Malcolm-Jamal Warner told the Associated Press that it pains him to watch The Cosby Show’s legacy take a hit as a result of the sexual assault allegations surrounding its main star, Bill Cosby.  Especially since the show played a pivotal role in improving the image of African Americans around the world.  “My biggest concern is when…

Don Cheadle is directing and starring in a new biopic about the legendary jazz musician Miles Davis.  The film is called Miles Ahead (also the name of a classic song and album by the trumpeter, who died in 1991), and by the looks of a clip obtained by Yahoo!, Cheadle has Davis’ mannerisms, voice and musical…

Keke Palmer caught wind of the criticism that her character on the Fox series Scream Queens is a loudmouthed, neck-rolling hood rat—traits that play on stereotypes about how young African-American girls from working-class communities behave.  She told BuzzFeed that she doesn’t agree with that interpretation of her character and that she’s OK with the script…

Kanye West is turning homophobia on its head and arguing that in the fashion industry, heterosexuals are the outsiders and have a harder time succeeding.  “I feel like I got discriminated in fashion for not being gay,” West said during an interview with SHOWstudio.  He explained that most times it’s the other way around, that…

The nominees for induction into the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were announced Thursday, and Janet Jackson, the Spinners, Chaka Khan and trend-setting rap group N.W.A are four of the 15 acts up for the honor, USA Today reports.  It’s a great look for soul, funk, R&B and hip-hop music. In order to be…

Karrueche Tran says she has felt discriminated against by Hollywood employers because of her decision to reconcile with her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown time and time again through the years.  During an interview with the BBC, the aspiring actress talked about the perception that she is weak because she continued to date Brown and how this,…

When Matt Barnes’ son told him that New York Knicks coach Derek Fisher was at the house mingling with Barnes’ soon-to-be ex-wife, Gloria Govan, Barnes reportedly jumped into his car Saturday, driving 95 miles to shut it down, the New York Post reports.  It was a house that Barnes and Govan once both lived in.…

Rupert Murdoch—a white man and 84-year-old billionaire who owns the world’s second-largest news conglomerate—praised Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson in a tweet Wednesday night and suggested that the former neurosurgeon would be a “real black President.” Ben and Candy Carson terrific. What about a real black President who can properly address the racial divide? And…

Let’s go out of order so that I can tell you how Nicki Minaj’s recent interview with the New York Times Magazine ended.  “Do not speak to me like I’m stupid or beneath you in any way,’” Minaj told writer Vanessa Grigoriadis. She called Grigoriadis “rude” and a “troublemaker” and kicked her out of the room…

Men, especially rappers, rarely reveal their vulnerable side, so when they do, it’s a treat that we need to celebrate and encourage.  Rapper Fat Joe’s eldest son, Joey, has special needs. Fat Joe posted a message on Facebook about the joy that Joey has brought to his life.  “Joey is [a] special kid full of…