CNN’s resident bastion of blackness is speaking out in support of recent comments by Charles Barkley about how black people tear each other down when one deems another “not black enough.” Barkley made the comments last week after a report that some Seattle Seahawks players thought Russell Wilson wasn’t black enough. “Unfortunately, as I tell…

He’s a Grammy-nominated gospel artist, but on Friday, James Fortune was arrested and booked on charges of aggravated assault of a family member, according to MyFoxHouston.com. The name of the family member involved was not revealed, but Fortune was released from the Fort Bend County, Texas, jail on a $20,000 bond. This isn’t Fortune’s first…

As someone who has seen her fair share of biopics recently, I warned myself to keep an open mind when watching Lifetime’s Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B. Considering that I had already written about it ad nauseam, I knew the movie would touch upon the controversial relationship between Aaliyah and R. Kelly, especially since Wendy…

Shonda Rhimes doesn’t seem like the type of person who bites her tongue offline, because she certainly doesn’t do it online when communicating with people on social media. Over the weekend, a viewer tweeted Rhimes a complaint about the gay scenes being shown on Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder. https://twitter.com/Dabdelhakiem/status/523914894119567360 You would…

It’s amazing that more than two months after Michael Brown was shot and killed in Ferguson, Mo., no arrests have been made and no trial has been set. That hasn’t stopped the protests and outcries of injustice, but there are those on social media who can’t understand why people are still protesting in Ferguson. Typically…

It seems as though Halle Berry is fed up with her ex Gabriel Aubry living off the child support she’s required to pay him. According to TMZ, Berry pays Aubry $16,000 a month for their daughter, Nahla, even though they have joint custody. Berry recently filed court documents asking a judge to reduce the monthly payment…

Let’s just cut to the chase. It’s happened again. A writer at a mainstream fashion publication has declared that Timberlands are now “in.” Yes, I know, you’ve probably worn Timbs since you were in middle school. You also probably remember every other rapper rocking a pair of them in the ’90s and even to this…

A couple of weeks ago, an ad kept popping up on my Twitter timeline. Typically I don’t pay much attention to the ads, especially if it’s one for a fast-food company, overpriced cable or a cellular-service company. Here’s what the ad looked like: https://twitter.com/YeshaCallahan/status/513461027577819136 And it wouldn’t go away. Every time I logged onto Twitter,…

Dear old Paula Deen is attempting a comeback after her fall from butter-soaked grace, and Steve Harvey is trying to help. According to a press release, Deen will make an appearance on Harvey’s talk show, where he will explain her new involvement with his mentoring camp. The episode will air on Oct. 2. Harvey is allowing…

All it took was one tweet from @fivefiths to get one of the most talked-about trending topics thus far this week. #DuragHistoryWeek is a celebration of all things du-rag. https://twitter.com/fivefifths/status/516900917577539584 Du-rags have been around for ages, as has the mark they leave on the forehead if they’re too tight. When you trying to get wavy…