Television’s Shonda Rhimes is joining forces with writer-director Dee Rees for an FX series based on Isabel Wilkerson’s 2010 book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The book chronicles the migration of 6 million African Americans from the South to the North and Western…

Jamie Foxx’s recent rendition of the national anthem during Saturday’s Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight was probably more interesting than the fight itself. And not in a good way. Many on social media blasted Foxx for his performance and wondered why didn’t he just sing it without all the showmanship. Foxx spoke out about his lackluster…

It looks as though the man who accused Chris Brown of beating him up during a Las Vegas basketball game has had a change of heart. According to the New York Daily News, the misdemeanor-battery case against Brown was dropped after the accuser decided against pressing charges. Allegedly, Brown and the accuser were playing in…

Prince has announced plans to perform at a Rally 4 Peace concert in Baltimore Sunday at the Royal Farms Arena in support of the recent uprising in Baltimore. “In a spirit of healing, the event is meant to be a catalyst for pause and reflection following the outpouring of violence that has gripped Baltimore and…

In today’s “Talk Show Hosts Who Don’t Have a Clue” news, during Tuesday’s broadcast of Morning Joe, the hosts interviewed William H. Murphy Jr., the attorney representing Freddie Gray’s family. After Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby was assigned the Gray case and subsequently charged six cops in his death, the Baltimore police union, among others,…

Two weeks before fighting Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr. sat down with Katie Couric for an interview. During that interview, Mayweather stated that his ex-girlfriend Josie Harris was high on drugs when he battered her. In December 2011, Mayweather was found guilty of domestic violence and a Las Vegas judged sentenced him to 90 days…

Every year the Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (better known as the Met Gala) in New York City brings out the stars in their most elaborate fashions. This year’s theme was “China: Through the Looking Glass,” and although some immediately thought that Chinese culture would be heavily appropriated, it seems as…

It’s only been three months since Chris Brown ended his probation stemming from his 2009 felony assault case, but it seems as though trouble is following him again. On Monday a man told Las Vegas police that Brown punched him during a basketball game at the Palms Casino Resort. The unnamed man said that an…

Lauryn Hill has canceled her show in Israel amid boycott pressures. She said that setting up the performance was a “challenge.” Hill, whose Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was recently added to the Library of Congress, was scheduled to perform near Tel Aviv on May 7, but in a Facebook post, the singer offered an explanation…

It hasn’t been a good week so far for actors who appeared in both The Walking Dead and The Wire. First Chad L. Coleman had a meltdown on the New York City subway and apologized, and now another actor from both series is in hot water with the law. Seth K. Gilliam, 46, who plays Father…