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Eccentric former NBA player Dennis Rodman is apparently a person of interest in a car crash in California, reports the New York Daily News. Police confirm that the driver of a black BMW told California Highway Patrol officers that when he was in a vehicular collision last week, the other driver left the scene after…

Rihanna’s ’bout to get it in the shower. And no, this is not some naughty Instagram post from the poptress, but refers to the role she will have in the final season of Bates Motel, a spin-off of the classic film Psycho, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Rihanna’s casting was revealed Friday at the Comic-Con International convention…

Roxane Gay is set to write a new Marvel comic book, the World of Wakanda, which will delve into the lives of the women of the Black Panther comic-book-series universe. It will be released in November, the New York Times reports. The feminist scribe will team up with writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, who has written his…

It isn’t every day that the Sanford and Son of podcasts—aka your grandma’s favorite satin bonnet; aka your favorite podcast’s most unknown favorite podcast—gets a special guest. Actually, just last week we had a special guest in R&B legend Keith Sweat. But this week, Unique Views has former NFL baller and current actor, activist and cutty…

I’m going to be all the way honest with you. I was never a huge fan of Star Trek. I remember having to watch the TV series growing up because both my older brother and sister were into it. And in my house, the oldest always controlled the remote. So I watched the show reluctantly,…

This week’s episode of America’s Got Talent was a tearjerker when 14-year-old Jayna Brown of Baltimore sang Andra Day’s “Rise Up.” Jayna’s performance earned a standing ovation not only from the crowd but from the judges as well. Her story is definitely a touching one. Jayna shared that she and her mom are currently homeless and staying with friends…

It’s always good when you turn on late-night television and Jon Stewart is back in the chair. On Thursday night, Stephen Colbert handed over his Late Show seat to Stewart, and what occurred can only be described as Stewart eviscerating Republicans and Fox News’ Sean Hannity. Stewart pointed out that Hannity, who has called President…

All eyes were on Donald Trump during his speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention. Even though Trump said a lot, his words meant very little and still left those with common sense with questions. But while people were trying to figure out what exactly the Republican presidential nominee was talking about, Peter Daou,…

Pokémon Go has become a billion-dollar hit for Nintendo as the app literally has people roaming streets looking for Pokémon. There are those elusive Pokémons that people can’t seem to catch, and they’re just about as elusive as minorities were at the Republican National Convention. Saturday Night Live’s Michael Che was on hand at the…

Ray Rice hasn’t played football since being released from the Baltimore Ravens in 2014 after being caught on camera brutally assaulting his then-fiancee, now-wife. And now, as a free agent, he says he’s willing to donate his 2016 salary to a domestic-violence-education program if a team signs him. “All the scrutiny that I’ve got, it…