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…

Updated Wednesday, Oct. 12, 5:30 p.m.: Actor Thomas “Tommy” Ford died Wednesday afternoon in an Atlanta hospital, surrounded by friends and family. Earlier: 2016 is really out here testing our patience. On Wednesday, actor Tommy Ford, who famously portrayed Martin’s friend Tommy on Martin, was placed on life support. Reports about his death proved to…

Editor’s note: This post contains a tweet that some may find offensive. A former New York politician is learning a hard lesson when it comes to talking sideways about Beyoncé. Betsy McCaughey, a former lieutenant governor of New York, appeared on CNN Monday evening and attempted to rationalize Donald Trump’s comments on a 2005 videotape…

Over the last week, much has been said about Donald Trump’s p—sygate and the leaked tapes of him talking about how he sexually assaults women. It was then that many of his GOP comrades disavowed him, and they have been distancing themselves from his toxicity. Who knew it would only take the talk of p—sy—well,…

Nate Parker’s much-talked about film, Birth of a Nation, was a box office flop. The historically inaccurate biopic about Nat Turner failed to bring in the big numbers that Fox Searchlight was expecting after the company paid $17,000,000 to distribute the film. The movie, which opened over the weekend, only took in an estimated $7.1 million and…