Maya Angelou went on Good Morning America this week to cook healthy recipes from her second cookbook, which came out earlier this year, with host Robin Roberts. It’s seems there’s nothing Angelou can’t do. The book, Great Food, All Day Long: Cook Splendidly, Eat Smart, features recipes (oxtail soup, chicken tetrazzini, Swedish hash) that, eaten…

When it was announced late last year that Idris Elba would play an all-seeing, all-hearing god in the comic book-turned-film Thor, controversy began to swirl. Longtime fans seemed disappointed that Elba would be cast as a Nordic god, claiming that a black actor is a blasphemous representation of the original character. But Elba didn’t sweat…

Fans of contemporary R&B should be thrilled to learn that their favorite soul artist is back with a new album. A follow up to his 2008 hit Onmyradio, his new album, MusiqInTheMagiq, is just in time for spring road trips and summer nights. In his sixth studio album, Soulchild hopes to recapture some of the…

If you watched the Grammys this year, then you know exactly why we are recommending Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae’s tour, Hooligans in Wondaland. Both artists bring something unique to the table with their sounds, whether its their old-school touch or futuristic tones. Hitting the road this week, they will embark on a two-month swing…

President Obama and the first lady sat for an interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show Wednesday, just hours after the White House released the president’s official birth certificate.It seems fitting that the show, which is ending next month after 25 years on the air, will include the Obamas in its last season. Full transcripts of…

Stories about how tired people — especially Americans — are of the royal wedding has become more popular than the royal-wedding coverage itself. That said, this is pop-culture history in the making, folks. You’ll be left out of watercooler chitchat if you miss it. And if the 6 a.m. EDT airtime (find it on “a…

In his new memoir, Ice: A Memoir of Gangsta Life and Redemption, rapper-turned-actor Ice-T gives readers a peek into his fascinating life and career. To quote the New York Times: “No one, after all, better embodies the darling ‘hip-hop as Horatio Alger myth’ narrative than someone who’s gone, to cite his subtitle, from South Central…

NBC has added a new twist to everyone’s favorite reality-show competition. In The Voice, a vocal competition similar to American Idol, contestants are hidden from the judges to ensure that they are evaluated only on their talent. Premiering on Tuesday at 9 p.m., the show will make contestants face Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Maroon…

StyleLikeU is a fashion blog driven by individuality, featuring pictures and video of models, designers and style lovers of all ages, races and ethnicities. Founders Elisa Goodkind and Lily Mandelbaum are less interested in the clothes and more interested in the person living inside them, which gives their site the kind of depth missing from…