Happy 56th Birthday to the legendary and incomparable Queen Latifah! 🔥

Ernie Barnes’ “The Sugar Shack” (1976) / Sinners (2025) Black art inspiring Black cinema.

Academy Award-winning actor, Michael B. Jordan for Sinners! #Oscars

Academy Award-winning director, Ryan Coogler for Sinners! #Oscars

The Sinners tribute truly celebrated the Delta blues that shaped the film. #Oscars

29 years ago today, the cult classic Love Jones, starring Nia Long and Larenz Tate, premiered in theaters!

Zendaya in vintage Caché at the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards, inspired by the custom Eugene Alexander dress worn by Whitney Houston in 1987. ✨

One thing about late 90s / early 2000s R&B videos… the artist was always confronting another version of themselves. Mariah vs Bianca Destiny’s Child vs Destiny’s Child T-Boz vs T-Boz

Happy International Women’s Day!!

One thing about the ’70s: the music was revolutionary, and the album artwork was too.

24 years ago today, Brandy released her third studio album Full Moon. 🌑 The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 and atop the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 156,000 copies in its first week, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA, selling over 1M+ copies in the USA.

Happy Women’s History Month! 🎶

Whitney Houston really loved the R&B girls who came after her. No competition, just grace, support, and open arms. That kind of legacy will always warm my heart. 🖤

27 years ago today, TLC released their third studio album, FanMail. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 318K copies in its 1st week, produced 2 No. 1 singles, won 3 GRAMMYs, was certified 6× Platinum by the RIAA, and has sold 10M copies worldwide.

41 years ago today, Whitney Houston released her self-titled debut album. • Topped the Billboard 200 for 14 non-consecutive weeks. • The FIRST debut album & the FIRST album by a solo female artist to produce 3 #1 singles. • The longest-running #1 debut album by a Black artist. • Certified Diamond.

Happy Birthday to D'Angelo, Brandy, and Kelly Rowland. 🔥

Today marks 14 years since the world lost Whitney Houston. There has never been a voice like hers, and there never will be.

40 years ago today, Janet Jackson released Control. • Topped the Billboard 200. • Produced 5 singles that peaked within the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100, making her the FIRST female artist with 5 top 5 hits from one album. • Sold 10M copies WW and was certified 5x Platinum.

Happy Black History Month! ✊🏿

26 years ago today, D’Angelo released Voodoo. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, sold 320K first week, spent 33 weeks on the chart, and found global success. Led by “Untitled (How Does It Feel),” the album won Best R&B Album at the Grammys and has sold over 1.7M copies in the U.S.

50 years ago today, “Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)” by Diana Ross reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Eartha Kitt photographed by Carl Van Vechten, October 1952. 🕊 Today would’ve been her 99th birthday.

Happy Birthday to two legendary Capricorn Queens, Sade Adu, and Aaliyah Haughton!

34 years ago today, the King of Pop, Michael Jackson released “Remember the Time.”

67 years ago today, Berry Gordy founded Motown Records, changing the musical and cultural landscape in America and abroad forever. Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, and The Jackson 5, to name a few, were some of the legendary acts signed to the record label.

Happy 55th Birthday to the legendary Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, the incomparable Mary J. Blige!

33 years ago, Whitney Houston released “I’m Every Woman.”

Happy Heavenly Birthday to the undisputed Queen of Disco and Mother of Modern Pop and EDM, Donna Summer! Today, she would have turned 77! 🕊️

Happy 71st Birthday to one of the greatest actors of all time, Denzel Washington! 🐐

9 years ago today, we lost a pop culture icon and one of the best-selling musicians of all time, the legendary George Michael. ❤️🕊️

17 years ago today, we lost the legendary Hollywood diva, Miss Eartha Kitt. May her soul continue to rest in peace. ❤️🕊️

30 years ago today, Waiting to Exhale, starring Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine & Lela Rochon, was released. Directed by Forest Whitaker in his feature debut, it opened at #1 and grossed $81M worldwide a landmark film centering Black women’s lives in mainstream Hollywood.

Reminder: in 1997, Missy Elliott and Destiny’s Child were already doing visuals that are still considered innovative today.

Donna Summer, 1978 / Janet Jackson, 1993.

12 years ago today, Beyoncé released her self-titled visual album, BEYONCÉ. •Reached #1 on the Billboard 200. •Sold 617,000 copies in the USA & 828,773 copies WW in the first 3 days. •Revolutionized surprise releases & visual albums. •Was certified 5× Platinum •Sold 10M+ copies WW •Won 3 #GRAMMYs

29 years ago today, The Preacher’s Wife, starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, Jenifer Lewis, Gregory Hines, and Loretta Devine was released in theaters. 🔥

Happy 68th Birthday to the LEGENDARY Queen of Percussion, Sheila E.! 🔥🥁

Happy 85th Birthday to the First Black Female Pop Superstar, Ms. Dionne Warwick! 🥀

32 years ago today, Janet Jackson’s “Again” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Again” received Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song. Then-husband René Elizondo, Jr. directed the accompanying music video.

47 years ago today, Chic’s “Le Freak” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. 🔥

29 years ago today, Toni Braxton’s “Un-Break My Heart” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. 🎶

Black R&B girl groups serving Christmas glamour across generations. ✨ The Ronettes – 1963 The Supremes – 1965 Destiny’s Child – 2001

22 years ago today, Alicia Keys released The Diary of Alicia Keys. The album debuted at No. 1 with 618K first-week sales—the year’s biggest for a female artist—spawned three top-10 singles, sold over 8 million worldwide, and won three Grammys.

30 years ago today, Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It spent 16 weeks at No. 1, the longest run for any song at the time. 🔥

28 years ago on #WorldAIDSDay, Janet Jackson released ‘Together Again’ as the second single from The Velvet Rope. Originally written as a ballad, it was reworked into an upbeat dance track inspired by Janet’s private loss of a friend to AIDS and a fan letter from a boy who had lost his father.

31 years ago today, Mary J. Blige released My Life — her breakthrough album. It debuted at No. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart for eight weeks, peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200, delivered hits like ‘Be Happy,’ ‘MJ(ANL),’ and ‘You Bring Me Joy,’ and went 3× Platinum with over 3M sold.

43 years ago today, Michael Jackson dropped Thriller — the best-selling album of all time. It spent 37 weeks at No. 1, delivered seven Top 10 hits, broke MTV barriers, set new standards for music videos and marketing, won 8 GRAMMYs, and is certified 34× Platinum with 70M+ sold worldwide.

33 years ago today, Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. 🔥

Diana Ross performing “The Boss” while dressed as the stem of the Big Apple at the 1979 #MacysParade. 🍎

34 years ago today, Michael Jackson dropped Dangerous — an era. No.1 in the U.S. and 13 countries, 5 million sold in week one, the best-selling album of 1992, four Hot 100 top-10s, a $100M world tour, and over 32 million copies sold worldwide. A true pop landmark.