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

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

In a piece for the Huffington Post, White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett says that we've made great progress on this issue, but we still have a long way to go.

Clutch magazine's Kimberley McLeod chronicles a revelation about her sexual orientation and an evolving relationship with her mother.