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When Martell throws a party in celebration of its new Blue Swift—a new, unique eau de vie de vin made with VSOP cognac and finished in Kentucky Bourbon casks—it goes all out. What was a three-day event culminated with performances by the Roots and Jidenna on Saturday at Washington, D.C.’s Dock 5 stage at Union…

If you haven’t been living under a rock, you’ve probably come across a video or two of people posing as mannequins at school, at work, at football games, on airplanes and just about anywhere you can get a bunch of people to actually cooperate. The #MannequinChallenge is just the latest viral wave that’s hit social…

Kurtis Walker, known in the hip-hop world as Kurtis Blow, is thanking the cops who saved his life over the weekend after he had a heart attack in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles. “The police saved my life, a black man. In this day and age, people need to hear that!” he said…

Tina Knowles Lawson is making a name for herself, not only because she gave birth to Beyoncé and Solange but because her Instagram account has everything from her T.J. Maxx antics to social awareness. But over the weekend, it was all about a celebration of her daughters. If you haven’t listened to Solange’s A Seat…

Although Lil Wayne apologized for the asinine statements he made on the Black Lives Matter movement during a recently aired interview with ABC’s Nightline—first appearing to be unaware of the movement, then saying, “I don’t feel connected to a damn thing that ain’t got nothin’ to do with me … ”—that still didn’t stop his…

When Jay Z agreed to put on a concert to fire up young and black voters in Cleveland, he promised a few special friends. And baby, were they ever. Those lucky enough to get tickets to Friday’s concert at Cleveland’s Wolstein Center were treated to performances by Jay, Beyoncé, Chance the Rapper, J. Cole and…

Comedic legend Dave Chappelle will host Saturday Night Live on Nov. 12, Variety reports. Chappelle is best-known as a stand-up comedian and for TV’s iconic The Chappelle Show. The episode that Chappelle will be hosting will be a good one—it will be the first episode of SNL to follow Election Day. To make it even…

“It’s not time to say goodbye, until justice is done,” is what Bobby Brown said regarding his daughter Bobbi Kristina. Brown appeared on Thursday’s Dr. Oz Show and spoke about his daughter’s death as well as her addictions. Last year Brown filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Nick Gordon, Bobbi Kristina’s ex-boyfriend. The lawsuit alleged that…

In a newly released voting public service announcement, Cedric the Entertainer, Meagan Good, Russell Simmons, Tisha Campell-Martin, Chris Spencer, Logan Browning, Kendrick Sampson, Keisha Epps, Glynn Turman, Erica Campbell, DeVon Franklin and Dijon Talton explain why everyone must get out and vote for the right candidate. Artistic Alliance for Justice PSA producers Steven Jones (Brand…

Mark Loving, the grandson of Mildred Loving, says his grandmother is being “racially profiled” in the upcoming film Loving. Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter’s 1958 marriage in Virginia would change the course of history when it came to interracial marriages. Loving was a white man and Jeter was a black woman, and their marriage was…