It looks as though production is under way for Universal Studio’s N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton. Last month it was announced that former group member Ice Cube is producing the movie with fellow member Dr. Dre and Eazy-E’s widow, Tomica Woods-Wright. Director of the film F. Gary Gray described the script as a “dramatic story that…

Captain America is black, and social media is having a field day with possible scenarios involving the newly crowned captain. One has to wonder, will Captain America have to battle police brutality? Or even stop and frisk? These are just a few hypothetical scenarios being tweeted about.  https://twitter.com/TheCosby/status/489763033154342912https://twitter.com/SorayaTWP/status/489762625912586240https://twitter.com/HeathCliffStark/status/489761298662445056https://twitter.com/DearLeader10/status/489758769531088896https://twitter.com/rodimusprime/status/489750124906549249 But of course, with all of this…

Lifetime’s upcoming Whitney Houston biopic is in production in Los Angeles. Over the last two weeks, we’ve gotten a glimpse of Yaya DaCosta in her “Whitney Houston” look, as well as Arlen Escarpata as Bobby Brown. But there’s one more important detail that needs to be addressed. Who will sing Houston’s music? Although Lifetime previously…

The unspeakable happened to Vanessa Williams at the age of 10 and changed her life forever. While on a vacation to California with a friend and her family, the soon-to-be fifth-grader was molested by a friend of the girl’s family. “We ended up staying with a family friend of theirs. They had an older daughter,”…

Tweeting “#FreePalestine” has another celebrity coming under attack. Last week NBA star Dwight Howard tweeted that hashtag and then deleted it. After receiving a barrage of tweets accusing him of picking sides, Howard tweeted an apology: Some were happy to see that Howard deleted the tweet: You betcha it was a mistake. "@DwightHoward: previous tweet…

Last week 16-year-old Jada of Houston went viral. And it wasn’t because of anything positive. Jada attended a house party that she assumed was “safe” because her friend knew the person throwing it. Unfortunately, that night changed Jada’s life forever. Jada was raped. And her story quickly went viral as the brave high school student…

Last week, the world got a glimpse of Yaya DaCosta as she put on her best Tyra Banks “smize” for her Whitney Houston biopic publicity photo. The Lifetime biopic chronicling Houston’s life is being shot in Los Angeles, with Angela Bassett making her directorial debut. Lifetime stated that Whitney will mainly focus on Houston’s life…

It’s the announcement basketball fans have been waiting for: LeBron James is heading home to possibly finish out his career in the city that made him. Right now there are probably a few tears being shed in Miami, and more than a few people in Cleveland celebrating in the streets. James wrote a sentimental piece…

It looks as though Yaya DaCosta is already stepping into her role as Whitney Houston for Lifetime’s 2015 biopic about the Grammy-winning songstress.  As Angela Bassett makes her directorial debut, Lifetime gave everyone a sneak peak at DaCosta as Houston circa 1987. DaCosta re-created Houston’s iconic Whitney album cover, and you can see that her…

Editor’s note: This post contains tweets that some may find offensive. Social media can be a lot of things: entertaining, educating and thought provoking. But it can also be traumatizing, especially if you’re a 16-year-old girl whose alleged rape has now gone viral. Jada, 16, of Houston, says she thought the invite to a house…