Dame Helen Mirren knows how to make a statement when she attends events in Washington, D.C.  In 2005, while attending the Kennedy Center Honors, Mirren wore a white sweatshirt with “Help the People of New Orleans” written across it, shortly after Hurricane Katrina. And on Saturday, during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, the award-winning…

Over the weekend, the stars were out in Washington, D.C., for the 102nd White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, as well as for International Jazz Day. Hosted by President Barack Obama and the first lady, International Jazz Day included performances by artists such as Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Robert Glasper, Aretha Franklin, Sting and Esperanza Spalding. Franklin…

If there’s one reason to watch The Daily Show, it’s to see correspondent Roy Wood Jr. in action. And on Thursday, Wood once again ethered Donald Trump. Wood and Daily Show host Trevor Noah spoke about how some of the things Trump has said sound like they come straight out of a rap video. “Trump…

In today’s “Black Doesn’t Crack” news, Vanessa Bell Calloway is out here proving that just because Coming to America is about to celebrate its 28th anniversary doesn’t mean she doesn’t have what it takes to still slay in her Princess Imani wedding costume. Calloway posted a photo to Instagram, and while the world thought it was a…

Beyoncé has the world speaking about her Lemonade, and that includes her father, Mathew Knowles.  In an interview with WatchLoud, Knowles talks about his daughter’s success and even mentions “Becky with the good hair.” And just like the rest of the world, Knowles says he doesn’t know how biographical Beyoncé’s newest album is. “Well, I…

Every time Ayesha Curry is trending on Twitter, you can bet a dollar that her name is being thrown around when it comes to shading a certain type of black woman. You know, the ones who aren’t exactly “squeaky” clean like Curry. Last year Curry threw herself into the fray of what’s considered respectable or…

Although Prince’s half brother Alfred Jackson hadn’t seen or spoken to him for 15 years before his death, he’s now speaking out about the music icon. In an interview with ET, Alfred Jackson, who has the same mother as Prince, says his brother was a genius.  “I miss my brother because my brother was everything…

Opening on Aug. 26 is the love story inspired by the first date of Barack and Michelle Obama. Taking place in 1989, Southside With You stars Tika Sumpter as a young Michelle Robinson and Parker Sawyers as Barack Obama. The couple’s first date was a daylong event that took them from the Art Institute of…

Not a month goes by without a Katt Williams arrest story. This time, things got a little salty. On Wednesday, while dining at Spondivits restaurant in East Point, Ga., Williams allegedly got into an altercation with the restaurant manager and threw a saltshaker at him. According to WSB-TV, when police arrived, the manager’s lips were…

In September, Columbus Short pleaded no contest in a felony assault case and was sentenced to three years of supervised probation after punching a man and causing him to have a concussion. But that probation may come to a screeching halt, the Associated Press reports, after drug tests showed the actor tested positive for cocaine…