Relationships

Throughout six seasons, Tyler Perry’s Sistas has become the highest-rated scripted cable show for a Black audience, winning die-hard fans for its both hard-hitting and heart-warming depiction of friendships between five very different women. Navigating highs and lows in both their professional and personal lives, the quintet test the...

As the quintessential power couple, Troy and Tommi A. Vincent know how to make things happen. From his Executive Vice President of Football Operations role with the NFL to her work as a life coach, celebrity chef and domestic violence activist, their high-profile careers keep them in the public...

Chances are you have at least seen one if not participated in one yourself—a multigenerational family reunion that brings people together from across the country, many times wearing matching T-shirts proudly proclaiming the family name. Indeed, according to Black Meetings and Tourism magazine, such events are “arguably the largest...

Though they married only recently, Courtney and Sheena Reid have been together for four years. They met while both working as account executives at BET, where Courtney remains to this day. Sheena moved on to ESPN and The Walt Disney Company, where she is now multimedia director of sales. With...

Take a pinch of Huxtable (The Cosby Show), stir in some Banks (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) seasoning and add a splash of Jefferson (The Jeffersons) stock and you have the recipe for America’s new prime-time faces of the Black family in the Ellises. The only difference is, they...