San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick is taking a stand against the country he says is still oppressing black people. Kaepernick is refusing to stand during the national anthem. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick told the NFL…

Editor’s note: This post contains tweets that some may find offensive. If you’re in need of a Friday laugh, Twitter is dishing out the LOLs when it comes to rapper Yung Joc’s newest hairstyle. It’s sort of a shorter Halle Berry-style-meets-Little Richard, and social media is hilariously clowning it with their photoshopping skills. But the…

What’s so bad about checking a potential suitor’s FICO score during the fourth date? Nothing if you’re 22-year-old grad student Martina Paillant. With a credit score above 800, Paillant credits her family with teaching her about financial responsibility, and it’s something she looks for in a potential suitor. For Paillant, if a man has less…

“Bad boys, bad boys, whatchu gonna do? Whatchu gonna do when they come for you?” Seems as though the police in Rio de Janeiro aren’t playing when it comes to Ryan Lochte’s lies. Lochte has been charged by Brazilian police with filing a false report over the gas station incident that occurred during the Rio…

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs didn’t want to speak on Nate Parker’s personal issues, but she was adamant about one thing: People should see The Birth of a Nation. Although Isaacs admitted to TMZ that she hadn’t seen the movie yet, she stated, “I know just by the conversation…

The FBI is on the case regarding the horrendous hacking of Leslie Jones’ website. On Wednesday the comedian’s website was hacked and nude photos, along with her passport information, were posted on it. It didn’t take long for the website to go offline, but the damage was already done. According to TMZ, the FBI is…

Since Prince’s death, many changes have been made to his properties, and the biggest will definitely benefit his fans. Prince’s private estate and studio, Paisley Park, will open for tours starting Oct. 6, and the company that runs Elvis Presley’s Graceland, Graceland Holdings, will manage it. “Opening Paisley Park is something that Prince always wanted…

Tamar Braxton and Vince Herbert presented a united front Tuesday after reports were released about an alleged domestic violence incident, but 911 audio appears to indicate things weren’t going so well for them Monday. According to audio obtained by TMZ, the incident happened at the Ritz-Carlton in Atlanta, and an unidentified caller requested a police…

Dwayne Reed’s fourth-grade students at Jane Stenson Elementary School are lucky to have such an enthusiastic teacher. Reed, a first-year teacher in the Chicago public school system, wanted to make the first day back to school special for his students. And in doing so, he’s gone viral. Reed, along with the help of a filmmaker,…

Leslie Jones has seemingly come under attack just because certain people don’t like the way she looks. Before the Ghostbusters reboot was released, Jones was harassed on Twitter, and people actually compared her to primates. But it seems that a far more serious event has occurred. Jones’ iCloud and website were hacked today, with hackers…