In November, Andrew Caldwell attended the Church of God in Christ’s 107th Holy Convocation convention in St. Louis. During the service, COGIC Superintendent Earl Carter laid hands on Caldwell to “deliver” him from homosexuality. Soon after being prayed for, Caldwell then declared that he was no longer gay and “likes women, women, women!” And then he…

Kendrick Lamar doesn’t only talk about being from Compton—he’s also doing community work in that California city. Now the California Senate has recognized that work. On Monday, state Sen. Isadore Hall III, from the 35th Senate District, presented Lamar with the Generational Icon Award.  Hall noted that Lamar’s contributions to society go beyond his music.…

Fresh off the heels of being an Internet meme sensation after attending Floyd Mayweather’s fight in Las Vegas, Denzel Washington gave a riveting commencement speech at Dillard University in New Orleans. Washington’s speech was filled with religious overtones but also gave students some basic fundamentals for life. “Put God first in everything you do. Everything…

Fox is gearing up for another huge season of Empire, and not only will it include more episodes, but it will also have more guest stars. The network announced that season 2 will include 18 episodes, up from its original order of 12. So that’s more Lucious Lyon for everyone! Last season we saw several…

Imagine a movie with an older black man sitting around smoking weed and discussing the joys of it, starring Morgan Freeman. Or better yet, just imagine in real life Freeman sitting back in his living room with all this weed. Every different type and strain you could possibly imagine. Because in a recent interview with…

In 1975 Stephanie Mills played Dorothy when The Wiz appeared on Broadway. And now, 40 years later, she’s easing on down the road again, but in a different role. Mills has been cast as Auntie Em in NBC’s The Wiz Live! The casting announcement was made Monday by NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt. Although Greenblatt…

Cissy Houston may have lost Whitney Houston three years ago, but in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the matriarch of the Houston family still thinks about her daughter every day. Houston had sons before having Whitney but says her connection to her daughter was deeper. “She’s my baby,” Houston said of Whitney. “I had two…

As the lines stretched around the block Sunday night in front of the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, all knew they were in for a spectacular night. Last week, when Prince announced his #Rally4Peace concert as a tribute to Freddie Gray and the countless men who have died at the hands of police, there was…

Last month, Chris Rock made news after he started documenting the number of times he’s been pulled over by the police and posting the photos on Twitter. Rock didn’t state the reasons as to why he was being pulled over, but people assumed that he was making a point about being racially profiled. In a…

Real Housewives of Atlanta star Claudia Jordan recently had a run-in with a mall security guard in Opelika, Ala., and is claiming she was racially profiled. On Friday, Jordan was in Opelika to see Ginuwine perform, but both Jordan and Ginuwine were thrown out of the Auburn Mall because she wouldn’t remove her sunglasses, she…