Turns out that all those years that black women were left on the sidelines in Hollywood were not because of discrimination but because of a secret organization of black women—including actresses such as Alfre Woodard, Tracee Ellis Ross and Meagan Good—who deliberately set it up that way so they could rule in secret. At least,…

James Frye, who courageously saved four people from a Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment fire earlier this month, has succumbed to injuries he suffered while attempting to rescue a fifth, New York’s Daily News reports. The 47-year-old Parks Department worker, who was staying with a friend, Adrienne Mitchell, while his own apartment was being renovated, sprung into action…

Well, it isn’t even Halloween yet, but blackface incidents have come out to play. France’s general inspectorate for the national force is investigating a group of French officers after they allegedly put on blackface for a themed party, The Guardian reports.  Photos from the “Negro party,” which surfaced on June 2, show multiple officers with…

Father’s Day in the Lewis-Anthony household will probably not be a grand event this year. There’s nothing special planned—their three kids are young enough to be let off the hook for not presenting any special surprise for their dads. But for now this doesn’t bother Kordale Lewis and Kaleb Anthony, who are raising their two…

Funerals are used to commemorate and remember what we loved best about our loved ones, and Miriam Burbank was sent off with a bang. Propped up in a chair in a dining table-type setting, Burbank was posed with a case of Busch beer at her feet, a menthol cigarette tucked between her fingers, with a…

Legendary basketball player Michael Jordan is now a member of the billionaires’ club, according to Forbes magazine. The Associated Press reports that on Thursday the magazine estimated Jordan’s equity in the Charlotte Hornets at $416 million, and his net worth—not including the NBA team—at $600 million, bringing his total value to more than $1 billion.…

Students at a California elementary school in Moreno Valley had a big hand in making a difference in the life of one of their classmates, giving him more than 30 gallons of can tabs to help pay for expenses related to his surgery, CBS Los Angeles reports. The tabs, worth about $3,000, will help pay…

Shelly Sterling may hit the jackpot of sweet deals if the $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Clippers that she has negotiated with former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is approved by NBA team owners, New York’s Daily News reports. The sweet deal includes numerous privileges for the wife of Clippers owner Donald Sterling—who remains persona…

A Wal-Mart truck driver, accused of not sleeping for more than 24 hours before causing a New Jersey Turnpike crash that left comedian Tracy Morgan in critical condition and comedian James “Jimmy Mack” McNair dead, has pleaded not guilty to charges of assault and death by auto, the Associated Press reports. Kevin Roper entered his plea,…

Shonda Rhimes can now add “commencement speaker” to her résumé—not that the award-winning Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal writer needs much more in terms of qualifications. Rhimes spoke at Dartmouth’s 2014 commencement ceremony on Sunday, imparting her own words of wisdom and three lessons to live by. Her speech was peppered—mostly at the beginning—with references to…