Some people thought that Hillary Clinton’s recent appearance at the Black Girls Rock! awards show was yet another example of her pandering for the black vote, but the organization’s founder says that the Democratic presidential candidate is sincere when it comes to supporting black women. “I can’t speak for other places and spaces she’s been…

UniRush, the parent company behind the RushCard, is trying to make amends with its prepaid-card users. Last year, during a transition to a new processing system, millions of users could not access their funds, some for weeks. Customers quickly filed a lawsuit against the card, founded by Russell Simmons. On Thursday, UniRush agreed to pay…

We all know by now that Ayesha Curry has her fair share of fans, as well as people who routinely side-eye her. But that’s definitely not stopping Curry from carving out her cooking-and-lifestyle-aficionado career. Curry recently announced on Instagram that she is planning a pop-up restaurant, and of course, someone took issue with that. Among all…

Do you want to know who this “Becky with the good hair” chick actually is? Well, just ask Ellen DeGeneres. The talk show host hilariously parodied Beyonce’s Lemonade and aired it during her interview with Ryan Gosling Friday. “Did you see me in it?” she asked, telling Gosling, “I’ve been given permission to show it—I…

John Amos isn’t known for biting his tongue, and that has been well-documented, especially when his character James was killed off of Good Times. But now that the Roots remake is airing soon, the actor has voiced his opinion about the History Channel series and how he’s not sure that it’ll be as impactful as the original…

Misty Copeland’s life story is now heading to the big screen. On the heels of her best-selling memoir, Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina, and the documentary A Ballerina’s Tale, Gregory Allen Howard is now penning the screenplay for the biopic. Howard, who just wrapped up the script for the upcoming Harriet Tubman movie, Harriet, also…

Actor Wendell Pierce, best known for playing Detective William “Bunk” Moreland on HBO’s The Wire and most recently as Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in Confirmation, was arrested over the weekend at Atlanta’s Lowes hotel after a political discussion with two other guests got heated, authorities say. TMZ reports that Pierce became irritated by a…

Keyshia Cole has often spoken about her quest to locate her biological father, and on Thursday the singer announced that she’s located him. Cole says that her father is Virgil Hunter, a boxing trainer currently responsible for Andre Ward, Andre Berto and Amir Khan. Hopefully this starts a new chapter in the singer’s life.

Some of us may have wondered what dog food tastes like but would probably never give it a try. But that’s definitely not Serena Williams. Right before her match against Christina McHale at the Italian Open on Thursday, Williams thought that she’d give her dog’s food a try. “I thought, ‘What the heck? I’m gonna…

In one photo, she has her signature ’80s hairdo, and in the other she’s Hollywood glam. Which is quite apropos for Taraji P. Henson’s memoir detailing her transition from Washington, D.C., to becoming a major Hollywood star. Henson announced the release date of her memoir Thursday via Instagram and shared the covers with her followers. Around…