ATLANTA, GEORGIA – OCTOBER 25: Ray J performs onstage during ONE Musicfest 2025 at Piedmont Park on October 25, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images) Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – AUGUST 18: Cam Newton attends the Fearless Fund Third Annual Fearless Venture Capital Summit at Atlanta Symphony Hall on August 18, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage)
MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MASSACHUSETTS – AUGUST 09: Actress and producer Issa Rae attends HBO Max’s “Seen & Heard Part 2” screening during Martha’s Vineyard African American 23rd Film Festival at Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center on August 09, 2025 in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 21: Keith Lee attends the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2025 at Barker Hangar on June 21, 2025 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Nickelodeon)
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: Mike MacDonald of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy while being interviewed by NFL reporter Maria Taylor after defeating the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images) Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 13: Charm La’Donna attends the Los Angeles special screening of Apple Original Films and A24’s “Highest 2 Lowest” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on August 13, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Savion Washington/FilmMagic)
Hip hop artist J Dilla of the group Slum Village photographed at the Key Club in 2000 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Gregory Bojorquez/Getty Images)
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 04: Ryan Coogler attends the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 04, 2026 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)
Hip hop artist J Dilla of the group Slum Village photographed at the Key Club in 2000 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Gregory Bojorquez/Getty Images)
1971: (Clockwise from left) Drummer Tiki Fulwood, guitarist Tawl Ross, keyboardist Bernie Worrell, Billy “Bass” Nelson, and guitarist Eddie Hazel of the funk group Parliament-Funkadelic pose for a portrait in 1971. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Signage about slavery is displayed on an outdoor exhibit at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 24, 2025. (Photo by Michael Yanow/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – OCTOBER 25: Ray J performs onstage during ONE Musicfest 2025 at Piedmont Park on October 25, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images) Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – AUGUST 18: Cam Newton attends the Fearless Fund Third Annual Fearless Venture Capital Summit at Atlanta Symphony Hall on August 18, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JULY 31: Civil Rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson visits with guests at the National Bar Association’s annual convention on July 31, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. The National Bar Association is the nation’s oldest and largest network of predominately black legal professionals. Former President Joe Biden was scheduled to speak at the event’s awards gala later in the evening. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
