In 2006, Stephon Marbury decided to do something that some people considered out of the ordinary when it came to a sneaker line. Marbury teamed up with the now-defunct Steve & Barry’s to create an affordable sneaker, aptly named the “Starbury.” Marbury said his motivation in creating a sneaker that could be had for roughly $15…

Cosmopolitan needs to get an award in trolling, because it has it down to a science. On the cover of the magazine’s November issue are six women who are not the first family who reside at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, D.C., but they were labeled “America’s First Family.” I get it. Do what you…

Don Henley still hasn’t gotten over the fact that Frank Ocean sampled his music on his 2011 Nostalgia, Ultra mixtape. Ocean sampled the Eagles’ “Hotel California” on his “American Wedding” song, and it wasn’t that bad. Forget about Ocean’s possibly exposing new listeners to Henley’s music; in a recent interview with The Guardian, Henley’s still…

A Dinwiddie, Ga., wife shocked her husband recently with news that literally had him in tears. Dana Griffin-Graves, who has had a hard time conceiving, recorded her husband’s reaction after letting him know she had a “bun in the oven.” The video immediately went viral. Arkell Graves, the father-to-be, was ecstatic when he heard the…

Shonda Rhimes is probably the busiest woman in Hollywood. Between juggling her popular TV shows and being a mother, Rhimes realized that there was one thing she was neglecting, and that was her health. In a recent interview with Extra, during the ShondaLand TGIT party, she explained that she lost 117 pounds by changing her eating…

Black bears are interesting creatures. They enjoy the occasional romp in a pool. They destroy your trash if you leave it outside, and occasionally they’re a hiker’s worst nightmare. Just ask Mary Maley. Maley was on a hiking trip in Alaska when she came across a black bear. In the YouTube video that has since…

Every year, Harvard University honors those who have made contributions to African-American culture with the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal. On Wednesday, awarded for their contributions were rapper Nas; former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder; boxing great Muhammad Ali; Marian Wright Edelman of the Children’s Defense Fund; Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments; artist Carrie Mae Weems;…

The sports-broadcasting world hasn’t been the same since Stuart Scott died earlier this year. Scott was diagnosed with cancer in 2007, and he died Jan. 4. Scott is now being honored by his alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. On Oct. 23, Scott will be inducted into the N.C. Journalism Hall…

WNBA stars Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson’s divorce gets messier with each legal proceeding. Johnson, who is pregnant with twins, was ordered by an Arizona judge to vacate the home she shared with Griner. The judge in the case granted Griner temporary exclusive use of the home while the divorce is still being handled by the…