-
Zara Employee Accuses Store of Discrimination Over Hairstyle
When it comes to certain hairstyles, like braids, they always seem to be fashionable when people like Kim Kardashian wear them, but when a black person does, they’re oftentimes referred to as being “unprofessional.” And it seems as though one employee of the fashion retailer Zara has encountered that issue recently. Cree Ballah, a Zara…
-
Orlando Jones Wants People to Realize Actor Tyler James Williams Is Not His Son
Editor’s note: This post contains tweets that some may find offensive. We’ve all heard the saying that black people look alike. Just last week, a woman thought Kevin Hart was Chris Rock. But imagine being Sleepy Hollow’s Orlando Jones and having to always answer the question, “Are you Tyler James Williams’ father?” You may remember…
-
Ronald Savage, Afrika Bambaataa Sex-Abuse Accuser, Speaks Out
Ronald Savage says he was only 15 years old when the “founder” of hip-hop, Afrika Bambaataa, first sexually assaulted him. In an interview with the New York Daily News, Savage, a now 50-year-old New York political activist, tearfully recalled the incidents he alleged and spoke publicly about how he wants to help change statute of…
-
Blood, Sweat & Heels Star Daisy Lewellyn Loses Battle With Cancer
Updated Friday, April 8, 2016, 1:12 p.m. EDT: Bravo released an official statement on the death of Daisy Lewellyn: We are devastated to learn that Daisy Lewellyn from Bravo’s Blood, Sweat & Heels has passed away this morning after a battle with a rare form of cancer. Daisy passed on in peace and filled with joy,…
-
Want an Apology for Slavery? Vote for Bernie
Right before the Wisconsin primary, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke to Spike Lee about the presidential race. There’s no denying that Sanders is having a hard time getting the older black vote, and he mentioned to Lee about black people and the importance of voting. “What do you have to do to get the…
-
The Breakfast Club Launches a GoFundMe to Help Tisha Campbell-Martin’s Bankruptcy
It’s always good to see people help each other out. And The Breakfast Club is trying to give Tisha Campbell-Martin and Duane Martin a hand after the couple declared bankruptcy earlier this week. The infamous morning show launched a GoFundMe for the couple … because—and appropriately named it “Damn Gina”: The GoFundMe states: The Breakfast Club…
-
The Game Gives Sleeping Homeless Man $100
Don’t let the tattoos and the underwear selfies fool you. The Game has a big heart. The rapper, who recently donated $500,000 of his own money to the Flint, Mich., water crisis, is still playing Robin Hood. On Wednesday the rapper saw a homeless man sleeping on the streets and placed a $100 bill into…
-
Ice Cube Says N.W.A Won’t Perform During the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
If you were getting excited about seeing N.W.A perform during the airing of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction show, you might as well calm down. It’s not happening. On Friday, N.W.A will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in Brooklyn, N.Y., and typically, inductees perform during the ceremony. But in an…
-
People Were Offended by Bomani Jones’ ‘Caucasians’ T-Shirt
ESPN’s Bomani Jones has social media riled up over a T-shirt he wore while co-hosting ESPN’s Mike & Mike in place of Mike Golic. Jones’ T-shirt, which was created by Shelf Life Clothing almost 10 years ago, features the slogan “Caucasians” instead of “Indians,” with a photo of a white person instead of the Cleveland Indians’ Chief…
-
Dear People: Wash Your Body Daily; Don’t Listen to These Doctors Telling You Otherwise
Here’s a little fact about humans: We have a propensity to stink. Now, there are levels to the funk. Some people may take longer to build up a pungent smell. Others, hell, if they step out into the heat longer than 20 minutes, the odor will start to rise from the depths of their nether…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
