Don Lemon is forever on the wrong side of everything. Whether he’s questioning the Black Lives Matter movement, asking people if they’re offended by the n-word or stealing the spotlight from a llama, CNN’s anchor seems to effortlessly make asinine statements. Monday night, Lemon was joined by former federal prosecutor Sunny Hostin in a discussion…

On Monday, a student at Spring Valley High School in South Carolina was brutally attacked by a police officer, and it was all caught on video. The video showing the black girl being dragged out of her seat by Ben Fields, a senior deputy with the Richland County Sheriff’s Office, immediately went viral. Reactions on…

Abel Tesfaye, the Canadian singer who goes by the name the Weeknd, obviously has no problem with being treated like a black Chia Pet. The “Can’t Feel My Face” singer recently spoke about an encounter with Taylor Swift that caught him off guard. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Tesfaye recounted how, during the incident,…

Editor’s note: This article contains social media posts that some may find offensive. Being a black student on a predominantly white campus isn’t always easy. Especially when some of your white classmates repeatedly post racist comments on a popular social media app used by college students. Such is the case at American University. Members of…

Let’s just add this to another thing black people can’t do. Well, actually, with recent reports about black shoppers being profiled in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C., we already knew that shopping while black was an issue. But who knew that big-time NBA players had to deal with it, too? The Milwaukee Bucks’ John…

Anthony Mackie may have lost a couple of fans after a recent interview with BET about his upcoming movie Our Brand Is Crisis. During the interview, Mackie was asked about the upcoming election and whether he could deal with political scrutiny the same way he deals with celebrity scrutiny.  “I don’t think I would be able to…

Music with a message is definitely something that both Usher and Nas are aiming to make with the release of their new single “Chains.” The song, which highlights police brutality, premiered on Tidal and uses advanced facial-recognition technology to drive home the message. While watching the video, you’re urged not to move your eyes as…

For someone who’s made a name for himself particularly when it comes to the use of the n-word in his movies, you’d think Quentin Tarantino would pay attention to the criticism he receives from black people. As Tarantino preps for his newest Christmas Day release, The Hateful Eight, starring Samuel L. Jackson, he spoke about…

Nicki Minaj recently announced that she’s producing and starring in a new ABC Family sitcom about her family’s move from Trinidad to Queens, N.Y. The rapper, who recently shut down a New York Times Magazine interviewer, moved to New York City with her family when she was 5. Although the sitcom is still in the early…

Andrew Caldwell is adamant about not going away. After going viral when he proclaimed, “I’m not gay no more” during a church service, Caldwell has been milking his 15 minutes of fame for everything it’s worth, and his recent comments may come with a price. In an interview with an online radio show, Caldwell alleged that…