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  • After #OscarsSoWhite Backlash, Academy Approves Radical Changes to Improve Diversity

    After facing harsh criticism—and an upcoming boycott of the Academy Awards by Spike Lee, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith—for its all-white Oscar acting nominees for a second year in a row, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences plans to radically overhaul its voting and recruitment process in a bid to double by…

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  • Emails Reveal That Republicans Dismissed Desperate Flint, Mich., Residents

    In what’s looking like an executive CYA move (and outside pressure), Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder released a flurry of emails this week relating to the Flint, Mich., water crisis, essentially throwing his staff under the bus for the disastrous, heinous debacle that has gotten worldwide attention and even led to calls for his arrest. Snyder, under fire…

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  • Duck Dynasty Star Adopts Black Baby

    In what might be called a Hollywood trend, Jep Robertson and his wife, Jessica, stars of the wildly successful Duck Dynasty franchise, recently adopted an African-American baby, Jules Augustus Robertson, or baby Gus.  Baby Gus made his debut on Jep and Jessica: Growing the Dynasty on A&E this Wednesday.  Social media predictably weighed in this week, with the…

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  • National Black Republican Association Endorses Donald Trump for President

    The National Black Republican Association, a self-proclaimed “grassroots activist” organization committed to “returning African Americans to their Republican roots” (i.e., “the party of Lincoln”), released a statement Friday saying that it was “pleased to announce [its] endorsement of Donald J. Trump for President of the United States of America.” The Florida-based organization, founded in 2005,…

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  • Phoenix High School Seniors Face Wrath for Human N-Word Collage; School’s Black Student Union Weighs In

    Oh, Arizona. You never fail to amaze. Neither do teens who don’t realize how quickly a photo posted to social media can upend their lives. Surely by now you have seen the photo circulating on social media with six American teenage girls—flanked abreast, smiles ablaze—and the n-word plastered across their chests. Each young woman is…

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  • I Am Black but Discovered I Have Jewish DNA. Where Is It From?

    I’m African American, but about a year ago I received the results of genetic testing, which indicated that I’m 5 percent Ashkenazi Jew. My European genetic makeup is around 15 percent. Family lore (which, of course, can be notoriously unreliable) shared stories about possible Native American ancestry, but Native American ancestry wasn’t part of my…

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  • Watch: Wendy Williams Cries Tears of Joy Since Her Show Was Renewed Until 2020

    Wendy Williams’ eyes kept welling up during one of her after-show episodes as she rejoiced at the idea that her eponymous talk show had been renewed until 2020.  “2020. I found out at that particular time and I was just a bit overwhelmed,” Williams explained, recalling an earlier episode in which she welled up but…

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  • John Singleton’s Son Creates a GoFundMe Page to Pay for College

    A struggling college student has got to do what he’s gotta do, even if he is the son of acclaimed movie director John Singleton.  Singleton’s son, Maasai Mohandas Singleton, created a GoFundMe page to raise money for his college tuition. Maasai is a senior in the University of Southern California’s Writing for Screen and Television program. …

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  • Jamie Foxx Rescues a Man From a Burning Truck 

    Jamie Foxx helped a driver escape a burning truck that had tumbled over multiple times after careening from a California road and into a drainage ditch, CNN reports.  The 32-year-old man’s name is Brett Kyle, and he ended up on the passenger side of the truck after the accident in Ventura County Monday night. Foxx,…

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  • Do You Have the Right to Post Things About Your Parents Online Without Their Knowledge?

    Aliya’s turn: “What are you saying about me on social media?” In my childhood bedroom, my mom sat, her arms tight across her chest. She’d asked me to come over to discuss a parenting column I’d been writing for The Root. I hadn’t told her about it ahead of time and she was angry. Particularly…

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