blessing our family with these years with you. And I pray for many more. 🙏🏾 You have grown from a young boy to a young man. And it has been such a joy watching you spread y...
KAT: "I don't know what it was but I just felt a calm and a peace that I don't know, had to be coming from the woman above
"I felt really confident…I felt like a kid. It was just fun out here. This is something as a kid you always dream about…to be in the NBA Finals
"All day…weird feeling. I felt like a kid getting ready to play in my Saturday and Sunday AAU games
"In a way I felt like I was seeing her in the stands
"It was really fun. It was really comforting
"Game 1 of the NBA Finals you're told how the pressure's gonna be…
"I don't know, it felt like a certain presence was here that was very comforting and very loving and I felt like I could have fun out here––in Game 1 of the NBA Finals…"
Shaq: Yes. Rest in peace to your beautiful mother"
Meet Zakia Dowdy, the standout 2025 graduate from Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta, Georgia — one of the most decorated and awarded students in the state! 👏🏽
This young queen showed up to graduation with a massive stack of over 50 honors, awards, cords, sashes, and medals and walked away with more than $1 MILLION in scholarships!
Zakia has been killing it, she’s a Multiple-time A & B Honor Roll and Principal’s List student, Dual Enrollment Scholar who earned college credits while in high school, a early graduate (December), she’s Active in JROTC, Chorus, National Dance Honor Society, Student Athletic Advisory Committee, and multiple leadership roles, a Community advocate and poetry slam participant.
Now she’s heading to Kennesaw State University majoring in Political Science with a minor in Public Relations. She’s already involved with NAACP apprenticeship, KSU Collegiate 100, Mayor’s Ambassador Council, and the Political Science Civic Leadership program.
Her big dream is to become the Governor of Georgia and we have no doubt she’s going to make it happen!
This is what Black excellence and hard work look like. Proud of Zakia and her family for celebrating this moment so beautifully. The sky is truly the limit! Keep shining, Queen! 👏🏽
I’m heartbroken to hear that we lost Peabo Bryson today. His incredible voice and his kind spirit embodied the beauty of song and performance. He was so wonderful and generous to me all those years ago, when we recorded Beauty and the Beast. He made me so comfortable, as I was just learning to sing in English. He will remain for me always as a real symbol of the joy that music has brought to my life. His voice and his talent will be missed…
My heart is with your family, and may you rest in peace, Peabo.
Love,
Celine xx…
Meet Alena Analeigh McQuarter, a 17-year-old phenomenon and unstoppable young queen rewriting history in STEM and medicine! 👏🏽
At just 13 years old, she made history as the youngest Black student ever accepted into a U.S. medical school (University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine).
Now at 17, this powerhouse has already achieved what most only dream of:
• Graduated high school at 12
• Earned her Bachelor’s in Biomedical Sciences and Master’s in Biological Sciences (both Summa Cum Laude) from Arizona State University by age 15
• Became the youngest person of color to intern at NASA (at just 12)
• Founded The Brown STEM Girl and The Brown STEM Girl Foundation — creating scholarships, mentorship programs, and global opportunities for girls of color in STEM
• Conducting advanced research in cancer immunology, virology, and global health
• Pursuing her PhD in Integrated Biomedical Sciences (focus on infection, immunity & inflammation) at Loma Linda University while on the path to her MD/PhD
• Initiated into Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. as one of the youngest members
From Texas to NASA to the frontiers of medicine — Alena’s journey is a powerful testament to discipline, brilliance, and purpose. She’s not just breaking barriers… she’s building bridges for every young Black girl behind her.
Her story is a powerful one. Keep shining, Queen! 👏🏽