Some are speculating that Janelle Monae might be talking about her own sexuality in her new song, "Q.U.E.E.N." But writer Andreana Clay of Queer Black Feminist writes that she'd rather focus on Monae's self-proclaimed status of being an oddball.

In Trenton, N.J., a man who fatally shot his girlfriend and teen son, then held three other children hostage, has died.

The Queen of Soul weighs in on those in the running.

NBC gives the ax to its only drama with an African-American lead.