Ebony’s November cover, with a shattered photo of The Cosby Show’s fictitious Huxtable family, has drawn a lot of praise as well as criticism. It seems as though people, after all these years of drugging and sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby, still have a hard time separating Cosby from his Dr. Huxtable character and coming…

The Milwaukee Bucks’ John Henson recently attempted to visit Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers in Whitefish Bay, Wis., but unfortunately, his efforts were thwarted by employees who locked the door and called the police on him. Before Henson could enter the jewelry store, employees locked the doors and called police, he said. After the police arrived, Henson was questioned…

It seems that Anthony Mackie is backtracking when it comes to his “endorsement” of Donald Trump. During an interview with BET about his upcoming movie, Our Brand Is Crisis, Mackie seemingly gave two thumbs-up for Trump when he was asked about Trump’s presidential candidacy. The Captain America actor said that he would be “100 percent” in…

Editor’s note: This post contains tweets that some may find offensive. Star Wars: Episode VII—The Force Awakens has a racist troll up in arms because of the diverse cast. A twitter user, who obviously never knew Darth Vader was voiced by a black man or never paid attention to the luxurious waves in Lando Calrissian’s…

There’s about to be a lot of “Happy” people at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. The man in the big brown hat, aka Pharrell Williams, has been named artist in residence for 2015. The performer, songwriter, producer, designer and entrepreneur kicks off his residency with a town hall event in midtown Manhattan…

Let’s just add this to another thing black people can’t do. Well, actually, with recent reports about black shoppers being profiled in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C., we already knew that shopping while black was an issue. But who knew that big-time NBA players had to deal with it, too? The Milwaukee Bucks’ John…

Anthony Mackie may have lost a couple of fans after a recent interview with BET about his upcoming movie Our Brand Is Crisis. During the interview, Mackie was asked about the upcoming election and whether he could deal with political scrutiny the same way he deals with celebrity scrutiny.  “I don’t think I would be able to…

It seemed as if Lamar Odom was barely hanging on to life last week after a suspected drug overdose at a Nevada brothel, but over the last couple of days, according to various reports, he’s been on the road to recovery. Everyone from Master P to Kobe Bryant has shared his opinion about those people…

On Sunday night, Eddie Murphy was honored at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as he received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Murphy was surrounded by comics who were inspired by him, including Tracy Morgan, Trevor Noah, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle and Arsenio Hall. During the ceremony, Morgan shared what Murphy meant…

Music with a message is definitely something that both Usher and Nas are aiming to make with the release of their new single “Chains.” The song, which highlights police brutality, premiered on Tidal and uses advanced facial-recognition technology to drive home the message. While watching the video, you’re urged not to move your eyes as…