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Shemar Moore Talks Addressing Social Unrest in S.W.A.T.’s Upcoming Season
Under normal circumstances, the month of May usually holds a soft spot in my heart every year; birthdays and holidays being the primary reasons. But if 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that this year is everything BUT normal. Before the month could even properly wrap up, the world was enraged and provoked to action…
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Tell Us How You Really Feel: YG and Nipsey Hussle’s Post-Election Anthem ‘FDT’ Hits No. 1 on iTunes
In today’s installment of ‘Why I Love Black Folks,’ I’m gonna take it way back. And by ‘way back’ I mean back to this past Saturday around 11:30 a.m. ET, when the news first broke that Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., was indeed our President-Elect. It was a day filled with parades, jubilant people, and dancing…
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You About to Lose Some Coins: Kanye West Sued for $1 Million in Unpaid Wages
In addition to failing miserably in his attempt to become the next president of the United States, Kanye West is now adding another potential L to his resume. The Grammy-nominated rapper is reportedly being sued in a class-action lawsuit for unpaid wages connected to his Nebuchadnezzar live opera. In legal documents obtained by Complex, the…
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Viola Thee Davis Talks Black Lives Matter, Coping Through the Pandemic and More for InStyle Magazine
It’s not often I get my wig snatched midday on a Monday, but when I do—it’s because of Viola Davis. The How To Get Away With Murder star shines in a fire-ass houndstooth suit for InStyle and all I want to know is—does it come in my size and is express shipping available? (Really, I…
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World STOP: Blue Ivy Carter Narrates Matthew Cherry’s Hair Love
In a role that couldn’t prove to be any more iconic, Blue Ivy Carter, aka Beyoncé’s firstborn and lowkey manager, is now the narrator for the audiobook adaptation of Matthew Cherry’s Oscar-winning short film, Hair Love. In an adorable 10-second audio-clip, Cherry shared the news via Twitter: Black Twitter, of course, was beyond excited: For…
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Keke Palmer Had a Few Things to Say About EBT and All I Can Say Is 'Sorry to This Woman.’
You know, usually, folks wait until later in the day to share their “hot takes” but our resident millennial diva Keke Palmer decided to tap in early. Minutes after the eight o’clock hour, the Virgo Tendencies singer took to Twitter to express her thoughts on, of all things, EBT cards. Now girl. You know you…
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'God’s Plan': Drake Breaks Yet Another Billboard Record
Damn Drake, back at it again, I see. The Toronto-raised rapper has officially earned his 21st No.1 hit on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop song charts, thanks to his latest track, “Laugh Now, Cry Later” featuring rapper Lil Durk. That means Drake’s now bested a record that was only previously held by Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin, who…
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Wedding Bells Will be Ringing on a Special Black-ish Episode
Somebody cue the music and dust off the jumping broom! It looks like Pops and Ruby will finally be making things official (again) on an upcoming episode of Black-ish. But this won’t be any old wedding ceremony; it’s a Johnson family ceremony, which usually means three things: hilarity is sure to ensue, a lesson will be…
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Erykah Badu Sits Down With Ebro Darden for Apple Music’s Inaugural Episode of The Message
If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that no one—and I mean absolutely no one—is exempt from its crazy, not even Grammy-award winning artist Erykah Badu. And that’s exactly why she’s teamed up with Apple Music’s Ebro Darden for the inaugural episode of its new series, The Message. In a press statement sent to The…
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Reunited and It Feels So Good, Again: Cardi B Calls Off Divorce From Offset
Well, it’s official. Cardi B has decided to call off the divorce from her husband, Migos member Offset. Fulton County, Ga., court documents cite that the divorce was dismissed “without prejudice.” But is anyone really surprised? If you’ll remember, the “WAP” star went on a since-deleted Twitter rant around mid-October alluding to the fact the…
