Visitors to Prince’s Paisley Park studio estate in Chanhassen, Minn., probably didn’t expect to see an urn filled with the singer’s ashes when the estate officially opened up as a museum Thursday. But that’s exactly what they saw. According to Billboard, Prince’s remains are being stored in a custom-made urn designed by his sister and nephew and…

Solange pulled up her chair and is now sitting at the top of the Billboard 200 chart. Just a week after being released, A Seat at the Table gave Solange her first Billboard 200 hit. According to Billboard, Solange’s album moved 72,000 copies in the first week of release, with 46,000 of them from traditional album sales, which catapulted…

Ben & Jerry’s doesn’t just make great ice cream; it’s also involved in activism. Which makes its Thursday statement on Black Lives Matter that much sweeter. Ben & Jerry’s took to its social media platforms to proclaim that “systemic and institutionalized racism are the defining civil rights and social justice issues of our time,” and…

Editor’s note: This post contains a social media message that some may find offensive. I pity anyone who has to deal with neighbors in an apartment building. Especially when you have to deal with the complaining and passive-aggressive types. Oh, and let’s not forget gentrifiers. Or, as I like to call them, “white migrators.” Apparently,…

Jordan Peele, half of Comedy Central’s Key and Peele, is behind the camera as writer and director of the upcoming film Get Out. Interestingly enough the movie isn’t a comedy. But as I watched the trailer, I did laugh. The film is about a black guy who visits his white girlfriend’s family for the first time…

Kid Cudi is putting his mental health first and has decided to check into rehab for depression and suicidal urges. The rapper posted a lengthy message to his fans on Facebook about his decision and why he made it. “Its been difficult for me to find the words to what I’m about to share with you…

As I was heading back from New York City Monday afternoon, I saw a few tweets about Gloria Naylor’s writing, several quotes and people remembering how great a writer she was. I immediately headed to Google to search if anything had happened to her. And I saw nothing. As I searched through Twitter, I saw…

Netflix knew right away it had a hit on its hands when it released Luke Cage Friday. The much hyped 13-episode Marvel series definitely lived up to everyone’s expectations. With it breaking the streaming service Saturday and having people already on their second binge-watching session, we already know that fans can’t wait for the next season.…

While millions of people were streaming Netflix’s Luke Cage over the weekend, the streaming service suffered an hourlong outage Saturday. Could it be that Luke Cage’s release had everyone firing up their Netflix accounts and the company’s servers couldn’t handle the massive traffic? Netflix didn’t confirm or deny that Luke Cage caused the outage, but…