When was the last time you heard anything about Trick Daddy? Probably forever. That’s unless you happened to catch his anti-black-woman rant on Instagram Tuesday. Trick’s rant included everything from calling black women “hos” to telling them to “tighten up” (whatever that’s supposed to mean). NSFW: According to Trick, if black women don’t do better,…

It seems as if Russell Crowe has hip-hop artist RZA on his side when it comes to Azealia Banks’ accusations that Crowe spit on her, choked and called her a n—ger. In an interview with TMZ, RZA said that Banks was behaving erratically at Crowe’s Beverly Hills, Calif., hotel party. He stated that Banks threatened…

Gabrielle Union and her husband, Dwyane Wade, are raising three sons together, and although her sons may be privileged, Union says she still has the same fears that many black parents have for their children. In her cover interview with Essence, Union spoke about the approach she takes to raising three black boys and making…

In July, comic fans got excited when Marvel announced the Invincible Iron Man series, whose main character is a genius 15-year-old named Riri Williams. Many people said they felt it was an answer to the lack of diversity in comics, and paid homage to #BlackGirlMagic. But on Wednesday the variant covers drawn by artist J.…

On Sunday, Azealia Banks vented on Facebook about events she said transpired at a Russell Crowe party. In the now-deleted Facebook post, Banks alleged that Crowe not only called her the n-word but also choked and spit on her as he kicked her out of his party: Banks, who is no stranger to controversy, was…

Viola Davis is taking a well-thought-out approach when it comes to the type of toys she allows her 6-year-old daughter, Genesis, to play with. And, unlike some parents, Davis says she’s not a fan of her daughter playing with dolls. In an interview with Essence, Davis spoke about only buying toys that help educate her daughter and…

Apparently, if you’re a black female doctor flying Delta Airlines, certain flight attendants would rather let a passenger die, or allow nurses to come to their assistance, if a passenger is in medical distress. Last week, Dr. Tamika Cross made social media headlines when she recounted her experience dealing with a Delta Airlines flight attendant who…

When Lil Wayne was 12 years old, he shot himself, and while black people were trying to get out of the house and ignored his body on the floor, a white cop named Bob saved his life by taking him to the hospital. In order words, doing his job. This is why the rapper doesn’t…

In a new short film/public service announcement, filmmakers Christopher Renz and Gerard Bush masterfully take a look at the police-brutality epidemic facing black people. Along with Harry Belafonte’s organization Sankofa.org, the PSA Against the Wall uses infamous police-radio accounts of unarmed black men and boys being shot and killed by police, juxtaposed with familiar faces. “While…