Halle Berry who? Beyoncé proved Saturday that she could actually be a superhero, too, when she dressed up as the X-Men’s weather-controlling Storm character. The “7/11” singer attended Ciara’s superhero-themed birthday party in Los Angeles and was captured in photos by comedian Jeff Dye. In crystal-blue contacts and Storm regalia, Beyoncé definitely got her cosplay on.  I…

Every singer has the ability to put his or her style and sound onto any song. And Anthony Hamilton proved that Thursday with his version of Silentó’s “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae).” Otherwise known as “the song that won’t die.” I guess it’s our generation’s version of the Macarena. Hamilton posted the short clip on his…

Imagine having to sit in Thursday’s 10-hour Benghazi hearing before a House committee. Well, then imagine having to come up with jokes at the last minute for a nightly talk show the same day. But in the world of The Daily Show, anything is possible, and Trevor Noah definitely had a lot of ground to cover.…

It’s interesting to see how things work. Black students at American University have been complaining for months about racist posts being posted on the popular Yik Yak app used by many college students. Their complaints received a response in April from the school’s president, Neil Kerwin, in which he acknowledged that there is an issue but…

Abel Tesfaye, the Canadian singer who goes by the name the Weeknd, obviously has no problem with being treated like a black Chia Pet. The “Can’t Feel My Face” singer recently spoke about an encounter with Taylor Swift that caught him off guard. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Tesfaye recounted how, during the incident,…

The Democratic National Committee is vying for the seal of approval from two organizations that are both at the forefront of the Black Lives Matter movement. First, there’s the Black Lives Matter organization itself, which was started by Patrice Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi. And then there’s Campaign Zero, which has DeRay Mckesson and…

Some Maryland homeowners have once again put on a Halloween-light spectacular. Every Halloween and Christmas, the owners of the house on Ice Crystal in Odenton, Md., catch everyone’s attention with their carefully choreographed light show. And this year, the light show is set to one song that many people just never want to hear again.…

When Serena Williams was knocked out of this year’s U.S. Open, she immediately walked off the court, and you could see the disappointment on her face. But that loss definitely didn’t take away from the fact that she’s one of the greatest athletes, if not the greatest, in the world. In November’s issue of Harper’s…

Misty Copeland’s rise to fame in the ballet world has catapulted her from the American Ballet Theatre to work as an author and now television producer. Copeland has teamed up with Tracy Oliver, who co-wrote and executive-produced The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, to create a TV dance drama inspired by her own life story.…

Editor’s note: This article contains social media posts that some may find offensive. Being a black student on a predominantly white campus isn’t always easy. Especially when some of your white classmates repeatedly post racist comments on a popular social media app used by college students. Such is the case at American University. Members of…