From “Candy Girl” to “Mr. Telephone Man,” the members of New Edition left their mark on R&B music at an early age. And in the recently released trailer for BET’s The New Edition Story, it seems like no stone has been left unturned in telling the story of the boys from Boston. Empire’s Bryshere Gray stars as Michael…

Usher made a bold political statement during Sunday night’s BET Awards. And let’s just say, he’s not a fan of Donald Trump. During his performance, Usher donned a jacket with the words “Don’t Trump America” on the back, a direct response to the presumptive GOP presidential nominee’s “Make America great again” campaign slogan. Usher made sure everyone…

If there’s one awards show out there that will have people glued to their TV screens, it’s definitely the BET Awards. And Sunday’s night show proved to be a spectacular one. Starting the night off was a surprise opening performance by Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar with the duo performing Beyoncé’s “Freedom,” all while dancing in a pool of water.…

When it comes to Justin Timberlake’s music, there are a lot of people out there who compare him to a modern-day Elvis Presley when it comes to appropriating black culture. And during Jesse Williams’ speech at Sunday night’s BET Awards, the actor made mention of those people who profit off black culture. “We’re done watching…

On Sunday, Jesse Williams received the Humanitarian Award at the BET Awards, and during his speech, the actor and activist spoke of whom he called the true recipients of the award. “This is for the real organizers all over the country. The activists, the civil rights attorneys, the struggling parents, the families, the teachers of students that are realizing that…

Bernie Worrell, the man behind the keyboard and one of the founding members of Parliament-Funkadelic, died Friday at the age of 72 after a battle with lung cancer. Worrell’s family informed his fans of his death on Facebook. It was Worrell’s Minimoog synthesizer that gave Parliament its funkadelic sound. The New Jersey native was considered a child…

Stephen King got social media riled up Thursday when he pointed out a simple fact about Freddie Gray. As yet another Baltimore police officer got away with murder and received a not-guilty verdict, King had questions: Of course there were those who were quick to point out black-on-black crime: If only the judge in Gray’s case…

The trailer for Ava DuVernay’s new OWN series, Queen Sugar, was recently released, and needless to say, it looks amazing. The show is based on the book Queen Sugar, by Natalie Baszile, which is the story of a woman and her teenage daughter who leave their life in Los Angeles and head to Louisiana after…

John Legend has never been afraid to speak his mind when it comes to politics. He’s single-handedly confronted Donald Trump on social media and is periodically caught in the crossfires of conservative trolls on Twitter. Legend was asked his opinion about gun violence on the heels of the Democrats’ sit-in against gun violence Wednesday. And…

Jesse Williams is to be honored at Sunday night’s BET Awards. Williams, 34, is being honored with a Humanitarian Award for his activism and work with Black Lives Matter. “Williams uses his celebrity platform to shine a light on the injustices of our society and became an outspoken advocate of the Black Lives Matter movement,” BET…