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  • Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Ken Burns Discuss How Race and Class Are Still America’s Fault Line

    A frank discussion about race and class with two of the nation’s best-known historians quickly turned into a referendum on the rhetoric and vitriol that have turned the 2016 presidential campaign into what some see as a circus. Both documentarian Ken Burns and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. see the current electoral environment as…

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  • Jaden Smith: ‘I Don’t See Man Clothes and Woman Clothes’

    Jaden Smith—Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s 17-year-old actor son—is on the cover of British GQ, and inside he tells the magazine that he doesn’t see a difference between clothes that are made for men and those made for women. “I don’t see man clothes and woman clothes,” Jaden said. This is nothing new, if…

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  • Kerry Washington Lays Out Her Strategy for Knocking Down Those Marital-Discord Rumors

    You’re not going to goad Kerry Washington into discrediting any of those rumors circulating about how her marriage to former NFL player Nnamdi Asomugha is reportedly falling apart. Why? Because she doesn’t discuss her personal life—ever. During an interview at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, reported by US Weekly, Washington explained that…

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  • Watch: T.I. Records a Stern Video Message for Donald Trump

    Editor’s note: This article contains social media posts that some may find offensive. It’s safe to say that T.I. finds Donald Trump’s entire presidential campaign offensive. The Atlanta rapper took to Instagram Monday to blast Trump for everything he stands for. “Donald Trump, this message is for you. My name is Clifford T.I.P. Harris,” T.I. begins.…

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  • To the Men Who Are Hating on Ciara for Getting Engaged: Get Over It 

    Ciara’s been in the entertainment scene for over a decade, since she was introduced as the oddly titled princess of “Crunk & B” on her debut single, “Goodies,” in 2004. She’s had a few high-profile relationships. In 12 years, I can name three, maybe four men she’s dated. One includes Nayvadius “Future” Cash, her former…

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  • Obama: My Daughters Have a Tall, Gorgeous Mom With Curves That Their Father Appreciates

    President Barack Obama and the No. 1 ballerina of the moment, Misty Copeland, sat down last month for a discussion with Time magazine about race and what their statuses as the first black people in their respective fields to accomplish certain things mean both personally and professionally.  They said the normal stuff—most notably, the impact they’re…

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  • Tisha Campbell-Martin Reveals How ‘That Ain’t No Damn Puppy’ Episode of Martin Came to Be

    Now that we know what Tommy did for a living on Martin, thanks to Tisha Campbell-Martin (who played Gina on the show), let’s indulge in even more behind-the-scene goodies that Campbell-Martin dropped during her podcast interview with Bossip last week. Who can forget the “Chilligan’s Island” episode, when Martin, Gina, Tommy and Pam went on…

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  • Watch: Dascha Polanco and Charlamagne Debate Whether Dominicans Are Black, Too

    There’s been a lot of chatter about why Zoe Saldana—a fair-skinned Latina—is playing Nina Simone, the African-American (and chocolate-complexioned) jazz icon. Orange Is the New Black’s Dascha Polanco was asked to weigh in on the controversy Friday during an interview on The Breakfast Club radio show in New York City, since she, like Saldana, is…

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  • Queen of the Courts: How Ora Washington Helped Philly ‘Forget the Depression’ 

    Philadelphians had little to cheer about in the winter of 1932. Over 250,000 people—a quarter of the workforce—were unemployed, many more were working part time, and thousands had lost their savings with the collapse of several banks. For black Philadelphians, the Great Depression was even worse. Only 13 percent enjoyed full-time employment, 45 percent were…

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  • Attack at Ivory Coast Resort Leaves 12 Dead, More Wounded

    Gunmen have killed at least 12 people at a beach resort in southern Ivory Coast on Sunday, the BBC reports. The assailants reportedly fired on beachgoers in the town of Grand-Bassam, about 25 miles east of capital city Abidjan. The Daily Mail reports that footage from a hotel balcony showed people running for their lives…

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