Apparently anything goes when it comes to comedy on Hulu, especially if it’s comedy written by white people. And it doesn’t matter if the subject of a joke is a 3-year-old and R. Kelly. Hulu recently premiered a new comedy produced by Saturday Night Live alum Amy Poehler called Difficult People, starring and created by…

Talib Kweli is no stranger to the politics of the world. Kweli, who made his presence known last year in Ferguson, Mo., doesn’t just use his music as a vessel to speak out against systemic racism; during any point of the day, you can find him schooling people on Twitter. On Friday the rapper appeared…

James Harrison of the Pittsburgh Steelers doesn’t want anything to come easy for his sons, including participation trophies. Harrison’s two sons recently were given “participation trophies” for athletes, and Harrison took to Instagram to explain why he returned them. “While I am very proud of my boys for everything they do and will encourage them till the…

Simone Biles may be only 4 feet 9 inches tall, but over the weekend she proved to be a force to be reckoned with at the 2015 P&G Gymnastics Championships at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Texas native pulled a three-peat as she won the U.S. women’s gymnastics championship. Biles recorded her best-ever scores at a…

Janelle Monáe proved to be an artist who isn’t just about talk on the heels of releasing her new song, “Hell You Talmbout,” dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement. Monáe and her Wondaland labelmates pulled off a free concert advertised only through various social media posts in Washington, D.C., Saturday, as well as a…

WNBA player Brittney Griner’s request to have her marriage to Glory Johnson annulled was denied by an Arizona judge. Griner filed for an annulment in June, just 28 days after her marriage to Johnson, and one day after Johnson announced she was pregnant. According to TMZ, Griner alleges that Johnson cheated on her by texting…

Remember the classic scene from 2001’s Training Day, when Denzel Washington, in his award-winning performance as Detective Alonzo Harris, said, “SHU program, n—ga”? Well, Hollywood has decided to give us more Training Day, but this time a television version of the gritty cop drama. CBS is currently developing a series that will take place in present-day…

The Wiz Live! is wrapping up its casting announcements, and Common and Ne-Yo will join Hairspray star Elijah Kelley as part of the ensemble, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Common, who recently won an Oscar for his song that is featured in Selma, will play the Bouncer, the gatekeeper to Emerald City and the nemesis of Dorothy and her fellow travelers. …

Marvel is giving black comic book fans something to look forward to with a reimagining of a short-lived 1978 comic.  Devil Dinosaur was a comic about a red Tyrannosaurus rex and his cavemanlike friend, Moon-Boy. But in Marvel’s new comic, Devil Dinosaur will be joined by a little girl named Lunella Lafayette, aka Moon Girl. According to Entertainment Weekly, Lunella isn’t…

When you appear on the cover of Vogue’s coveted September issue, it’s going to come with a lot of critiques. And it doesn’t even matter if you’re Beyoncé. But if you’re going to critique the Queen Bee—and, of all things, a black woman’s hair—you better be prepared for the backlash. Enter Megan Garber. Garber wrote…