Alicia Keys defends her marriage: In the latest issue of Jet magazine, she responds to those who would call her a homewrecker for the way her relationship with Swizz Beatz began.
Solange Knowles on her TSA patdown: The 26-year-old vents on Twitter about how the Transportation Security Administration handled her hair.
Sherman Hemsley to be buried three months after his death: The body of the actor, who died of lung cancer in July, had been kept at an El Paso, Texas, funeral home until a beneficiary could be named.
MC Lyte, 25 years later: Black Enterprise takes a look back at the legendary rapper's legacy and asks her to discuss her current projects.Â
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