• It Happened: Alfonso Ribeiro Performed ‘the Carlton’ on Dancing With the Stars

    Alfonso Ribeiro has been giving his competition on Dancing With the Stars a run for their money. Ribeiro, a show favorite, has wowed the judges week after week, and yesterday he gave fans of the show what they’ve been waiting for when he performed his world-famous “Carlton” dance. Ribeiro danced to Tom Jones’ “It’s Not…

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  • BET’s The Game to End After 9 Seasons 

    BET’s The Game is coming to an end, but it will get a proper send-off. On Monday BET announced that the series will be ending at season 9, with the final season scheduled to air in early 2015. Read BET’s statement below: All good things must come to an end and after celebrating four successful…

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  • Drake May Know Strippers by Their Real Names, but One Used His to File a Police Report

    Drake is infamous when it comes to rapping about his trysts with strippers, but one Houston stripper’s allegations against the rapper have reportedly launched a police investigation. According to TMZ, a stripper who goes by the name Jhonni Blaze told Houston police that she had sex with Drake once and that he started threatening her when he…

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  • Rapper Big Pun’s Mother Isn’t a Player; She Just Allegedly Robs Banks a Lot

    Rapper Big Pun’s mother is allegedly a modern-day Bonnie without her Clyde. Gail Tirado, who also goes by the name of Gail Simpson, was arrested on Sept. 23 for robbing a Miami Wells Fargo. According to CBS Miami, Simpson allegedly walked into a bank around 3:30 p.m. and demanded money from a bank employee. The FBI…

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  • Is Meld the Tinder for Bougie Black People?

    A couple of weeks ago, an ad kept popping up on my Twitter timeline. Typically I don’t pay much attention to the ads, especially if it’s one for a fast-food company, overpriced cable or a cellular-service company. Here’s what the ad looked like: https://twitter.com/YeshaCallahan/status/513461027577819136 And it wouldn’t go away. Every time I logged onto Twitter,…

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  • Watch the 1st Trailer for Lifetime’s Aaliyah Biopic

    It’s the trailer you’ve all been waiting for. Well, probably not, but it’s here anyways. Lifetime has released the first trailer for its Aaliyah biopic, which is being executive-produced by Wendy Williams. Oh, and get this. The soundtrack for the trailer features Iggy Azalea. I will try my hardest not to throw shade at the…

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  • Amazon.com Adds a ‘That’s Racist’ Warning to Tom and Jerry Cartoons

    Old-school cartoons are rife with racial stereotypes, and Amazon.com is doing its part to warn people about them. The e-commerce leader has now slapped warnings on Tom and Jerry cartoons because of the negative racial content. Tom and Jerry’s complete second volume, which is available for streaming on Amazon.com, now comes with the following warning: “Tom…

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  • Tracy Morgan’s Lawyer Says He’s Struggling to Recover

    It’s been four months since Tracy Morgan was involved in a tragic accident with a Wal-Mart driver who fell asleep behind the wheel, and his lawyer says he is struggling to recover. The six-car accident, which occurred on a stretch of highway in New Jersey, left one passenger in Morgan’s limo-bus dead and several others…

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  • #PaulaMentoring Trends in Response to Paula Deen Mentoring Black Boys

    On Wednesday Steve Harvey announced that Paula Deen would be on his show to discuss mentoring 100 black boys from the Steve Harvey Mentoring Camp. Social media didn’t take this too well. Many wondered why Harvey would invite a woman like Deen, who has a history of being a racist. Harvey stated that he wanted…

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  • Would You Want Your Kids Mentored by Paula Deen? Steve Harvey Thinks So

    Dear old Paula Deen is attempting a comeback after her fall from butter-soaked grace, and Steve Harvey is trying to help. According to a press release, Deen will make an appearance on Harvey’s talk show, where he will explain her new involvement with his mentoring camp. The episode will air on Oct. 2. Harvey is allowing…

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