Ku Klux Klan leaders are now speaking out against A&E after the network canceled its controversial docuseries, Escaping the KKK: A Documentary Series Exposing Hate in America. The series, which was supposed to air Jan. 10, was canceled, not because of the backlash it received for normalizing hate, but because it was disclosed that some participants…

There has to be some irony in the fact that Lee Daniels has put actors of color on blast when it comes to the lack of diversity in Hollywood. For a director who has openly talked about the adversity he’s faced in Hollywood, and one who has modeled not one, but two television series about…

Updated Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, at 9:15 a.m. ET: George Michael died of heart failure and passed away peacefully in his sleep, according to his longtime manager. “I’m devastated,” Michael Lippman said Sunday, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He said that he received a call Christmas morning notifying him that Michael had been found “in bed,…

The A&E network has pulled the plug on its controversial Ku Klux Klan show, Escaping the KKK, a docuseries that was going to follow people attempting to extricate themselves from the KKK. Although the series received massive criticism, it was canceled only because the network discovered that participants were paid, a violation of the network’s policies. The…

State Farm just wanted to remind people when they’re getting down on one knee during their proposal that they should protect their investments with insurance. But what they failed to realize is that in 2016, there are still people who have issues with interracial couples. Even if it’s just a stock photo. On Dec. 21,…

Chance the Rapper and Kenan Thompson put on the best Run-DMC impersonation to celebrate President Barack Obama’s last Christmas in the White House during their Saturday Night Live sketch Saturday. Chance and Thompson used the group’s “Christmas in Hollis” for inspiration for their “Jingle Barack”: “We still got Barack/So you know what that means/We shooting some hoops…

Update: Jan. 4, 2017 12:46 p.m. EST: Omarosa has a new White House job thanks to Donald Trump. According to The Hill, Omarosa’s job will focus on kissing Trump’s ass public engagement. Earlier: Seems like all of Omarosa’s  butt kissing  politicking for Donald Trump has paid off. Trump’s transition staff announced that the former reality-TV contestant…

Ever since Michelle Obama became the first lady of the United States, people have labeled her an “angry black woman,” and in her last interview before leaving the White House, she’s speaking out about the label. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, FLOTUS spoke about what goes through her head every time she hears “angry…

When it comes to helping HBCUs, the United Negro College Fund has always done its part in making contributions. And during its 33rd annual United Negro College Fund Atlanta Mayor’s Masked Ball, several entertainers were on hand and donated money to the organization. Rapper Future donated $25,000 to the program, as did Jeezy, Usher and Tyrese, for…