According to Don Lemon, black people are to blame for Justin Bieber’s early-onset racism that was brought to the public’s attention earlier this week. In two separate videos that were released, a young Biebs was seen throwing around the n-word like it was second nature. Biebs also spoke about the Ku Klux Klan and pondered…

Don Cheadle is asking for the public’s help to get his Miles Davis movie funded. On Wednesday Cheadle launched his Indiegogo campaign; the goal is to raise $325,000 by July 6 to go toward principal photography for Miles Ahead. In an interview with USA Today, Cheadle made sure to point out that the movie isn’t a biopic but…

Ministers nowadays are younger and more in touch with pop culture and secular music, but one pastor may have crossed the line during a recent sermon. Pastor Jamal H. Bryant, of the Empowerment Temple in Baltimore, evoked not only the gospel of Jesus Christ in his sermon but also the gospel of Chris Brown. Bryant…

In 2005 an unknown singer from Barbados stepped on the scene with Pon de Replay. Little did people know that nine years later, Robyn Rihanna Fenty would become not only one of the world’s top-selling recording artists but also a fashion icon. On Monday night Rihanna was honored at the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers…

Comedian Mike Epps is reportedly under investigation after physically attacking fellow comic Lavar Walker after Walker’s comedy set in Atlanta. It’s alleged that Walker was attacked by Epps and two other men after Walker’s comedy set at the Uptown Comedy Center on Saturday night. According to TMZ, Walker told cops someone said Epps wanted to…

Four years ago, Kevin Hart made a joke on Twitter about dark-skinned black women, and it’s now coming back to haunt him on social media. https://twitter.com/KevinHart4real/status/9247099628 Jokes about dark skin aren’t uncommon with Hart, and neither are jokes about black women. But there’s one group that’s protected from Hart’s 5-foot-4 wrath, and that’s the gay…

The Indiana Pacers’ Lance Stephenson may be on his way to an NBA championship, but he’s already won the Internet after blowing in LeBron James’ ear on Wednesday during Game 5 of the 2014 Eastern Conference finals. During the game, Stephenson attempted to throw the Miami Heat star player off his game with a few…

Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has optioned the film rights to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Americanah. Earlier this year, Adichie hinted about something big she was working on with Nyong’o but didn’t divulge any of the details. In an interview with Arise TV, Adichie said Nyong’o read the novel, loved it and that she would…

Last week it was announced that Angela Bassett would be making her directorial debut in the Lifetime movie Whitney Houston, a biopic chronicling Houston and Bobby Brown’s relationship. According to the press release, the movie would tell their story from “the time they first met at the very height of their celebrity to their courtship and tumultuous…

Kara Walker is a renowned artist who is best-known for using her art to explore gender, race and sexuality. Her current piece is housed in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, N.Y., at the Domino Sugar Factory. A Subtlety or the Marvelous Sugar Baby—at 75 feet long, 35 feet high and 26 feet wide, a molasses sphinx…