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Jay-Z and Roc Nation Helped Dismiss Case of 11-Year-Old Boy Who Refused to Stand for Pledge of Allegiance
A big triumphant *Otis Yell* goes to Jay-Z and Roc Nation. The philanthropic division of the famous entertainment company stepped in to help an 11-year-old boy who stood up against America’s favorite patriotic pastime: reciting the pledge of the allegiance to the flag. In February, Jabari Talbot was arrested after he told a Lawton Chiles…
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'The Word Is Ours': Today's Television Is Brought to You by the N-Word, Thanks to Unapologetic Black Creators
It’s a word loaded with pain, injustice, exuberance, exclamation and beyond, all at once. It’s a noun with such stunning versatility, it can be attributed to a person, place, and thing. It’s the impetus of the most intriguing story you’ll hear that day. It’s a verbiage of community and friendship. What’s the word? Nigga. Our…
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R. Kelly Believes He Can Cry. Twitter Believes He Can Lie
In his first interview since being arrested on 10 counts of aggravated sexual assault (three of the four alleged victims were underage at the time), R. Kelly sat down with CBS This Morning’s Gayle King in a highly-charged interview which aired early Wednesday morning. Expressing surprise that Kelly agreed to do this interview, King asked…
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Diddy Admits It—He 'Played' Himself When It Came to His Relationship with Kim Porter
The adage “you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone” is one of life’s extremely sobering reminders. On November 15, 2018, the hip-hop world and beyond stood still when the shockingly tragic news of Kim Porter’s death reverberated through the music and fashion industries. The model and actress went into cardiac arrest after suffering…
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Oprah Knows She's 'Gonna Get' Backlash for After Neverland Special, Says 'It's Bigger Than Any One Person'
Immediately following the second half of HBO’s Leaving Neverland documentary was a much-anticipated interview between Oprah Winfrey and Michael Jackson’s accusers, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, as well as the film’s director, Dan Reed. The special aired on Monday evening, with an intimate group of sexual abuse survivors in the studio audience—including #MeToo movement founder…
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Rapper Who Once Said 'Slavery Is a Choice' Chose to Sign Oppressive Contract and Is Now Seeking 'Freedom'
Kanye “Slavery Is a Choice” West seems to be having struggles getting out of a binding situation of his own … within his own industry. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kanye filed a lawsuit against EMI (of Universal Music Group) in Los Angeles Superior Court in late January, in regard to his music publishing contract.…
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Daycare Affiliated Woman Who Bailed R. Kelly Out of Jail Receives Bomb Threat
The saga surrounding the R. Kelly case has pivoted toward something unexpected—with potentially more young, innocent lives being threatened. The latest round of reports regarding the accused entertainer suggests that even while he’s out on bail, associating with him may be a liability—and the levels of fucked-up this entire thing has spiraled into are ……
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Pharrell Williams To Honor His Hometown of Virginia with First-Time Music Festival
Clap along if you feel like reppin’ Virginia at a music festival. If so, Pharrell Williams has the function for you. According to Billboard, Pharrell announced Something in the Water, a Virginia Beach festival featuring several events, including beach and oceanfront concerts. “Allen Iverson. Missy Elliott. Dave Matthews Band. Ella Fitzgerald. Virginia has been home…
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Leaving Neverland: Reconciling With the ‘Man in the Mirror’
Trigger Warning: Please be advised, the documentary described in this article contains extremely graphic descriptions of child sexual abuse. I had never seen anyone dance the way he did. My two younger cousins and I spent a multitude of hours watching—no, analyzing—Michael Jackson’s HIStory, the VHS anthology of his greatest hits. We created a makeshift…
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From Podcast Flowers to Harnessing the Wind—What’s New and Black on Netflix in March?
Sundance’s darling The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, will kick off the month of March for what’s new and black on Netflix. Juanita, starring Alfre Woodard premieres on March 8. It’s Women’s History Month, and here’s the umpteenth reminder that this includes black women. What better way to celebrate than watching…
